This is the final post in a multi-part series about self-publishing your eBook. Posts include:

1. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 1: Introduction
2. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 2: E-book Formatting
3. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 3: Book Covers
4. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 4: Amazon.com
5. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 5: Smashwords
6. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 6: Scribd
7. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 7: Lulu
8. Selling Your eBook Without a Publisher, Part 8... [More]

The wait is over. Apple debuted their all-new entry into the tablet market and it is called the iPad.

I wanted to post this as a follow-up to my post of a couple of days ago where I wondered if the iPad was really the "Kindle-killer" everyone was thinking it might be. Even now, I don't think the question has been answered as there are people continuing to argue both sides with others who believe the two can happily co-exist. We may not know for sure until the iPad is actually released for sale in a couple of months.

Personally, I think there's room for both. The only crossover in functionality is both devices'... [More]

LibraryThing is a fun way to connect with people who love to read. Think of it as a sort of Facebook for the literary-minded.

One of the things they do to heighten interest in reading is to give people a reading goal to work towards by issuing a annual reading challenge. These come in 50, 75, and 100 book varieties.

This year, I'm taking the 50 Book Challenge. I'm already 3 books into it (The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont and Old Man's War reviews are up, others forthcoming), so only 47 left to go! I'll review each book as I complete it and mark each review with the 50 Book Challenge tag. I'll also add each book... [More]

For the most part I keep topics related to technology and software in particular confined to my technical blog. This blog is, after all, about my literary pursuits. But every once in a while a topic emerges that blurs those lines. Of late, there's been no greater such subject than eReaders, eBooks, and the resulting changes in the publishing industry.

Now, the game is about to change once more as Apple is set to unveil their version of the tablet computer this week. Tablets are nothing new, but they've failed to gain a foothold beyond utilitarian use. There's no doubt Apple's products are revolutionary, evolutionary, a... [More]