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“Flock of Crows” Coming Soon For Kindle!

Posted by Dennis the Vizsla on March 21, 2010

I just finished reformatting A Flock of Crows is Called a Murder for the Kindle, so within a day or two it should be available for that device for the low, low price of $0.99! As usual it will be DRM-free and text-to-speech enabled. If you have a Kindle, or use the Kindle reader for your computer or mobile device, check it out! I will be putting up the link to the Kindle edition once it has been approved by the gatekeepers at Amazon.

To tide everyone over until the Kindle edition is available, here’s a randomly-selected excerpt from the book:

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Posted in Announcements, Books, Excerpts, horror, Publications, Publishing, Writing | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Adventures in Kindling

Posted by jamesviscosi on September 27, 2009

This weekend, I decided to spend a little time formatting one of my books (Dragon Stones, natch) for the Amazon Kindle.  The Kindle, of course, is an e-book reader notable for its built-in “Whispernet” wireless client, which allows the user to shop and buy books and have them delivered directly to the device without ever having to connect it to a computer.  I got a Kindle 2 for my birthday this year and it quickly became my preferred way to read books.  But this isn’t a post about the Kindle, it’s a post about creating Kindle content.

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Posted in Announcements, Books, Free & Open Source Software, Publishing, Technology, Writing | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

 
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