Apples to Apples: An eReader Comparison

Click to EnlargeNotes on Book Availability:There is no way to really say what is or will be soon available on each of these readers. Generalizations could get me in a lot of trouble, so I'm going to make it simple. I will explain how you publish to each of these readers and then you can use your brain to decide which one will have a better selection of available books.Kindle: Kindle publishing requires a file of the eBook and a cover image....

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JK Rowling: Pioneering New Media

Readers of Harry Potter were excited to hear JK Rowling's YouTube announcement this morning about Pottermore, the site that has been teasing fans for a week. For a while, all we had were a few screen-captures of bookshelves and  a chess board, and now we have just enough to know that whatever this is, it's going to be epic.I'm writing about this because of the eBook angle. I have become a huge fan and proponent of eBooks over the last couple...

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You Know You're in Alabama When

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} 1. A houndstooth hat is not a fashion statement, it's a football statement.2. People actually stop at stop signs.3. "Who do you go for?" is a specific question.4. There is a market for high-end elephant jewelry.5. You know that there is Art in Birmingham.6. Your politicians are frequently parodied on Youtube.7. Your news stories are frequently auto-tuned on Youtube.8. On a standard...

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Character Applications: Tips For Making Top-Notch Roleplaying Applications

If you love text-based role-play, then you're probably familiar with filling out character applications. They can take hours of your time and then you have to worry that they may not even be accepted.I have over six years of experience moderating and have read hundreds of applications. I know what I look for and have only been rejected from one game in my time (their Hermione was a mod and was looking for a more sexy, less-flawed, Ron Weasley). I have had to fill out revisions and have made requests for revisions to be submitted to me, in...

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Who is This Laine Thursday Girl And Why Should We Care (We Shouldn't)

I've been seeing a lot of screaming and ranting on RP Thieves about Quit Roleplay being deleted and the Laine Thursday scandal. What is going on? Who is Laine Thursday? I'm not really sure that who she is is important. What is important is the drama fueling cyclone around her and how it is destroying the Story Form community as a whole.Laine Thursday is a Pen Name For a Pink-Haired GirlThis is Laine Thursday. She has pink hair and a tongue ring...

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A Real Teenage Break Up Note

I was at a church for a special work event on Tuesday, May 24th, when I stumbled upon a piece of notebook paper blowing in the wind. Judging by the curly neat handwriting, I'd say it was written by a girl. Judging by the maturity of it, I'd say it was written by a teenage girl.This note is comedy gold. Read the full text after the jump. Before the jump, check out the authentic tear stained exterior.I couldn't make this up. I mean, literally....

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Book Review: Soul Quest

by Amy Jones★★★☆☆Available for 99¢ on Amazon KindleSoul Quest starts off in need of a tough editor, but rounds off to a formidable first publication. Structure problems early on do not stop Amy Jones' story from being suspenseful and touching.I read Soul Quest on my Kindle for a humble 99¢. When I posted my review on Goodreads, Amy Jones contacted me to thank me for my review. She is a smart, gracious, level-headed woman who can appreciate constructive...

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Things Parents Could Learn From the Dog Whisperer

I'm going to start off by saying right away that I don't think we should treat children like dogs or that pinching your kids behind the ears is an effective method of discipline. Yes, the Dog Whisperer episode of South Park was hilarious, but it also made a very good point about the difference between effective parents and best friends.Cesar Millan says in his instructional DVDs that dogs are not children and that we cannot treat them like children....

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The End of Soaps: Americans Don't Have Time for That Kind of Commitment

A few months back many Americans, but mostly Susan Lucci, were shocked to find out that ABC is cancelling two of its soaps this fall/winter. All My Children (the one with Susan Lucci) and One Life to Live (the one with the split personality family) are being axed. AMC will end in September and OLTL will run its last episode in January 2012. Talk about getting notice!Characters I remember watching as little kids are now having teen pregnancy plots...

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Story Form eBook

The following eBook contains 2 previous blog posts (A Drama Intervention and 6 Common Mistakes of RP Plot) plus much more content for expert and newbie text-based Roleplayers. It's an in-depth guide to the format I play, "Story Form."Table of Contents:Story Form vs Action FormStory Form vs Tabletop RPG6 Common Fatal Mistakes of RP PlotNavigating Game InformationA Drama Intervention: How to Avoid RP Drama and WhyA Guide to Gaming GraphicsExpert Tips...

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