MIT Technology Review: Ask Ariel Diaz why he’s taking on the college textbook industry and he’ll tell you, “Quaternions.†Quaternions are a number system used for calculating three-dimensional motion, popular in computer graphics. And Diaz needed a crash course to help him with a consulting gig after his online video platform startup, Youcastr, had failed. […]
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It is hard being away from the children you love. Whether it is your niece/nephew, granddaughter/son, or your own child, saying goodnight and sharing a bedtime story offers a special connection. If you are many miles away, that is a moment you must do without. Thankfully, a new service is out to change that. Be
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Amanda Hocking sold 450,000 e-books in January directly to her readers, for under $3 each. The 26-year old writer has never been traditionally published and according to one anonymous publisher it is unlikely that any traditional publisher could offer her a better deal than the Kindle store. Hocking only began self publishing in March 2010
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How can you make your iPad or iPhone app stand out in the highly competitive App Store? While most books simply explore the technical aspects of iPad and iPhone app design and development, App Savvy also focuses on the business, product, and marketing elements critical to pursuing, completing, and selling your app–the ingredients for turning
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Business Week: Todd Strandberg, the proprietor of RaptureReady.com — the most popular Rapture-preparedness website in the world—is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs trying to take advantage of Camping’s absence. Unlike Camping, the new apocalypse establishment is offering an unprecedented array of doomsday-themed literature, podcasts, survival kits, and other goods and services for navigating
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No matter what business you decide to enter, it always takes a certain amount of passion to make it great. Writing is just one example. If you don’t enjoy what you’re writing, your readers will most likely pick up on it. Anyone who knows Denise Willms will already know that she is the perfect example
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Forbes: From a childhood love of books and programming, Aarti Parikh co-founded KiteReaders to produce and distribute enhanced ebooks and apps for kids, partnering with children’s book authors and publishers. Follow her on Twitter at @KiteReaders.
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According to CNET Asia, Google has decided to shut down a few off their services. Did you ever use any of these? iGoogle. This customizable home page for the Web was launched in 2005. It’s a combination of RSS reader and widget platform, and Google says the need for it “has eroded over time,” given
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Genevieve LaGreca: Without any middlemen or gatekeepers, with virtually no costs involved, and with self-marketing possible through social media and other Internet channels, electronic publishing is creating a robust market for new writers and books. For example, one novelist who was unable to find an agent or publisher has self-published two of her novels on
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When you’re reading a book, is your imagination really enough? One company has taken in to the next level by allowing readers to listen and see just what the author mentions in their story, reports WTVR.com. “Small Demons is a visual index of all the people, places and things inside of books,†said Valla Vakili,
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