History of E-Books
This infographic showing the 40-year history of e-books, courtesy of Piotr Kowalczyk at Password Incorrect, is a fitting conclusion to Read an E-Book Week. via ebookfriend.ly
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My E-Publishing Journey
In his post Hey, It’s Read an E-book Week, George Angus mentioned that he is starting a new series to tell the stories of e-published authors. Though I responded to George, I decided my story was so long, it would be appropriate as a post during Read an E-Book Week. My first novel was a … Read more
Read an E-Book Week 2011
Read an E-Book Week, which I introduced in an earlier post, is here. To celebrate Read an E-Book Week, you can download a free PDF copy of Fern’s Fancies here. Or visit Smashwords for another format of Fern’s Fancies or any of the free or discounted books available there. On the Read an E-Book Week website, … Read more
Read An E-Book Week March 6-12, 2011
Read an E-Book Week has been celebrated every March since 2004. The purpose of the week-long event is to educate readers about e-books and promote electronic reading. This year, Read an E-Book Week is celebrating the 40th anniversary of e-books. You can read about Michael Hart creating the first “e-book”—a copy of the Declaration of the … Read more
Sharing E-Books
A commenter on a previous post said he preferred print books because when he finished reading, he could pass the book on to a friend or a library, whereas e-books cannot be shared. Passing e-books on to others does present a challenge. The difference is that when you give a copy of a print book … Read more
E-Readers Read More
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a study of e-reader owners. People who buy e-readers tend to spend more time than ever with their nose in a book, preliminary research shows. A study of 1,200 e-reader owners by Marketing and Research Resources Inc. found that 40% said they now read more than they did … Read more
The Growing E-Book Market
I entered the e-book market when my first novel, Stroke of Luck, was published as an e-book in 1999. I got my first e-book reader shortly after that. Back then, few people had even heard of e-books. We demonstrated e-book readers at booksignings and spent as much time educating readers about e-books as promoting our individual books. … Read more
World eBook Fair
Everybody loves free, and you can download your selections from two million PDF e-books for free until August 4th. The World eBook Fair makes it easy to find and download free e-books. The event is sponsored by Project Gutenberg, World Public Library, DPP Store, Baen Books, Ask.com, Internet Archive, MobileBooks, and MyeBook. Now is a great … Read more
Free E-Books for Read an E-Book Week
Read an E-Book Week is here … and with it the chance for you to learn more about e-books and to download free e-books. Let’s start with free e-books—everybody likes free—then we’ll get to resources to learn more about e-books. During this week, I am offering a free e-book to each of my visitors. Some of … Read more
Read an E-Book Week Next Week
Next week is Read an E-Book Week. Come back on and comment on the post of Monday, March 9 for a chance to win a free e-book. Visit my previous post about Read an E-Book Week for a list of titles. Include your first, second, and third choices in your comment. Why am I excited about … Read more