Monthly Archives: May 2009

New Wave of Real Time IP Collaboration

Google has come down from the cloud and is now skimming the waves in a new, higher level of collaboration for publishing online. Announced yesterday, the Wave service will allow multiple users to chat and work together in real time … Continue reading

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The Great Publishing Divide Still Strong

In a recent post, Seth Godin made a brief comment about ‘When the Writer Becomes the Publisher’ His belief is that we have yet to reach the solution where someone can “collate, amplify and leverage the work of writers and … Continue reading

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Streaming Video Still Heating Up

Online video is still growing stronger, according to the latest Nielsen Online’s latest VideoCensus teport. After a fall in February 2009, March viewership recovered with total video streams in March** up almost 40% from a year ago: Total video streams … Continue reading

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Nice Deal If You Can Get It

Ever wondered what sort of payments authors get for signing up book deals? Well – one way to find out is to ask the author or publisher. Not that they will tell you the numbers, but you may get an … Continue reading

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New Larger Screen Kindle Due Very Soon!

For those of you who have held off being captivated by Amazon’s Kindle – good news! A bigger screen version of the Kindle ebook reader is due for release as early as next week. The new improved Kindle will have … Continue reading

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High Quality PLR Content Can Reduce eBook Development To Just Days

I often get asked how long it takes to write a book – and of course, the answer is, that I know how long I take, but every person is different. The differences are from the factors one would expect … Continue reading

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