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How many poor scholars have lost their wits, or become dizzards, neglecting all worldly affairs and their own health, esse and bene esse [being and well-being], to gain knowledge for which, after all their pains, in this world’s esteem they are accounted ridiculous and silly fools, idiots, asses, and (as oft they are) rejected, contemned, derided, doting, and mad! — Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy

A primer on configuring a blog for Kindle distribution

By Mitch Ratcliffe, on June 25th, 2009

pskl.us has a tutorial on configuring blog publishing on the Kindle. Covers all the steps, but doesn’t mention the need to remove all advertising and commercial links from the content (because pskl.us has none, he didn’t run into it). The terms and conditions of the Amazon Kindle Publishing for Blogs requires it:
You will deliver a [...]

June 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Author & Publisher Strategies | Leave a comment

Great primer on designing an e-book cover

By Mitch Ratcliffe, on June 19th, 2009

Marko Saric, over at HowtomakeMyBlog.com, has a very useful step-by-step guide to creating an e-book cover. If you’ve been wondering how to make an e-book look good, it’s well worth your reading time.

June 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment