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File this under “We had to know this was coming.” Susan’s already covered the main points of this story, but as the resident Scribd fan, I felt like I had to say something. As much as I love the service, I have been concerned all along about the sustainability of their business model. The recent […]

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Earlier today, Susan wrote about Book Expo America adding a celebrity author convention this year. I find this interesting, but I wonder what they’re trying to prove here. Not many of those celebs are known for being writers; they’re celebs who are also writers. (Martin Short? Angelica Huston? Really?) And even the ones who are [...]

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Susan announced Rooster here last week, and I’ve been using the service for the two-week trial period. My title probably tips you off to my opinion. A quick recap. Rooster is an iPhone app that will send short, timed installments to readers who are on the go. Each month there are two stories available, and users [...]

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I have just read Susan’s response to Michael Koslowski at GoodeReader, and I would like to offer another perspective for both readers and authors to consider. I will state first off that I have no particular axe to grind with either Michael or Susan; I have worked with Susan a few times during our respective [...]

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It was ironic that a reminder popped up for me yesterday to cancel Oyster. Cancel one service and sign up for another. Susan has covered the essentials well in her article. What I wanted to write about was my impression as a user. So far, I like it. The selection is similar to Oyster, and [...]

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Our own Juli Monroe was first to bring Google’s weak Evernote wannabe to my attention. It seemed like a weak offering (no Web clipper, no iOS app, and so on) and I didn’t pay it much attention. But then the comments started rolling in. Susan, on our own site, had this to say: ”Two words about [...]

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