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Why does Adobe hate amateurs?

Site Admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:01:10 -0600

Forcing customers into the Creative Cloud is just a way of squeezing every last drop of money from them.

Google Reader: another example of how 'free' makes you vulnerable

Site Admin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:58:46 -0600

Google's decision to ditch Reader isn't just annoying - it's a lesson in how you trust free services at your peril.

Why print books are bad for authors

Site Admin — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:06:46 -0700

We all love real books, but for writers they're not the best deal

Listening to books - audio podcasts have an important role to play in self-publishing

Site Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:01:20 -0700

Audio podcasts have an important role to play in self-publishing

E-book improvements favour professional publishers - new formats require real skills

Site Admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:57:41 -0600

E-books are becoming more sophisticated. But you're going to need professional-level skills to take advantage of the improvements

Hacktivism: assessing the damage - what's the real significance of Anonymous and LulzSec?

Site Admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:10:36 -0600

Anonymous and LulzSec have hit the headlines with their hacking stunts, but is it possible that what they're doing has no real significance for information security?

Electronic book or paperback? Why are some e-books more expensive than print versions?

Site Admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:35:26 -0600

In this guest blog, author Clare Le May asks why some e-books are more expensive than their print counterparts. Shouldn't they be cheaper?

The Kindle pricing problem - why some of your e-book customers end up paying too much

Site Admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:13:48 -0600

When you publish on the Kindle, you set your own price. But some customers will end up paying much more

Getting the price right - with e-books, pricing is everything

Site Admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:08:58 -0600

E-books should be cheap - so why is that not always the case?

Creating ePub files with InDesign CS5 - output ebook files directly from Adobe's DTP software

Site Admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:56:04 -0600

InDesign CS5 does an excellent job of creating ePub e-book documents, but you might still want to do a little tweaking

Amazon passes the e-book tipping point - sells more e-books than paperbacks

Site Admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:14:48 -0700

Online retailer now sells more e-books than paperbacks

Drowning in choice - all bad: The web seems to make it harder to find decent clipart

Site Admin — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:58:17 -0700

The web seems to make it harder to find decent clipart

PubIt! misses the point: e-publishing is international, something Barnes & Noble seems to have overlooked

Site Admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:30:57 -0600

E-publishing is a truly international business - something Barnes & Noble seems to have overlooked

First few days with the third-generation Kindle

Site Admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:09:50 -0600

Okay, so I caved. I still think the Kindle is a dead-end technology. But I bought one anyway.

Creating e-books with iWork Pages - The recently updated Pages application now has an ePub export

Site Admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:55:24 -0600

The recently updated Pages application now has an ePub export — there's no simpler way to create your e-book.