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A Free Legacy

April 30th, 2008

Did you know that Del Ray is offering the first book (Betrayal) in the Star Wars “Legacy of the Force” series as a free download? I bought and read the entire New Jedi Order series, but daddyhood (and blogging, and running a publishing company) put a pinch on my reading time and I haven’t picked [...]

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Gates, Filters, and Books

April 17th, 2008

Back in late March, a gentleman by the name of Jon Noring posted an opinion piece called Our “Publish Then Filter’”Future… in the ebook-community Yahoo group. In a nutshell, his point is that technology is taking us away from a traditional “filter then publish” model in which publishers act as quality-control gatekeepers to a “publish [...]

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Get your Free E-books

February 26th, 2008

I meant to mention this sooner, but sci-fi publisherTor is giving away one free e-book of a mainstream release each week for ten weeks. Give ‘em a disposable e-mail address and get in on the action.
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The Future is Bright

January 11th, 2008

I want to thank everyone for the birthday well-wishes yesterday. They really made my day, and certainly helped balance out the hour and a half I spent waiting to get a new driver’s license. But enough about me. Let’s look at where our future is heading.
First, for all you e-book nay-sayers, just wait. "Meanwhile, [...]

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Paperless

August 24th, 2007

At my day job, I’m on a committee that organizes an annual conference. Yesterday prior to our meeting we were e-mailed three documents that would be discussed. I printed them out, took them to the meeting, made a few notes on my notepad, then tossed them in the recycle bin when I got back to [...]

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I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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