Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 5: Smashwords

by @scottmarlowe 11/29/2009 1:47:00 PM

Book Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

by @scottmarlowe 11/23/2009 8:21:00 AM

2010-06-27 - Boneshaker was awarded the Locus award for Best SF Novel.

Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest, is my first foray into the steampunk genre and the first book I'd ever read by Priest. While I have a few gripes, I was not disappointed. Boneshaker is a fun adventure, full of zombies (in this alternate history tale they're called 'rotters'), airships, mad scientists, and flawed heroes.

Boneshaker was selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of 2009 as well as a Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2009. It is also a Barnes & Noble November Feature Book. In addition, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association award... [More]

Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 4: Amazon.com

by @scottmarlowe 11/15/2009 8:46:00 PM

Kindle for PC

by @scottmarlowe 11/10/2009 11:46:00 AM

One of the features lacking in Amazon's Kindle plans for e-book domination has been the fact that in order to read e-books purchased from their store you need to have a Kindle.

No longer.

Amazon has just released the new Kindle for PC software, currently in beta with Mac version coming soon, which is a free download and allows you to view Kindle e-books on your home computer or laptop.

If you're leery of beta software best wait for the release version, though I installed and did the basics without any issue.

Kindle for PC is a quick install. In moments, I was presented with the application's opening scre... [More]