Book Review by Joanna: Dragonverse by Doug Farren
I don't usually read fantasy novels, so I was surprised to find myself drawn to the sample for Dragonverse by Doug Farren. In spite of its epic adventure aspirations, it's...
New site reviews Smashwords books
Neil Crab has started a Smashwords book review site called, appropriately, Smashwords Books Reviewed. Neil is a Smashwords author himself, with a book of short stories, Believable Lies, and is...
David Pogue reviews the Kindle 3
A couple of days ago, David Pogue had a look at the Kindle 3, positively comparing it to the iPad: it might do less, but it costs a lot less—a...
Book Review by Joanna: “Risen” by Jan Strnad
Risen is one of a growing genre of 'self-published' books which had previous life as a print release from a traditional publisher. This re-release by the author is under his...
Ebook review by Joanna: Prestwick by David Hough
Prestwick by David Hough is decently-written adventure novel. Two planes collide in mid-air---a passenger 747 with 400 people, and a military plane. Neither can land at Prestwick, the nearest airport, because...
Book review by Joanna: Tied In by Lee Goldberg
Happy weekend, everyone! Time for another Smashwords review. Tied in: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-in Writing edited by Lee Goldberg is a non-fiction title I found via a...
Ebook Review by Joanna: Radium Halos by Shelly Stout
"A whole person's life is something like a war. After you fight in a war, you can't help but be different in some way, but folks change just from living through...
Kids Book Review – new iPhone app reviews children’s books
This looks as if it could be very useful. Here is the blurb from iTunes. You can find their website here.
Kids Book Review is the first iPhone app for...
Is the publishing industry stuck in an ivory tower?
In my last post, I quoted from a Publishing Perspectives post covering The Big Money’s “Untethered 2010: Profitable Media in the Tablet Era” conference, about how e-reader manufacturers were confident...
Finding the needle in a haystack of needles (1)
One of the biggest problems I have as an ebook reader and buyer is finding that proverbial needle in a haystack of needles, that is, the ebook worth buying and reading...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
