As the fad of authors publishing their own work continues to gain popularity and momentum, so does one prevailing question: What will this trend do to the books on the current market? I am not talking about the inevitable downfall of bookstores and the recent closure of all Borders. What I am referring to is [...]
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Is there a downside to going indie?
Posted: 25th July 2011 by kcshoe in Book Stores and Digital Media, In the News, Internet2
The Onion is of course just for fun, mostly. To me, it has a an element of truth mixed in with the ridiculous. I think this video on Facebook is hilarious, but it also brings up some serious issues of privacy and just how much we should be willing to share in pictures and status [...]
As I join the blogosphere, I imagine myself to be an ant, carrying 10 to 15 times my own weight, scrambling with others to build the impossibly large anthill. Am I important in some way? Probably not that important. Am I special? To me, a few others, and hopefully my readers I am. Am I [...]