NaNoWriMo, the nickname of the more aptly titled National Novel Writing Month, is a month-long challenge every November for the past thirteen years that draws would-be authors numbering in the hundreds of thousands. The goal is simple: to write a 50,000-word novel in thirty days or less. Growing from one individual and a handful of like-minded friends in 1999 to over 250,000 … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Kicks Off Today
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A brief history of eBooks
When you used to think of an ebook, you envisioned an eBook as an electronic version of a printed book available to view on a PC, Smart-Phone, E-Reader and other platforms. While that still remains true, you have a new breed of writers that are exclusively writing ebooks instead of tradition print media. For one big reason they do this, is writing an ebook costs nothing but … [Read more...] about A brief history of eBooks
Google Editions – Changing the Ebook Paradigm
The Latest Good E-Reader news has Google not only releasing a new Slate device on the Android 2.1 Operating system this summer. They have announced a simultaneous launch of their own eBook store at the same time, setting the scene for an all-out war with Apple and Amazon over the future of the digital eBook market. Chris Palma, Google's manager for strategic partner … [Read more...] about Google Editions – Changing the Ebook Paradigm
This week in E-Reader and Slate PC News
Welcome to another edition of the Good E-Reader Week in Review. Over the last week in E-Reader and Slate PC news, things have not boded well for the slate industry. Both the HP Slate and Microsoft Courier have been announced as cancelled, while the former might see the light of day with a new operating system. International Dates of the Kobo E-Reader have been announced and … [Read more...] about This week in E-Reader and Slate PC News