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Book review: “Write and Sell EBooks Guide”
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I have to begin this review by admitting a certain bias against ebooks. I grew up around leather bound literature by folks like Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne and even newbies like Joyce Carol Oates and Stephen King. These are books that I prefer to be tattered and dog-eared with scribbling in the margins and
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| (Published: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:41:46 -0700) |
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So after quite a bit of consideration, deliberation and procrastination we decided to give the newsletter a college try. Although aspects of newsletters do seem to us to be spam you freely sign up for we can understand the benefits and therefore decided to go ahead. So if you are a regular reader or you are a frequent browser of the blog or just someone cruising by because you noticed a post then we ask that you sign up for our newsletter.
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| (Published: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:00:07 -0700) |
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Great Indie Reads
Rogue Hunter: Quest of the Hunter by Kevis Hendrickson
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Zyra Zanr is the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy. Criminals everywhere cower at her name. During the attempt to capture a notorious fugitive, she stumbles onto a conspiracy to murder the senators of the InterGalactic Alliance. Behind this plot is a clandestine force seeking to destroy not only the InterGalactic Alliance, but mankind as well.
War looms on the horizon as Zyra collides with this deadly force threatening to rock the very foundations of time and space. Zyra’s quest to uncover the mastermind behind this plot will pit her against an evil menace beyond her wildest imagination. Only Zyra can save humanity from an impending holocaust. Victory will mean the salvation of the human race. Failure will mean the end of all that Zyra holds dear. The battle for the future has begun!
Join Zyra Zanr in her 115,000 word (327 page) sci-fi epic and enter the world of the Rogue Hunter!
Kevis Hendrickson's website
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| (Published: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:50:16 -0700) |
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Books News And Articles
Childrens Literature
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Childrens Literature: Eight years ago, Random House Australia sent a 12-year-old schoolboy a manuscript from a new name in children's fiction. The publishing house wanted feedback for The Ranger's Apprentice.
While it is assumed primary school boys go straight to fantasy and adventure, they can be conservative readers whose tastes are difficult to predict, publisher
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| (Published: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:11:03 +0000) |
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Nicholas Sparks Books
Nutty novels, thrillers on O Magazine reading list
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British whodunit about two sisters, a look at absurd nuclear bomb shelters and a what-if novel modeled on Britain's Princess Diana if she had lived to 50, are among 29 books on O, The Oprah Magazine's summer reading list. The selections were culled from hundreds of new titles to satisfy
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| (Published: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:42:58 +0000) |
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Audio Books For Download
Downloadable Audio Books For You
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Downloadable Audio Books
I really discovered downloadable audio books fully by accident. I never meant to download audio books, But they were in a folder of some music I was getting off a filesharing customer. Without having a look at it, I chose the entire folder. I
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| (Published: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:11:59 +0000) |
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Return To Treasure Island a€“ The Adventure Continues
Author Event: John O’melveny Woods Reads From "Return To Treasure Island”
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The Book Works, Monday August 23rd, 7:00 Pm. Know about the Return to Treasure Island event in detail.
The Book Works, Monday August 23rd, 7:00 Pm.
"A first-class sequel to the original. Woods has skillfully brought us back into the life of Jim Hawkins in the most successful way imaginable.”
— LeVar Burton, PBS’ Reading Rainbow
“The adventures are just as wild, and Jim’s heart is as stout and his wit as quick as ever.”
— Jack Butler, Award-Winning Author and Poet
The Event
The Book Works proudly presents author John O’Melveny Woods. On Monday, August 23rd, at 7:00pm. Woods and trained actors will give a dramatic reading from his adventure novel Return to Treasure Island. There will be time for Q&A and a book signing will follow. This event is free to the public.
The Book
Three years after his triumphant return from Treasure Island, Jim Hawkins learns that Long John Silver has been captured and sentenced to hang. Jim's fateful decision to help Silver propels them into a dangerous search for the greatest treasure of all time The Pharaoh's Gold. A cryptic map, secret codes and puzzling clues all lead back to Treasure Island where courage, cunning, and mutual trust are the only weapons that can save Hawkins and Silver from a horrific death and help them in their quest to find the treasure.
The Author
John O’Melveny Woods is a successful entrepreneur who attended USC Film School, and has written numerous television shows, screenplays, articles, and non-fiction books. Return to Treasure Island is his first book; his second Jesse James Secret: Codes, Cover-Ups and Hidden Treasure is the basis for the History Channel’s highest rated show, and is due out Fall 2010. He lives in Leucadia, California.
The Location
The Book Works is located just east of I-5 at Via de la Valle: in the Flower Hill Mall, on the 2nd level, next to Pannikin Coffee & Tea. 2670 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA 92014. (858) 755 3735.
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:25:36 -0700) |
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