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The Luckologist’s Guide to Creating, Tracking & Forecasting Your Luck You’re probably asking yourself, “What’s a Luckologist?” Well, you’ll first need the word “luckology” defined for you to understand that. And right in the introduction of his second book, author Ric Wallace explains what he means by these terms. Do you believe in luck? Donald [...]
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At Amazon, eBook sales have crossed a major milestone: They are outselling hardcover books. The future is here, and the rate of acceptance is accelerating. But some people still cling to their dead-tree versions. See author David Carnoy’s “tongue-in-cheek” look at this: Top 10 Reasons Hardbacks are “Better” Than eBooks 1. Spilling a drink on [...]
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No, this isn’t a cookbook for cannibals. This is an example of a major proofreading error: Pasta Cookbook pulped over ‘freshly ground black people’ misprint An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with ‘salt and freshly ground black people.’ Penguin Australia’s head of publishing, Bob Sessions, acknowledged the proofreader for [...]
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We all get tired of the mountains of junk mail we receive, especially around the holidays. Constant advertising breaks interrupt our favourite television shows. Yet, advertising is how we find out about the latest products and when they’re on sale. But, how would you feel about advertisements appearing in the books you buy? It probably [...]
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The publishing industry news is all abuzz with word that several major publishing houses have announced that they will be delaying the release of their eBook versions until four months after the release of hardcover books. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking this: What are they smoking? Seriously, do they really hate their customers [...]
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It doesn’t really surprise me that there’s still great resistance to the current trend toward eBooks. While eBooks still represent only a small percentage of total book sales, they are the fastest growing book trend. Still, old habits die hard, and many people – me included – dislike change. Yet, I’ve been able to recognize [...]
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