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“Amy Winslow isn’t looking for a mystery, and she doesn’t even like secrets. In fact, secrets have nearly destroyed her life. But when her brother’s accident forces her to take over a mysterious California lighthouse in his place, Amy finds herself immersed in its shocking past and uncertain future. “Case McKenna hasn’t quite reconciled his [...]
This is about electronic books, or “ebooks” as they’ve come to be known. I’ve had books available in this format for ten years now. For ten years, I’ve been waiting for this manner of reading to come into its own. It’s getting closer, just not there yet. There is a lot to write about with [...]
Was murder on Jerry Lambert’s mind as he stared out the bus window on that scalding, sweat-soaked L.A. morning? Does Los Angeles have its own particular brand of crazies, just scratching by amidst the daily roadblocks of urban life, the scorching summers, shaky seismic plates, potholes and panhandlers? Sisters in Crime of Los Angeles is [...]
I’m still ruminating on digital textbooks. Not only is the state of Texas moving forward on getting ebooks approved as bonafide textbooks, but California’s Governor Swarzenegger just launched an initiative to get free digital content developed for high school students. I call that progress! And probably not too coincidentally, this week also marked Amazon’s entry [...]
I was delighted to discover this story online this morning, about how the Texas legislature has given a preliminary approval to a bill that will allow schools to use textbook money to buy ereaders and etextbooks for students. Do you get how important this step is? It is right on so many levels. From The [...]
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by Pam Ripling It’s a ploy to get people to recognize that ebooks really are a viable format for reading good–and bad–books. Although I am thrilled that my books are available in paperback, as a reader, I prefer electronic versions for myself. I’m sort of a pioneer. My first published novel, IN TOO DEEP, was [...]
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