Google Uber Alles. They enter a product category with the intention of world domination. So why bring out the Nexus 7 when they know it can’t compete with the iPad? Simple: They want to control your mind. Why does Google even need an e-reader in their line up? What are their motivations for bringing it […]
5 Things the Big 6 Will Try
Why did News Corp decide to break into two companies? Because the path-to-market model has changed forever and new investments are needed. Does that mean publishers will disappear? No. Distributors like Ingram? No. Bookstores? No. Nothing will change in the current supply chain except—volume. So why is News Corp so worried about the future of […]
Review: Petroplague
Petroplague – Author Amy Rogers – 83,000~ words, $19.95 HC / $2.99 E I have a huge ego. To keep its luster, I keep it away from embarrassing situations. Naturally, I was a bit intimidated when I followed a stray link from Booktrib to the website of Havard grad, former Cal State Professor, Amy Rogers, […]
Review: XO by Jeffery Deaver
XO – Author Jeffery Deaver – 98,000 ~ words, $26.95 HC / $12.99 E I finished reading XO while sitting in the front row of the Poisoned Pen (our cherished local bookstore) just as Jeffery Deaver took the microphone on stage. Perfect timing! Except … I couldn’t think of any questions to ask him that […]
On Writing: Cash is Good v5.2 – Pricing?
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. In the first edition of this posting, I tried to show a model for working out the math for modern writers. That brought up a lot of questions from my readers. So I put together a […]