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Kindle and Nook Start Price War on E-reader Market
E-reader vendors appear to be dropping their prices to get more people interested in buying potentially high-priced content. This is certainly a valid business model, as I am reminded every time I buy refills for my Schick Silk Effects razor.
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5 Lies Unpublished Writers Tell Themselves (And the Truths That Can Get You Published)
A great list of the little things we sometimes tell ourselves to shift focus away from the truth: Sometimes, we are unpublished because our work isn’t to the level it needs to be. It is so [...]
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A Rant about Goals
We all hear a lot of rules about goals: they need to be SMART, they should only apply to things within your control. Author Courtney Milan argues for shooting for the moon when you make your goals. You may end up disappointed, but you may just [...]
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Will They Ever Pay? Sorry, Probably Not
A look at the possibility of users paying for online content. I think there are some things people are willing to pay for, and some they are not. It’s not a simple yes or no question that applies to every possible form of [...]
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Linked In for Writers 101
A great post on Kristine Meldrum Denholm’s blog with specific ideas of how to use Linked In to increase your profile as a writer. Are any of you using Linked In? Do you have any other tips?
E-book Sales Jumped 252% in the First Quarter, AAP [...]
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The Trillion Dollar Web Question
Mike Cane looks at the future of books. Will they live in the cloud? Will people pay for them? Will we need publishers?
Could Self-Publishing Digitally Backfire?
Author Shannon Stacey discusses her fears that an increase in self-publishing can hurt a writer’s career in the long run.
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Magazine Subscribers Still Attracted to Print, Poll
Current magazine subscribers aren’t quite ready to ditch the print versions. And they don’t think their favorite magazines care that much about what they want. Interesting results. What do they mean for we writers?
Google Believes Online Ads Could Be Worth More than [...]
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Is DRM More Costly Than Piracy?
An interesting look at a new way of providing ebooks to readers. Where do you stand on the piracy issue? Do you think DRM is the solution to piracy?
Micromagazines and the Future of Media
Seth Godin discusses the potential market for highly targeted, well designed [...]
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Stop Being Afraid of Posting Your Work Online
Jane Friedman posts at Writer Unboxed about why you should share your writing online.
Be Slightly Afraid of Posting Your Work Online
And the response by Chuck Sambuchino. Where do you fall on the issue?
The Old Girls’ Club
Will the iPad topple the Kindle? [...]
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Can I Get a Ruling: Do You Think the Query Process Works?
Agent Nathan Bransford opened up a very interesting discussion with this quick poll.
Freelance Writers: Your Performance Review
Don’t cringe. Yes, performance reviews can be time-consuming and unpleasant in the 9-5 world. But, they also provide guidance and feedback that [...]
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