Category Archives: Technology

Burning Moose

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Mike

Yup, I’m finally ready to re-launch my Sioux Rock Falls Short Story, Burning Moose. This was the first of a series of stories that appeared in Storyteller Magazine between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading →

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Who Would Walk Away From 500 Thousand Dollars?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mike

Eisler is joining a growing number of authors who are walking away from legacy publishers. Continue reading →

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Don’t Buy My Short Story — Yet

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Mike

Luckily Smashwords has a 73 page manual on how to format your MS word document so that it will upload nicely as an e-book. Continue reading →

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Kindle vs Sony: Pricing Divergence

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Mike

I note this morning that Amanda Hocking’s Switched (see post below) is for sale on Amazon Kindle for 99 cents, but on the Sony Reader Store’s front page it’s $3.99.  While that’s not a horrible price, it’s four times out … Continue reading →

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I am now a Canadian Publisher

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Mike

There are lot’s of ways to get an ISBN number for self-published books or e-books, but I chose to go all the way and become a Canadian publisher. Continue reading →

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Sony, Why Do You Make Me Crazy?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Mike

I want to like my Sony e-reader. Continue reading →

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Snow Helps E-books

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Mike

Lots of people got Kindles and Nooks and e-readers over Christmas this year. These lucky people also apparently decided it was too snowy to go out shopping between Christmas and New Year’s, because instead they stayed home and purchased record numbers of e-books. Continue reading →

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Better Not Trash My Sony E-reader Yet

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Mike

While I’ve trashed the Sony E-reader a couple of times when comparing to the Kindle, a whole new world just opened up for the little device: Google has launched their new Google ebookstore. Continue reading →

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Conflicted About The New Publishers Taking Their Cut

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Mike

Amazon and Sony have crossed the line from e-book stores to publishers, although they’re using a very old method to recruit want-to-be-authors: self-publishers, also known as vanity presses. Continue reading →

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Is My Sony E-Reader Doomed?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Mike

For those of you who have a life and don’t have time for the article: the salient prediction is that Amazon and the Kindle will move from 50% e-book market share to 90% market share. Continue reading →

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