Monthly Archives: August 2006

Links of Interest (At Least to Me) 01/09/06

Sometimes there is just so much out there on the web it is hard to narrow down what to link to. Because of that I have decided today to do link clusters, a couple of links around each idea/concept. We … Continue reading

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Blurb.com Upgrades, gets commented on in Wired.com and generally attracts attention

Wired.com ponders Blurb, self-publishing & blogs A very nice post on the Organic Researcher pointed me to a Wired.com article on Blurb.com the self-publishing outfit that I have linked to several times before. The basis for the story is their … Continue reading

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Don’t end up in the long tail of the Long Tail

The Long Tail Series Part One(August/September 2006) 1) Introduction to The Long Tail for newbies The Long Tail is basically the idea that beyond the bestseller lists and the top X hundred number of products in a given market there … Continue reading

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Google Book Search is doing free downloads now

UPDATE: Google Book Search finally posted on it. Techcrunch, a site that covers technology says that Google Book Search is now facilitating download. So does BusinessWeek and PaidContent. There is no mention of it on Inside Google Book Search at … Continue reading

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Links of Interest )At Least to Me) 30/08/06

Cork Graham blogs his new book and the process of submitting it for print. Early days and worthwhile. Here For writers considering their life online, Booksquare has an interesting and thoughtful post. Here Penguin tempt, you, me and everybody who … Continue reading

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