Category Archives: ebooks

Do E-Readers Really Present a Threat to Airplanes?

By Dan Eldridge from Teleread The increasingly heated national debate surrounding the use of personal electronic devices on airplanes has been chugging along steadily for years now. And yet thanks to the laudable effortsof the New York Times‘ Nick Bilton, the conversation has once again become news. As many of you are undoubtedly aware, a now-legendary Bilton piece appearing in the Times in late March—in which he criticized the F.A.A.’s  rules against using e-readers… (more…)


Beautifully covered

Dear reader, Here’s a short post. No, that’s not all. Do have a look at this image though: (If you click the image, it’ll appear larger.) What you see here are covers that are designed by a wonderful graphics artist, and all those are done for the writers at APG. Perhaps there’s a cover that’s special to you. Why not… (more…)


Green Haven!

My new science fiction book, Green Haven, is now available! Find the e-books at Smashwords, Amazon for now,  and the paper version at lulu.com. More stores will follow. In case you missed what it’s about: The appearance of The Black Flyer, a television super hero, shakes up the city of Green Haven. A group of role playing gamers wonders why the… (more…)


On pirates

More and more pirating-websites pop up that offer free downloads of thousands of e-books. That is of course good news for readers, but for writers this is far less good. Books that were written with a lot of effort and in a lot of time are also offered for free there. Please respect the hard work and dedication of an… (more…)


Preferred ways of reading.

Dear reader, What is your favourite medium to read from? Do you prefer books? Tablets? E-readers? Your telephone? The Daily Telegraph posted an interesting article on this topic a little while ago: Electronic readers ‘better than books’ for older people Elderly people should use e-readers or tablet computers rather than books because they place less strain on the eyes while… (more…)


APG Indie Promotion: Return of the Gods

Dear reader, It is Monday again, it’s still winter. Maybe the characters from this week’s Indie Promotion can do something about the weather! Ascension: Return of the Gods by Alexandria Publishing Group author Stephen King (the other one) Ebook Short Description: Eternal life with her husband. That’s all Crystal wants. Having survived the epic battle between her husband, the God of War,… (more…)


Unveiling: Green Haven

Dear reader, It’s with pride that today I can uncover the cover (and yes, pun intended) for my new Science Fiction book “Green Haven“, a story set in a “Bladerunner”-like environment. The appearance of The Black Flyer, a television super hero, shakes up the city of Green Haven. A group of role playing gamers wonders why the police and the army… (more…)


Indie Promotion – Foundling Wizard

Dear reader, Mondays. They keep coming. For you and me they are good things, because they bring new Indie Promotions! Today: Foundling Wizard by James Eggebeen Ebook Short Description: For over a hundred years the priests of Ran have been killing young wizards to take their power. When Lorit learns that he has the Wizard’s Power he becomes targeted for special attention… (more…)


Why do people pirate e-books

Teleread‘s Julie Moore tried to answer that one: Piracy is an endlessly debated topic. Views on it range from “don’t worry about it too much” to“it has a huge impact on sales.” What is often ignored are the reasons why people pirate and, from there, what publishers could do about it. I’ve hung out in forums with e-book pirates. I’ve read… (more…)


APG Indie Promotion – A Small Season of Magic

Dear reader, It is Monday again, so I present to you: today’s Indie Promotion: A Small Season of Magic by Alexandria Publishing Group author Linda Hall Ebook Short Description: A Small Season of Magic is a novella. It’s not a mystery, yet it contains mystery. It is about school friends and bullying and brokenness and yet it’s not. It’s about life and… (more…)


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