A Second Review of the Vook

Gone are the short dramatizations that repeated part of the text. Instead, there are mini-documentaries that relate to the chapter. I wasn’t against the dramatization, per se, but I had not liked the way it repeated the text, providing no new content. It makes sense to me that this version of the Vook didn’t have them.

Non-fiction First Lines

In fiction, it is often said that the first line of the story is the most important. I have my favorites, as I’m sure you do. As a non-fiction writer, though, I began to wonder about first lines of non-fiction. So, without having to go far, I looked up the first lines in the following works of non-fiction and thought I’d spring them on you.

Free Kindle? Thanks, But No Thanks

Wow, I had never realized how much I didn’t want a Kindle until a free one was offered to me. Yes, as the earth shudders in anticipation of the Apple iPad, Amazon has heard the buzz–and is responding.

One Simple Rule for a Money-Making Web Site

Today, I found that the Website Grader SEO Tool gave my tattoo web site a score of 97 out of 100 and it made me stop and wonder why. After thinking about it for approximately 0.3 seconds, I had the answer and I think it boils down to the one simple rule employed by many money-making web sites.

Peek-a-Boooo!

Pop-up books rule in the toddler age of book readers! This series by Marie Cimarusti has guaranteed me a gift that I can give and be sure that the receiver will rave about it. You can’t beat that!

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