4 Mar 2009

We're back now

Following a major server crash at Bluehost.com, this site was offline for a day - but normal service is being resumed

The server crash meant that we lost a few days' worth of blogs and comments - apologies to anyone whose comments have now been lost.

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Let the tablet wars commence

Google has an ideal tablet operating system and a huge investment in e-books. It could give the Apple iPad a run for its money, at least in the publishing world

The iPad effect - loosening Amazon's grip

The book trade has long complained about Amazon's death-grip on prices and margins. Maybe the iPad has changed the balance of power

Creating e-books - part 2

In Part 1 we covered e-book formats, services and a production workflow. Now let's look at a few issues concerned with actually creating the files.

Creating e-books - part 1

The e-book is an important format - but how do you go about creating one?

E-books - the slow revolution

It's been fun dismissing the e-book as a gimmick. Now we must embrace it as the format of the future. For self-publishers, it's time to put the e-book first

What's a banker worth?

Is there anyone who really believes that bankers are brilliant people worth paying huge salaries?

A short walk in the snow

A few photos of the local landscape

A guide to French drivers

Useful tips about driving in France for Brits and other ex-pats

PETA or PITA?

If PETA keeps sending me emails, I'll shoot an animal for every one I receive.*

E-book revolution gathers pace

The move towards digital publishing is happening on all fronts - even though some people aren't getting the message

Self-publishing or direct publishing?

Now that self-publishing is becoming respectable, maybe it's time for a new name

Self-publishing: tax matters

Most POD services are based in the US, and that can cause tax complications for those authors who aren't. Here's what I did about it

Going Rouge - the web way

A new book about Sarah Palin is a good example of the speed afforded by new web-based publishing models

Death of the bookshop: good for the planet?

With the e-book revolution gathering pace, maybe it's time to ask whether the fondness some of us have for the printed book is ecologically justifiable