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The internet is one of the best sources for books of all types. No retail bookstore can match the selection of books available from online bookstores. Buying books online can save you money. Fiction books, non-fiction books, audiobooks, even school textbooks are often available both new and used at online book sites at a substantial discount over paying retail.
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Makers by Cory Doctorow Many science fiction novels ask, “What is the next big thing?” This is hardly a surprising trend. Within our own lifetimes, we have seen a succession of these next big things. It’s a theme as old as the genre itself. Makers, the extraordinary new novel by Cory Doctorow instead concerns two
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Horns by Joe Hill Horns is a devilishly funny read that’ll make you question the very nature of good and evil. Horns is even perhaps the best Horror novel I’ve ever read, which I finished in three sittings and nearly didn’t go to a friend’s party just to get further. Yeah, it’s that good. Now,
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Warriors edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois In his Introduction, George R. R. Martin describes “Warriors” as a ‘spinner rack’, which is an apt description for an anthology that includes stories of every ilk from historical fiction, fantasy and sci-fi to a Western, mysteries, “some mainstream”, and “a couple of pieces that
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The Adamantine Palace (MEMORY OF FLAMES) by Stephen Deas Dragons have always been a staple in fantasy fiction. When I was a little girl I always associated dragons with tales of valiant knights who slay the dragon to save the fair princess. Kind of like “Shrek,” but without the happy ending for the dragon. When
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You’ve written your brilliant non-fiction book and now want everyone to read it, so what can you do to get it published? If you are willing to do a lot of work yourself then you may opt to self-publish. When you self publish you must be prepared to spend some money yourself and the outlay may be high, but income from selling the books can be high too if you can sell lots.
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If you’re about to publish or have just published a non-fiction book one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is simply how to sell your book and ideally sell it by the truckload. There are thousands of books being published each and every week.
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It goes without saying that you can learn a great deal about writing by reading the classics. Advice on writing novels is like carbon dioxide – it is free and everyone is exhaling it. Still, few will tell you that there is value in reading bad books. Well, there is and you should definitely do so.
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Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez On an earth where mortals and Gods co-exist, humans can go on the website Pantheon.com to pick a god to worship. At first Teri and Phil reject adopting a god, but after being passed over for a promotion he earned, his car smashed while the other vehicle had no
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Makers by Cory Doctorow What if business could move at the same speed as technology? Cory Doctorow gives us what he envisions the answer could be, given advances in 3D printing and information technology. The book begins with a company announcing that it has purchased the remnants of the Duracell and Kodak companies, and the
Liberation: Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America by Brian Francis Slattery
about 1 year ago
Wow, looks like I’ve missed out on some great novels this year – time to get reading!