Grace Anne Schaefer received an e-mail today telling her that her book “The New Day Dawns: People of the Frozen Earth Book 1 … has been chosen as a finalist for the 2007 North Texas Book Festival Award in the general trade book category.” I’m excited and thrilled for Grace Anne – she and I … Read more
The Last Boat Out: Memoirs of a Triumphant Vietnamese-American Family won the EPPIE for General Nonfiction! (Note: as of 2/1/08, this book is no longer in print.) The EPPIE award, the e-publishing version of the Oscar, is presented by EPIC, the Electronically Published Internet Connection, for e-books (Last Boat Out is available in both print … Read more
Not only is this week Read an E-book Week, but the entire month of March is Small Press Month. According to the Small Press Month Web site, “Almost 80% of all books published in 2005 were by “small’ independent presses. “Small Press Month, now in its 11th year, is a nationwide promotion highlighting the valuable … Read more
Read an E-book Week is March 4 – 10, 2007. The week is designed to celebrate e-books and to educate the public about them. If you’ve read this blog for any time at all, you probably know I’m a big advocate of e-books. My novel Stroke of Luck is published as an e-book, and I’ve been … Read more
In Self-Publishing Primer: Part 11 – How much does self-publishing cost?, I estimated an author could self-publish a book for $4800 to $8000+. To see how much + can be … read Tracking the Nazi looters about a self-published book that the February 28th issue Publishers’ Lunch Deluxe reports cost more than $2 million dollars to publish! … Read more
Like most writers, I’m a big supporter of literacy. The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County has been, in the words of the organization’s slogan, “changing lives through literacy since 1987.” The 7th Annual Book & Author Dinner will be held on February 18, in Richmond, Texas. Four authors will be guest speakers, and another fourteen … Read more
Author David Bowles just received a glowing judge’s commentary on his historical novel Spring House from the Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards. Congratulations, David. [tags]self-publishing, awards, David Bowles, Spring House, Westward Sagas[/tags]
Here’s an interesting study from the Heritage Foundation: Why Religion Matters Even More: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability. Patrick F. Fagan, William H. G. FitzGerald Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues, writes: “The practice of religion is a powerful antidote to many of our nation’s pressing social problems, many of which … Read more
The finalists in the prestigious EPPIE Awards, aka “the Oscars for e-books,” have just been announced. The Last Boat Out: Memoirs of a Triumphant Vietnamese-American Family is a finalist in the category Nonfiction: General. Congratulations to the authors – Truong-Nhu Dinh and Tran Thi Truong Nga, to the translators – Truong-Nhu Kenny and Ton-Nu Phuong-Thao, … Read more
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a loved one? If you’re shopping for a reader, there’s no better gift than books! Check out the booksellers and directories listed on my Web site to find great books from independent publishers, both electronic and print. Many of the listings include excerpts to give you … Read more