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Recent content by Biser

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    e-Books Vs normal books..

    There is a set of books commonly known as "Classics". I can remember reading "Great Expectations" by Dickens in my English class in high school. To get these books now you have a choice between paperbacks that are easily worn out or very expensive - yet limited in content - sets of "Classics"...
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    e-Books Vs normal books..

    The subject is e-books vs "normal" books. Define "normal". 1.) A paperback book - cheap paper, thin paper cover, destined for the landfill or recycle center. 2.) Mass Market Hardbound books - cheap glued together binding, $20-30 list price, discounted to $15-18. Soon to die. 3.) Boutique...
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    The Man Who Took on Amazon and Saved a Bookstore

    Here's a video of the Espresso machine in operation. The end shows a few seconds of the finished product. Espresso Machine Demo It looks like it's a standard laser printer with an attached robot to bind and cut the A4 or 8.5x11 paper into the final size. They mention four color printing...
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    Harry Potter goes e - without the publisher

    This is only the second published author that I've seen selling books on her/his own website. In both cases the books have been through the value-add process of a professional editor. Editors provide a real service to all people who love books. They filter out the utter (insert nasty word...
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    Regular Kindle or Kindle Fire??

    Actually, I have both the Kindle Fire and I think the Kindle Keyboard 3G. For reading pure text, the 3G version is fine as long as the publisher isn't a freaking idiot. A publisher who shall remain nameless decided to simply put his computer book (about $50) out in Kindle format with no...
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