Remember what it was like to navigate an MP3 player for the very first time? Now imagine that challenge multiplied by the hurdles of old age: arthritic fingers, weak vision, the works. CNNMoney asks, in the age of so-called digital democracy, with technology leveling many playing fields, why should the elderly be left out? Enter […]
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One entrepreneur hopes that Canadians are ready for a new way to bond with their dogs – using a story book, reports The Gazette. Jenan Mujkic, director of marketing and development at Ideas Inc., will be promoting his new book on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, a TV program that gives inventors an opportunity to pitch their
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If you sell or give away PDF ebooks, you’ll want to check out Ross McKillop’s tutorial over at Simple Help. It will guide you through the process of converting PDF files so that they can be read in iBooks, the iPad application. iBooks uses an ebook format called ePub. Using a free converter application (and
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Each month, we highlight the bestselling entrepreneurship books on Amazon.com. Rework Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Raving Fans: A Revolutionary
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If you enjoy the kinds of businesses we profile here on Business Opportunities Weblog, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that you’ll enjoy the book Starting from Scrap by Stephen Greer. In 1993 at the age of 24, American Stephen Greer gave up his steady back office job in Germany and moved to
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The line between work and home is disappearing, says former Financial Times columnist Richard Donkin in his new book. “We don’t stop living when we go to work and, very often today, we don’t stop working when we arrive home.” Technology has merged our working and personal lives, creating a more unified experience described in
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Reuters reports that the Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go online to publish short stories and join book clubs,
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There’s a bookstore in Singapore that only sells cookbooks. Called 25°C (25 Degrees Celsius) it also features a cafe and an onsite test kitchen. Shoppers are encouraged to try food prepared from a recipe from one of the books before they make a purchase. Experienced chefs regularly pick recipes from one of the cookbooks and
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Each month, we’ll highlight the bestselling entrepreneurship books on Amazon.com. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by Jim Collins The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuck
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Next week Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce something big and shiny. Whether you use Apple products, or think that they’re overpriced, you can’t deny that Jobs is a great presenter. His stage persona has been carefully crafted to convey insane amounts of enthusiasm for whatever product he’s introducing that day. Whether it’s
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