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TeleRead Editor Chris Meadows discuss this past week’s news with staffer Susan Lulgjuraj, another veteran e-booker (photo). Ask them questions and share your own opinions. And remember, you can hear the program later on demand if you can’t enjoy it now. Details here and here (TalkShoe link). Related: Excerpts from Chris’s new book, A Geek’s Guide to Indianapolis: […]

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Yesterday, I made my first-ever self-published e-book, The Geek’s Guide to Indianapolis, available for sale on Amazon, and for free check-out via Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners Lending Library. It’s very exciting to have it out there and available now. I’ve already ordered 500 business cards from Vistaprint with some information about the book […]

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I’m proud to announce that, as of this morning, I have officially published my first Amazon e-book. The Geek’s Guide to Indianapolis is a handy e-book resource intended for out-of-town visitors—especially those coming to town for Gen Con Indianapolis, which happens at the end of this month. I’ve been working on the book for the […]

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Here’s an odd little self-e-publishing story that hits unexpectedly close to home for me—in the literal sense. Over the last few days, ENWorld announced the list of ENnie Award nominees for this year—the yearly role-playing-game-industry fan-based awards that are given out at Gen Con here in Indianapolis. This list of nominees included the Mass Effect […]

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The late Ray Bradbury’s house of over fifty years is being torn down. It was purchased in June 2013 for $1.8 million, and the demolition permit was issued December 30th. Apparently the “starchitect” who bought the property wasn’t a fan. It’s a real pity that the house couldn’t have been turned into a museum instead. […]

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GenCon is coming up this weekend, at the Indianapolis Convention Center (that kind of flat building at right, visible between those two red towers) here in scenic Indianapolis. Are any of our readers planning on attending? It would be cool to have the chance to meet some of you! I’m highly excited about it; this […]

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