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Here are what, IMO, are the major mobile device markets that I think indie publishers and writers should go after: iBookstore – Currently reaching through Smashwords. Kindle – Currently reaching through Kindle Direct Publishing. Nook – Currently reaching through PubIt! Kobo – Currently reaching through Smashw0rds (only not really); they may open an indy-friendly pub […]

Day 2 of the Great INDIE Summer Read Giveaway…Haunted Empire is one of the featured books! Continuing on research with mobile device ereaders. Symbian: eReader Pro.  Has its own library. Mobipocket.  Has its own library. Dorian seems to be much less used, doesn’t have a library. Blackberry OS: Kindle for Blackberry Nook for Blackberry eReader

Head over to Coffeemugged to enter the Great INDIE Summer Read Giveaway. And, if you’re interested in cover design, just take a look at the covers, all together.  Wow.  I’m picking up a ton of ideas… I have got to update that Haunted Empire cover.

At coffeemugged.net, a ton of indie authors have pooled their resources to give away over 100 titles, starting tomorrow: I’m happy to announce Coffeemugged’s first Great INDIE Summer Read Giveaway! Several indie authors are giving away copies of their books – the total amount of different books is over one hundred! When the giveaway starts

Another non-nuts-and-bolts intro-ish post.  The nuts and bolts will follow… — I’ll mostly be covering editing your own ebooks, but there are things you should know if you edit other people’s work.  Plus, if you find that you have a hard time editing your own work, you might want to consider trading edits with another

I used to be an Apple fan.  Gah. Apparently, Apple had a deadline of June 30 that would force all app makers to sell additional stuff only through Apple. This would have meant that any book that you bought on your iPad/iPod would be charged an extra 30% to the publisher. Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and

Now at Smashwords, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. Need help putting one foot in front of the other? No point in giving up writing; you’ll just give up on giving up on it, and you’ll be back. How to Fail & Keep on Writing Kill your excuses, Combat naysayers with facts & figures, & Mail

I reread Sandman over the last two weeks, off and on. Meanwhile, I had to retrench financially, which both meant making some money sacrifices and making time sacrifices, so I am writing less fiction.  I also put together my ebook “How to Fail and Keep on Writing,” which I found as much of a kick

So here’s my list of mobile OSs that people are probably using on their smartphones and mobile tablets, in no particular order: Symbian Android iOS Blackberry OS Windows Phone webOS Now, to break it down to applications. iOS: iBooks – built into the iPad.  Available as a free download for iPhone.  Connects to iBookstore Kindle

For me, driving is like taking a shower:  I get all kinds of inspiration.  Yesterday on the way to picking up Ray I realized I know how to edit, I know how to make ebooks, and tons of people are like, “I can’t possibly edit my own ebooks…”  Aha, says I, “Of course you can.”