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From 5/17/10 Publisher's Marketplace: "Amy Timberlake's PIGEON-SHOT, a classic coming-of-age story about a girl's quest to unravel the mystery of her sister's disappearance in frontier-era Wisconsin was sold to Joan Slattery at Knopf Children's by Steven Malk at Writers House." Big YAY!   

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Tuesday
Feb022010

Looking for The Dirty Cowboy on Amazon?

DateFebruary 2, 2010

It's not there. Or rather, you can buy it used. You can buy it from other sellers. But you can't buy it from Amazon. Hopefully this will end soon. 

This is the reason why. (FSG is part of Macmillan.)  Here's Author Guild's statement. Frankly, I don't like Amazon's stranglehold on e-book pricing and the way it bullies to get its way (reminds me of Walmart). Still, I'd like my book to be available. Someone wrote on some blog that it's going to be a bumpy year with all this ebook stuff going down . . . yup.  

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Sunday
Mar222009

Sunday: ebooks & the bible?

DateMarch 22, 2009

Photo: Chicago church hingeNot my usual thing to talk about technology on my Sunday space, but for those of you who are daily bible readers, the Kindle (and probably the Sony ereader) is a real treat.  As you know, I got a Kindle as an anniversary present from my mom -- a great gift.  But here's why the Kindle has been wonderful as a bible reader: 

 

  • Crossway Books offers the English Standard Version Bible FREE in Amazon Kindle store.  Free!
  • You don't have to carry the big old bible in your suitcase when you travel. 
  • Public domain books are much cheaper (as they should be).  So I have a copy of Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, and a John Calvin all on the Kindle.  (Once again, one thin device and all these books.) 
  • And ALL of these books can be searched.  Yes, searched!  So it's like the most amazing concordance of whatever you have on your ebook reader!  I searched Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening to see if he had a meditation on "abiding" and I found it.  Amazing.  Looking for a verse? Type in the phrase.  

 

Just wanted to mention it.  This device though still feels way too expensive, but the technology is coming!  I'm sure, just like anything, the delivery device will come down in price, and I'm looking forward to it!  

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