March 18, 2009

Publishers Desk For March 18th

AMAZON WANTS A CUT OF EVERYTHING YOU READ ON A
KINDLE - EVEN YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10196424-38.html

BOOK PUBLISHERS IN GERMANY TO SUE FILE SHARERS

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17274.cfm

FROM THE "WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?!" FILE

Author serializes book through Twitter

YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR SECOND NOVEL

"As the author of the hit The Time Traveler's Wife gets a 5 million deal, Luke Leitch looks at how writers cope with the pressure to write another bestseller."

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NEW BOOKS!

33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters
No writer wants a review that says "This writer has NO IDEA about what it's like to be blind." Don't alienate MILLIONS of blind and low vision readers worldwide. Does your blind character see total darkness? Is your story set in a futuristic world where stem cell research has cured all blindness? Does your blind character have acute hearing or super-sensitive taste buds? Does your colour-blind character see the world like a black and white movie?

A Guide to Chicago's Screen Scene
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THANK YOU, SIR! MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?!

We don't usually get political here but things are getting out of hand. Are you tired of the government giving away your money to millionaires via bailouts and stimulus packages that just incite more panic and that, subsequently, further hurt the economy? So are we. See: http://www.cato.org/fiscalreality and http://www.NoStimulus.com and http://www.johngile.com/dearbarackandmichelle.html

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