Book Review: The Dr. Seuss Bookshelf from Oceanhouse Media
Oceanhouse Media releases an exciting new app today, the Dr. Seuss Bookshelf. A free download in the App Store, iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® owners can now access and organize all of their favorite...
View ArticleBook Review: Never Look Back (Nick Seven: Book 2) by Tim Smith
Never Look Back by Tim Smith is the second book in the Nick Seven series. Retired from the CIA and living out an idyllic dream life in the Florida Keys with former agent Felicia Hagens almost seems too...
View ArticleBook Review: Shot in the Dark by Jennifer Conner
Jennifer Conner’s latest romantic suspense is a thrilling, steaming read that will be enjoyed by fans of the genre. Handsome, sharp-witted, and smartass Devan Burke is a detective working for the...
View ArticleHow Amazon Killed Barnes & Noble, and Why We Don’t Care
The year was 2010. Stephen Riggio, then CEO of Barnes & Noble, heralded the company’s entry into the epublishing world. In a breathless announcement, Riggio euphorically proclaimed that Barnes...
View ArticleThe Value of 99 Cents
These days, with so much free—YouTube has free music, Amazon has free downloads, libraries (for the most part) have free books, and the Internet has Free Everything—how does anyone manage to sell their...
View ArticleInterview: Spotlight on Debut Author Scott R. Caseley
While this is his first novel, Scott R. Caseley has written and directed a dramatic feature, co-wrote and directed a documentary, and writes for an online magazine. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire...
View ArticlePhysical Book or eBook, Which Do You Prefer?
There is no denying the immense rise in popularity of eBooks over the past five years or so. Devices such as the Kindle have helped to make books so much more accessible than before, but at what cost?...
View ArticleRandom House Opens Its Doors to Self-Published Authors, Perhaps
“Vanity of vanities; all is vanity” With a few famous exceptions, self-publishing, aka “vanity” publishing, has been the kiss of death for writers. For aspiring writers hoping to take a seat in the...
View ArticleiPad App Review: Kindle for iPad is A Killer App for the Kindle Killer
So, it arrived. Pretty packaging (what else would you expect from Apple?) surrounded the much-anticipated gadget. Opening the box, it does look a lot like a giant iPod Touch; the back of the device is...
View ArticleHow to: Publish Your Book on the Kindle
The publishing landscape has changed drastically in the last few years, making it possible for virtually anyone to publish a book. But one of the most exciting publishing options is Amazon’s digital...
View ArticleBorders Bookstore: Paying our Respects
Our local Borders Bookstore is closing this spring; it’s one of several hundred closing their doors in the aftermath of the company’s Chapter 11 filing last week. Wasting no time, the store emailed its...
View ArticleBook Review: Can You Be an Artist? by Liesel Soley
Dare to follow your dreams! Dare to be yourself! Dare to be free! This is the premise of Liesel Soley’s inspiring children’s picture book, Can You Be an Artist? Freddie, Honey and Bae are so different,...
View ArticleeBook Review: Dr. Seuss’s And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by...
Dr. Seuss’s And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is another great storybook app from Oceanhouse Media. I looked at the Apple version for the iPad and iPhone. And to Think That I Saw It on...
View ArticleIt’s Not EPiracy – It’s Called Theft
Stop right now and open up your Downloads folder. Take a look at what’s there. Apps, obviously. Probably some memes and .gif files – my favorite .gif at the moment is Tommen jumping out of the window,...
View ArticlePrinted Books: Obsolete, or on the March?
We live in an era of digital technology, when most physical processes are becoming accessible through digital means. Writing and sending letters is practically a dead art form, thanks to the prevalence...
View ArticleiPad App Review: Kindle for iPad is A Killer App for the Kindle Killer
So, it arrived. Pretty packaging (what else would you expect from Apple?) surrounded the much-anticipated gadget. Opening the box, it does look a lot like a giant iPod Touch; the back of the device is...
View ArticleHow to: Publish Your Book on the Kindle
The publishing landscape has changed drastically in the last few years, making it possible for virtually anyone to publish a book. But one of the most exciting publishing options is Amazon’s digital...
View ArticleBorders Bookstore: Paying our Respects
Our local Borders Bookstore is closing this spring; it’s one of several hundred closing their doors in the aftermath of the company’s Chapter 11 filing last week. Wasting no time, the store emailed its...
View ArticleBook Review: Can You Be an Artist? by Liesel Soley
Dare to follow your dreams! Dare to be yourself! Dare to be free! This is the premise of Liesel Soley’s inspiring children’s picture book, Can You Be an Artist? Freddie, Honey and Bae are so different,...
View ArticleeBook Review: Dr. Seuss’s And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by...
Dr. Seuss’s And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is another great storybook app from Oceanhouse Media. I looked at the Apple version for the iPad and iPhone. And to Think That I Saw It on...
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