When I started writing with an eye to publication, I took my scribbles and typed them in. (Actually, when I first started, I got my wife to type them in.) Standard manuscript format was very plain and rigid, a suitable match for a typewriter. There was no fancy formatting. The best you could hope for… Continue reading E-Book Formatting is Upside Down
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iPad, ePub and the Future of Bookreaders
I had been waiting for the announcement of Apples tablet computer, not particularly because I wanted one, but because the rumor mill had been talking about deals between Apple and various book and magazine publishers. Being in the backwaters of the publishing ecosystem, I wanted to be ready to piggy-back onto whatever new opportunities opened… Continue reading iPad, ePub and the Future of Bookreaders
DRM is for Children
When we had little children, we had beds with railings so they wouldn’t fall out, playpens to keep them from crawling away, and the electric outlets were plugged with plastic stoppers so they wouldn’t try to stick a fork into the slots (that didn’t always work). The whole idea was that when they were too… Continue reading DRM is for Children