Monthly Archives: December 2010

Oops, New PC went Crashy

Posted on December 29, 2010 by dmoynihan

Having to update a little macro in the Mobi/Epub generating script. This may take a while. And involve me in a bar… Ick. (Probably have a backup somewhere, but have needed to rewrite that script for a while now.

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First Google Books Sales #s In

Posted on December 27, 2010 by dmoynihan

Hokay, Google’s bookstore, launched Dec. 8th or so, is now giving sales stats. Results are promising, at least v. B&N or Kobo, less per title than Apple, but still a good start. Some portions, like the “sold through retailers” thing, … Continue reading →

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The Polk County Sheriff Will Tell You What to Read, Citizen

Posted on December 20, 2010 by dmoynihan

And now we know the rest of the story. Given the ridiculous arrest in Colorado today of a man who wrote a book, the spontaneous, sui generis removal of many titles from Amazon’s Kindle store, along with, well, me from … Continue reading →

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Ebook Deletions More Broad-based Than You Think

Posted on December 15, 2010 by dmoynihan

Now that Amazon’s title deletions have finally made the news, guess I should say something. Umm, it isn’t just Kindle, and it actually started Tuesday of last week at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I was in NY at … Continue reading →

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