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PAPER

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Paper is a wondrous, magical, and sometimes dangerous medium. Folded by the hands of a master, life itself may flow from the transformed sheet. But remember, "Honi soi qui mal y pense." Evil be to him who evil thinks. You can get PAPER in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for $1.29 at Kobo or Amazon. Just follow yon friendly links. Get your copy in DRM-free epub format from Kobo here. You can pick up a DRM-free mobi format from Amazon here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly from here, right here, and get both the epub and …

DEBT

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If the sons must bear the sins of the father, must also the grandsons, and great-grandsons? How many generations must pass before the debt is paid? You can get DEBT in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for $1.29 at Kobo or Amazon. Just follow yon friendly links. Get your copy in DRM-free epub format from Kobo here. You can pick up a DRM-free mobi format from Amazon here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly from me, right here, and get both the epub and mobi versions.

Musings on Keeping More of Your eBook Sales

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I've been giving a lot of thought to the subject of self-publishing and self-selling ebooks. More specifically, I'm musing about how authors can actually keep more of what they charge for their work. One of the issues with selling inexpensive ebooks (e.g. $1.29) is that you're left with very little once Amazon has its way since they take 70% on the lower priced items. If you sell them via your own Website using a shopping cart, a chunk of that sale goes to PayPal (35 cents). It's less than Amazon, but it takes a while to make that back. I …

Moving to Ubuntu Linux

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My fifth book, and the fourth in the "Moving to" series. It's the only book, fo far, that covers the GNOME desktop environment.  From the book description: Discover Ubuntu, Today’s Hottest Linux Everyone’s talking about Ubuntu–it’s not just 100% free, it’s the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever! Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagné reveals Ubuntu’s amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible. Moving to Ubuntu Linux will teach you how to do virtually anything with Ubuntu–write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, use email, listen to music, watch movies, and play games. Install Ubuntu …

Linux System Administration: A User’s Guide

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My first book, published in 2001. As of 2013, it is still being used as a teaching guide in several college and university computer science courses. From the jacket: "Respected Linux Journal and Sys Admin columnist Marcel Gagne has written the definitive guide to Linux system administration: a book that will be invaluable for sys admins at all levels of experience, using any leading distribution. Linux System Administration offers hands-on, results-focused coverage of every key Linux configuration and management task. Gagne offers detailed coverage of installation, Linux file management tools and file naming conventions; disks and file systems; users and …

My eBook Store Is Now Open

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As of today, I am officially opening my eBookstore, right here on the site. Click here to view and, oh please, buy a title. I've had books for sale, short stories, magazines, etc for a long time in bricks and mortar stores, Amazon, Chapters-Indigo, and a bunch of places. I even have eBooks for sale for the Kindle at Amazon and Kobo readers at Kobo.com, but this is the first time I open my own bookstore.         So, true believers, read on!

Why Proofreaders and Editors Still Matter

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In the world of eBooks, it seems that the traditional publishing models are gone. We're told that it's a whole new world and that the traditional rules no longer apply. What a load of horse pucky! Take a close look at the screenshot below; if you need to, click on the image and you'll get the full sized original.  What you are looking at is a copy of Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist" and yes, I am enjoying the book. But I could be enjoying it a lot more. Have another look at the page and you'll see a problem …

Creating an eBook : An Evolutionary Approach

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For anyone interested in self-publishing on the various eBook platforms (e.g. Kindle, Kobo, Nook, etc), creating books e-Reader ready is a skill that is becoming as important as the writing itself. At YouWordMe, we have created tools that automatically create machine-ready eBook files in .epub and .mobi formats, perfect for the most popular eBook readers on the market. All you need to do is provide a properly formatted file usingLibreOffice/OpenOffice or Microsoft Word. This document will show you how to do this. The subtitle, “An Evolutionary Approach”, was chosen because you will bee able to see, using screenshots of an Amazon Kindle, …

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