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Sunday, March 11 2007
A concept active matrix electronic ink display called blueChute has been revealed by an employee of E Ink. The expected features include a microSD card slot, LPC2148 ARM 7 host processor, 8Track display controller board, bluetooth, hybrid frame scanner and short animation sequences. ... (Read more...)

Sunday, April 2 2006
There is a wealth of content and other information in the public domain that is or soon will be in an ebook or some sort of digital form. What information is in the public domain? Any content with no current copyright or patent and no laws which restrict its use by the public is part of... (Read more...)

Tuesday, March 21 2006
Amazon.com has a selection of ebooks available free of charge. Some of the titles included are: The Last of the Mohicans The Count of Monte Cristo The Red Badge of Courage "Afterward" and "Kerfol" The Art of War Moby Dick Heart of Darkness 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Utopia The Four... (Read more...)

Saturday, February 4 2006
Using Public Domain information is an easy way to create products and then sell them in the form of ebooks, reports, or create content for your website. If you haven't noticed, there are tons of ebooks for sale on eBay. Some of these ebooks are just thrown out there at a penny. I believe... (Read more...)

Tuesday, January 17 2006
Del Rey Books and Lucasfilm will make available nine Star Wars titles in multiple ebook formats. The nine books available will be: Star Wars: Dark Nest I: The Joiner King Star Wars: Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen Star Wars: Dark Nest III: The Swarm War Star Wars: Shatterpoint Star Wars:... (Read more...)

Monday, January 16 2006
FPDF is a PHP class which allows you to generate PDF files with pure PHP, that is to say without using the PDFlib library. The advantage is that PDFlib requires a fee for a commercial usage. F from FPDF stands for Free: you may use it for any kind of usage and modify it to suit your needs.... (Read more...)

Friday, December 30 2005
Perhaps you are one of the many people in the world who love listening to audio books. They can be found just about anywhere—the World Wide Web, book stores, rental services and department stores, among other places; and now nearly any book imaginable is available on both compact disc... (Read more...)

Friday, December 30 2005
Have you ever considered writing a book and then putting it online or selling it online thru an online eBook distribution website? It is not all that hard you know. Recently someone asked me to write eBooks for them, they indicated that they needed many books written and that my writing... (Read more...)

Wednesday, December 21 2005
Have you ever wondered what all the hype is about ebooks? Why are they so popular? Would you be able to write your own ebook? These are just a few of the questions we will answer in today’s article. Ebooks are found almost everywhere on the internet. There are even libraries where you... (Read more...)

Wednesday, December 21 2005
Myths abound about print books being the right kind of book and eBooks are on their last leg. These ideas spring from traditional publishing. Hopeful authors have read it many times--that a true book, one that will bring you reverent kudos, must be in print and must be long. And it must... (Read more...)

Wednesday, December 21 2005
After a writer writes a book, he ends in a fix, in deciding how to get the manuscript formatted and compiled into an e-book. After trying to do it on your own, you decide to get professional help when the page you get turns out to be a printed page, but not actually what you had in mind!... (Read more...)

Monday, October 24 2005
The Single Biggest Reason Why You Absolutely Must Proofread Your Writing, Plus 10 Hints To Help You Do It Better The single biggest reason why you absolutely must proofread your work is a very simple one: Money The old adage about only getting one chance to make a first impression is... (Read more...)

Sunday, October 2 2005
"You do not have to be good to start, but you do have to start to be good." Please burn the above quote into your brain. Post it on the inside of your eyelids. Remember it and use it. It's been said that content is king on the web, and it true. I like to say that on the web content is... (Read more...)

Thursday, September 29 2005
Today, more than ever before authors are presented with publishing opportunities that have never existed before. This is not to understate the hard work that authors have to go through to get recognition, write great books, and make a full time living from their passion of expression.... (Read more...)

Thursday, September 29 2005
Now that you've finished writing your ebook and have a basic understanding of what an ebook compiler does, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the number of compilers on the market. To help you make your decision, I have tested and reviewed the best-rated ebook compilers currently available.... (Read more...)