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e-Remainders
by Daniel Grotta

July 5, 2010

Tags: eBooks, eBook, ePublishing, e-Publishing, Price, Daniel's entries, Publishing industry

For as long as there have been bookstores and booksellers, the one word that authors, agents and publishers dread hearing most is... remainder.

For those not familiar with publishing argot, remaindering is when bookstore sales falter and books remain unsold and returned, so the publisher tries to cut his losses by offering the work (more…)

e-Reading Bath Time: Yes or No?
by Sally Wiener Grotta

June 11, 2010

Tags: e-Books, e-Readers, e-publishing, Publishing industry, Kindle, Sally's entries


One of the great simple pleasures is to carve at least a half hour out of the day, draw a hot bath, add some fragrant oils and read a good book. It's a quiet, transporting time, separate and apart from the real world, which I've evolved to a fine art over the years.
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