Category Archives: Self
Amazon, are email addresses profane?
I finally got around to updating my Amazon profile. It is currently: I’m a writer. A friend. A novelist and a lover of novels. A realist and a romantic. A lover of eccentrics. Decent in ideals, crazy in practice. I … Continue reading
Writing mode and immediate plans
I’m back in pure writing mode. I wrote around 5k words today, on a holiday. 2k were ideas from a notebook typed and redone on the computer. The other 3k were original. And it’s a great feeling. I’m working on … Continue reading
Free ebooks with physical book
I saw a post on the Kindle forums asking “Will Amazon offer free to Kindle users, the hardcovers they have purchased?” and the obvious answer is no, since it’s not Amazon’s decision. Books you buy are not just the words … Continue reading
40000 book downloads, kinda
A while ago, a major torrent site for P2P downloads went legal. Removed all infringing content and only hosts, currently, user-created, original, and usually independent work. That is Mininova.org. They went from being one of the most trafficked sites in … Continue reading
Give children complicated devices
Does everything need to be simple enough for a child or a grandmother to use? Most things have a place. I’m sure there is a place for simple items. A needed one, that well-serves many. But more recently there is … Continue reading