Erotic Books Popular With E-Readers

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Sales have soared for erotic literature with the advent of e-readers such as Kobo and Kindle, with one company in British Columbia reaping the benefits.
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A Copyright Quickie: Canada Is About To Pass Sopa’s Evil Little Brother. Politely.

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I’m a Canadian.

We’re a quiet bunch; prone to enjoying hockey, drinking stronger beer than our friends south of the border, and lovers of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy.

We also, a…
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How To Sell 130,000 Books Without A Publisher

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I’m always on the lookout for interesting stories to share with you.
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A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: At Home with the Sixes

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Incredible Book Sculptures

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Incredible book sculptures from Guy Laramee (via Notcot)

Your Friday reward: recycle that paper into art. :)

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Self-Editing: Back to Basics, Part II – Guest post from Karin Cox, Editor

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(I especially like what Karin Cox has to say about dialogue tags in this article. ~ Chazz) We wrap up our series on self-editing today with part two of Karin Cox’s guest post on self-editing basics and the common mistakes writers make.

On Monday, we kicked off the series with a post f…
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Five Essential Tools for Creating eBooks | Jeff Pfaller – Chicago Writer

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Amazon’s Hit Man – BusinessWeek

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(My last Scoop of the Day is a fascinating one. It occurs to me that I hear a lot of hate for Amazon, but much of it seems to be an industry in trouble blaming a smart, new competitor rather than looking to timber in their own eye. Also, Joe Konrath weighs in, so that’s always fascinating. ~ Chazz)   Larry Kirshbaum was the ultimate book industry insider—until Amazon called…
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Big Publishing Death Watch | The Passive Voice

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Passive Guy decided it was time for a survey. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire tool. After you finish, you should see the results.
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How Sitting All Day Is Damaging Your Body and How You Can Counteract It

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(Six hours? I’m a writer! I sit for six hours for the first half of the day. Starting to think I should get a Fitbit.~ Chazz) Do you sit in an office chair or on your couch for more than six hours a day? Then here are some disturbing facts: Your risk of heart disease has increased by up to 64 percent.
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