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Tools: Publish your own eBook (or, iBook)
Within the next 30 days, I am going to publish my first eBook. How I wish Mashable had published this chart of eBook publishing software applications before I got started. I struggled through Adobe...
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Save the Country!
In our hearts, we know what’s wrong, and we know that it’s not about Democrats or Republicans. It’s about the money that flows into political campaigns, the revolving door between industry and agencies...
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What about Black-and-White?
Back in the analog stone age, shooting in monochrome was a creative choice made in advance. You’d buy a few ISO 400 rolls of Ilford HP5 or Kodak Tri-X, and head out for a day of serious photography,...
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Anatomy of a Designer
“So I swallowed hard, gulped, and said ‘Roll camera… action!’ He (Hitchcock) sat back in the chair, encouraging me, benignly nodding his head periodically, and giving me the ‘roll’ signal as I set up...
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(Digital) Money, Honey
We pay for just about everything with a credit card, a debit card, PayPal. Even parking meters accept card payments. Cash is dirty, difficult to store, easy to lose, and (for better or for worse)...
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Digital Travel Guides and the Future of Publishing
As the Kent & Sussex chapter of a traveler’s eBook begins, the page shows the current temperature. Just a hint of what’s to come in digital travel guides… Not enough room in the suitcase? Maybe...
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A Book about Books
“I am an invisible man.” “We were around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.” “On a sticky August evening two weeks before her due date, Ashima Ganguli stands in the...
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The Multiplier Effect
Quickly now… If you multiply 633 by 11, what’s the answer? No doubt, you recognize the pattern, and you may recall the mental math process: 633 x 10, plus 633 x 1, or 6,330 plus 633, or 6,963, which is...
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Never Thought About It That Way Before…
Birthday: August 4, 1961 Statehood: August 21, 1959 The first is the birthdate of the current President of the United States. The second is the date that Hawaii was transformed, by law, from a U.S....
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The New Jim Crow
From Ohio State’s website: Professor Alexander joined the OSU faculty in 2005. She holds a joint appointment with the Moritz College of Law and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity....
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In a Word, “Curious”
What’s the secret of life? Of course, the answer is in a book with a single word title, Curious? The back cover has nine words, 58 characters: “Embrace uncertainty. Attract love and abundance. Master...
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A Founding Father, Less Famous
If his name is mentioned in a history book, he’s often overshadowed by Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, and perhaps even John Jay. Certainly, his image would be much more clear if he was the...
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Begin with a Single Step
“Hiking in the tropics is not everyone’s cup of mango juice. Here, humidity, sweat, jungles, mud, mosquitoes, and the possibility of meeting creatures ranging from jaguars to the venomous fer-de-lance...
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Bring on the Immigrants!
“These days, a great many people in the rich countries complain loudly about migration from the poor ones. But as the immigrants see it, the game was rigged: First, the rich countries colonized us and...
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Dogmen & Dynasty
The castle and the surrounding landscape are magnificent, so I thought I would begin with a big picture. Martyn Rady is a historian and a very good storyteller. He is a Professor Emeritus of Central...
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