Posted by Karri Owens on August 23, 2010
As the world runs faster and faster finding the time to sit still and read a book becomes harder. Individuals are chasing children or career ambitions and rarely take the time to do the things they once enjoyed. Reading used to be one of those things.
Lugging around a real book can be quite the hindrance and most individuals only take one with them at a time, as a result of that fact. Just envision the weight of carrying five different books with you on vacation, for example, besides the additional weight there are additional fees that go with that weight. An eBook solves this dilemma. EBooks can be read anywhere. From waiting rooms, to airports, to park benches an eBook can be conveniently carried. They allow a person to have as many books with them as fit on their electronic device.
For some reading is a relaxing activity that they can use to wind down, while for others reading is a hobby. These days there seems to be less and less dedicated time for reading anything. Now more so than ever people are always on the go. Making books more portable is the best invention that happened for the avid reader. It is way more convenient to carry one device with multiple books on it than it is to carry several different books.
The price of possessing an eBook is really cheaper than a physical copy. Numerous publishers are even including a free digital copy of newly purchased physical books. Subscribing to an e-reader service is the most cost effective decision in the long run, and will more than pay for itself for someone that truly treasures books. This allows for new eBooks can to be downloaded to a portable device, at will, as long as a wireless internet connection is available.
With less weight, portability and a cheaper price there aren’t any real reasons not to own at least a few eBooks. An eBook provides a wonderful solution for the dilemma of transporting books that all people have faced at some point. The benefits of an eBook are endless as they truly give a person the mobility to be anywhere in the world while still enjoying a great book.
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Posted by qpen on May 29, 2010
Amazon.com Review
For many years, Lajos Egri’s highly opinionated but very enjoyable The Art of Dramatic Writing has been a well-guarded secret of playwrights, scriptwriters, and writers for television. Unlike many other books on playwrighting (several of which Egri criticizes during the course of this one), the author’s systematic breakdown of the essentials for creating successful realistic plays and screenplays effectively demystifies the process of creative writing. Egri, who (more…)
Posted by qpen on May 12, 2010
SIDE BY SIDEOn the fateful night of the Titanic disaster, heiress Loretta Linden made sure her friends and fellow passengers got to the lifeboats before she even thought of herself. Her soft heart is legendary–and her desire to help others is her great passion. She will not rest until her little band is safely reunited in her native San Francisco–where she meets the dashing Captain Quarles.HAND IN HANDMalachai Quarles has sailed the seven seas and he’s had many a sweethear (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 24, 2010
THE CRAFT OF FICTIONTo grasp the shadowy and fantasmal form of a book, to hold it fast, toturn it over and survey it at leisure–that is the effort of a criticof books, and it is perpetually defeated. Nothing, no power, will keepa book steady and motionless before us, so that we may have time toexamine its shape and design. As quickly as we read, it melts andshifts in the memory; even at the moment when the last page is turned,a great part of the book, its finer detail, is alrea (more…)
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Writers can get the core knowledge of a prestigious $50,000 MFA program without paying tuition. With sound, nuts-and-bolts instruction and real-world career advice, this book is the only book speaking directly to the tens of thousands each year who don’t make it into MFA programs. The topics include magazine writing, memoir and personal essay, poetry, fiction, playwriting and more: inspiration and tips on revision, stamina and productivity; clear instruction on the craft behind (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 18, 2010
The Gregg Reference Manual, 10/e by Sabin is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares material for distribution or publication. For nearly fifty years, this manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and for students who want to master the on-the-job standards of business professionals. GRM provides answers that can-t be found in comparable manuals. That probably explains why GRM has received so many unsolicited 5-star reviews on the (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 15, 2010
An Excerpt from the book-Songs of a SourdoughTHE LAW OF THE YUKON This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: “Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane. Strong for the red rage of battle; sane, for I harry them sore; Send me men girt for the combat, men who are grit to the core; Swift as the panther in triumph, fierce as the bear in defeat, Sired of a bulldog parent, steeled in the furnace heat. Send me the best of y (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 10, 2010
Review
“…That mechanical engineer would probably do better to pick up Oliveira and Stewart’s Writing Scientific Software: A Guide to Good Style, whose subtitle could equally well have been “Things Computational Scientists Ought to Know”. The chapter titles are a good summary of its contents: basics of computer organization, software design, data structures, design for testing and debugging, global vs. local optimization, memory bugs and leaks, Unix tools, and so on. The writing (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 9, 2010
From Booklist
Emerson, author of the Lady Appleton and Diana Spaulding mystery series, turns her hand to how it’s done in this useful guide to writing historical crime fiction. Drawing on her own works and those of her fellow historical-mystery writers (Kerry Greenwood, Alan Gordon, Carola Dunn, and others), she lays out, in commonsense sequence, the stages of planning and writing a historical mystery. Chapters on choosing setting and character, research, crafting a plot, and s (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 4, 2010
The nation’s #1 online resume service offers its exclusive advice on how to craft a winning resumeThe Resume.com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes draws upon the author’s considerable expertise, as well as the vast Resume.com database, to arm job seekers with:Sample resumes for every profession and job category, at every level, from entrylevel to executive A comprehensive database of keywords, arranged by industry Electronic job-hunting advice and strategies, with tips on how (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 2, 2010
The Business Writing Style Guide is a comprehensive and easy to use reference that answers all the frequently asked questions about writing style and outlines the most current business writing rules.The book is divided into 14 sections, and each section covers one writing style topic. There is a comprehensive bibliography and a glossary of terms. The detailed index ensures that the style guide is truly a handy reference, available to quickly answer questions as they arise.The se (more…)
Posted by qpen on March 14, 2010
Learn How to Write Your Own Sales Copy in One Day!Web Copywriting: Essential or Not?One of the things that makes the Internet so appealing is the fact there is plenty of useful and entertaining information to be found. Of course, some website owners prefer to simply copy data from other sources as a way to flesh out the content of their sites. When this happens, they miss out on some great opportunities. Here are just a couple of reasons why original web copywriting is not only (more…)
Posted by qpen on March 10, 2010
An excerpt from the book – At a pleasant village a few miles from London, resided a widow-lady ofthe name of Harley; she had but one child, and to forming her mannersand instructing her mind she devoted her whole time. Anne (for so wasthis little girl named) was an amiable child; she rewarded her mother’scare and affection, by paying great attention to her instructions; likeall other children, she was fond of play, but seldom murmured whencalled to attend the hours set apart for (more…)
Posted by qpen on March 7, 2010
Are YOU Ready to Learn the Simple, yet Effective Techniques That Successful Web Copywriters Have Perfected? Learning web copywriting on your own could take ages. Accelerate your learning process, and become an effective web copywriter immediately!Effectively target your market audience THE FIRST TIME. Not only will you be saving time, but your visitors will understand exactly what you need them to do the first time. A professional copywriter can run anywhere from $500-$10,000 fo (more…)
Posted by qpen on February 28, 2010
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