Ebooks news digest: dealing with a big publisher, writers conferences, tips from Hemingway

Ebook news digest December 21, 2017

book conference, frankfurt, publishing perspectives
Why I still won’t review for or publish with Elsevier–and think you shouldn’t either
(Tal Yarkoni)

Scientific publishing is a vast business sector within the publishing industry. The biggest publisher of the sector is Elsevier that has been often accused of acting … Read >

Ebook news digest: co-authoring tips, Estonia citizenship for nomads, websites for writers

Ebook news digest: December 6th, 2016

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10 Great Tips on How to Write a Book With a Co-author
(Writer’s Digest)

Many travel guidebooks, non-fiction books, textbooks, and scientific publications are written by more than one author. A collection of articles is relatively easy to compile into a book … Read >

Ebook news digest: ever-important editing, ebooks from grocery store, tools for digital nomads

Ebook news digest October 19, 2016

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As American editors sharpen their pencils, some advice on writing short (Poynter)

We still have great difficulties in understanding how Stieg Larsson’s mega-successful Millennium series books escaped the publishing editor’s wordprocessor. There is a lot of meaningless writing in those books, although … Read >

Ebook news digest: the unbreakable rule in writing, YouTube stars as authors, learning about privacy

Ebook news digest September 29, 2016

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The One Unbreakable Rule in Business Writing (Harvard Business Review)

You’ll have to read the article to find the answer, because the reason we wanted to feature this story is that it presents three valuable questions that every nonfiction author must be … Read >

Ebook news digest: two types of digital nomads, low-cost ereader, drone photography for everyone

Ebook news digest August 16, 2016

Mashable: My life as a remote year guinea pig

Stephanie Walden participated in a year-long packaged tour around world. It wasn’t a vacation, but a package for digital nomads who worked the whole time (well, depending on each nomad’s own motivation). They stayed … Read >