Freebies as a promotional tool

Hi, all– The Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give It Away” got stuck in my skull today, and this blog spooled from there. Because that’s how my mind works, people. Anyway, a couple of my Twitter peeps were discussing “freebies” — i.e. authors making one (or possibly more) of their books free on Kindle. I do [...]

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PayPal polices erotica content of ebooks

Thanks to GCLS for Tweeting this today, as I might not have caught it otherwise. PayPal is cracking down on what it calls “obscene content” with regard to ebooks. Violet Blue has the scoop over at ZDNet. From that article: On Saturday February 18, PayPal began threatening indie book publishers and distributors with immediate deactivation [...]

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More on ebooks

Hey, all–Andi here, posting R.G.’s blog. She notes that Moira Allen, editor of Writing-World.com, did an editorial on ebooks. R.G. breaks it down for you below. Keep in mind, too, that Allen’s work is available in ebook format, that she sees the value in it as a platform, but…well, read R.G.’s intro below and then [...]

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It’s not easy being e-green…

Hi, kids–Andi here; R.G. has decided to join the French Resistance, after I told her about all the great wine I had. She’ll probably be back next week, but if not, well, we’ll figure stuff out! Okay, so I’m sure quite a few of you who read these posts on Women and Words are ebook [...]

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For the Kindle complaint division, please press 1…

Hi, all! Okay, so I thought I’d do a little chit chat about my Kindle. I’ve already talked about it a bit, and for the most part, I like it as an ereader. I’m one of those who thinks that print books and ebooks can reside in the same household quite comfortably. I am not [...]

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