This article is for book lovers on a budget. It briefly lists a few of the merits to having a collection of books in the home, then goes on to list five ways to purchase those books while saving money. Reading is not outdated, does not matter if it’s a digital or a paper source.
0Book Review: “Fire in the Blood” by I.Némirovsky
This short book is an example of great fiction writing. Irène Némirovsky’s other recently discovered masterpiece, Suite Française, first revealed her talent to 21st century readers in 2004. Like that acclaimed novel, Fire in the Blood is set in the same part of rural France. It was first published in 2007, roughly sixty years after its completion in 1942, just months before the author died in Auschwitz.
0On the Electronic Backlist (by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
For the last decade I’ve been saying that the midlist — where most novels are published — is in trouble. Print runs have been reduced, shelf-life has been shortened, in-print status has been cut in half, and back-lists have been decimated. To make matters worse, many publishers blame the writers for reduced sales, as if their policies have nothing to do with the sales figures.
2eBook Review: “Breath” by Tim Winton
An engaging story about growing up and living on the edge, this award-winning novel, published in 2008, is set in Western Australia in the 1970s. The author, Tim Winton, is one of that country’s most acclaimed living writers. The story may have autobiographical elements, as the author was about the same age as the main protagonist during that decade.
0Novelist’s debut legal thriller now an e-book for charity
A former trial lawyer, Levine entered the thriller scene 20 years ago with the publication of TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, the first novel in his series featuring linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter. The book was translated into 15 languages and adapted into an NBC World Premiere Movie in 1995.
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4Bound Books or eBooks: Price or Sensation?
There is currently an issue over the relative cost of regular bound books and their digital equivalents. Many feel that eBooks should be priced cheaper than they are now, although an analysis of the relative costs of the two do not bear this out. Were eBooks to become too inexpensive…
1An Introduction to Popular E-book File Formats
As we know there are various devices for reading e-books, there are also popular file formats associated with several of such devices. There have always been debates as to which is the best among them, though each of these formats has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some of the popular…
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