http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/07/more-self-publishing-insight/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/07/more-self-publishing-insight/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:34:23 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7555 With project #3 done, I have a few more experiences to share. And I never stop learning. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/23/ibooks-author-and-apples-evil-eula/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/14/the-ebook-revolution/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/14/the-ebook-revolution/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:06:13 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7512 I summarize how I see the growth of ebook publishing -- and what it means to me. I've been writing traditional print books since 1990 -- that's just over 30 years. In that thirty years, I've seen massive growth and changes in the publishing industry. But none of the changes I've witnessed were as dramatic as those I've seen in the past four years. 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I just had to blog this. It's such a great example of someone really screwing up with social networking. 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