Is 50,000 the magic number for e-books?
I was talking with a friend this afternoon who is something of an industry watcher in the publishing industry, and we were discussing e-book length. Now I’ve...
Most Human Like Robot Ever – YouTube
Holy Uncanny Valley Batman! That thing looks like it’s ready to start terminating people any day now! No wonder they dressed it as a nurse!
BBC News – Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
Time to build that generation ship! Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the “habitable zone” around a star not unlike our own. The...
The Future of Self-Publishing: Co-ops
“That which comes together must break apart- that which breaks apart must come together.” – Old Chinese Proverb Today, I was talking to one of my co-workers...
Anxious publishers watch Indigo makeover – thestar.com
Ahh, capitalism in it’s purest form. Take a good idea, pump it up, and run it into the ground after you’ve destroyed all the competition. Say what...
Happy 7 Billion Day!
Is it getting more crowded in here, or is it just me? Unfortunately, I think like Marx, Malthus will turn out to be right, it’s just being...
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lawrence Krauss Have a Throwdown about Manned vs Unmanned Space Exploration
I have to say, Neil deGrasse Tyson is rapidly becoming one of my favorite people in science, if for no other reason than how darn cool he...
This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle – Business Insider
I can never remember her name in conversations, but I do remember what she’s doing to the publishing world. Amanda Hocking is the poster child for the...
Bad Photographers of the World Unite! New Adobe DeBlurring Software!
Damn, now I wish I hadn’t gotten rid of all those almost good but a little blurry images I’ve taken over the years! All I had to...
Why this may be the last chance to become a Kindle Author before the Indy eBook Apocalypse
What does the new launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire and cheaper versions of the regular Kindle mean for eBook authors? Well, there’s good news and bad...