The Anti-Web Dept: I just saw a Wired article detailing iCopyright.com, a company that allows publishers to charge for links. That’s right, they want you to pay for the right to put a hyperlink on your site that points to a page on their site. This is just sad and wrong on so many levels:
Charging [...]
Wow Dept: I finally beat my Hotsync problem on the Visor and I’m reviewing Blue Nomad’s Wordsmith. This is a heck of a word processor, let me tell you. I’ll have a comprehensive review up soon, but if you haven’t looked at this, wow. Check it out.
Amateur Efforts Dept: One of my readers recently told me that he didn’t like my pricing column. He told me that I’m not an expert on pricing (duh), and that amateur efforts in that area would only decrease writers’ income.
Setting aside for the moment that I just love being called an amateur (the word literally [...]
People Who Should Know Better Still Don’t Get It Dept: While reading the forums at WritersDigest.com, I ran across some truly disturbing commentary by fellow writers. The question was an old one, “will ebooks take off”? Here’s a typical answer.
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Written By: Diana L. Silva
Subject: E-Trends
Winter is here and my favorite pastime is to snuggle close [...]