Monthly Archives: August 2012

News Flash: ABA to Replace Google With Kobo

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

Interesting development in the e-book world. The American Booksellers Association announced today that it is partnering with Kobo eBooks. Read the story at Publishers Weekly: ABA to Replace Google With Kobo.

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Amazon, Part 3 — Kindling the e-Book Fire With KDP

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

Third installment of a three-part series that grew out of a presentation by Thom Kephart, the community outreach manager for Amazon.com, at the Aug. 25 meeting of the Publishers & Writers of San Diego. Kephart spoke about Amazon’s self-publishing divisions, … Continue reading →

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Amazon, Part 2 — Take the Gloves Off: Create Space v. Lightning Source

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

This is the second installment of a three-part series that grew out of a presentation by Thom Kephart, the community outreach manager for Amazon.com, at the Aug. 25 meeting of the Publishers & Writers of San Diego. Kephart spoke about … Continue reading →

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Book Industry News and Reviews

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

This is not a secret, but it does reinforce what the industry has known for some time: children’s lit is hot, whether YA, middle grades or picture books. If you’re looking for a genre that has great market potential, consider … Continue reading →

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Amazon Publishing Services: It Ain’t the Whole Loaf — Part 1

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

Today I spoke with Thom Kephart, the community outreach manager for Amazon.com. OK, full disclosure—he answered a question of mine; mostly I just listened. Kephart talked about Amazon’s self-publishing divisions, CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing, at this month’s meeting of … Continue reading →

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On Language, Usage and Style

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

On Language, Usage and Style.

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On Language, Usage and Style

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

A pair of stories about language, new words and style guides that I found interesting as well as entertaining. New words and how to spell them … Game changer: AP Stylebook moves faster than Merriam-Webster as linguistic authority It’s enough … Continue reading →

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PTSD & Survivors of Violent Loss

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

Yesterday, NPR aired a poignant and important story about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)  and young people. PTSD Not Just War Wound, Young People Suffer, Too. Bravo. It’s a topic that needs to be discussed more, because the conventional attitude has … Continue reading →

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“50 Shades of Grey” Parody: Tomorrow on WBUR’s Here & Now. The wildly popular “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy has spawned a parody. Robin Young will look at “50 Shades of Earl Grey!” Broadcast nationally on NPR, airs at 9 … Continue reading →

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose | Leave a comment

Home From The Banks

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Polishing Your Prose

New book from my indie publishing affiliate Wigeon Publishing to be released on August 24, 2012. Home from the Banks, by Arthur Raybold — a book of poems from a native New Englander and Mayflower descendant. He is also the … Continue reading →

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