Browsing Archive: September, 2010
Access to books, or information, would seem to be an international "right" by this point in our civilization, but this is not the case. Although huge strides have been made toward universal, unfettered access to books through such mediums as e-books, a major section of our population has been left out. Stevie Wonder is heading a campaign to translate billions of books into a format for blind people. He stated at the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization that more than 300... Continue reading ...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Ever heard this before ? It's the First Amendment in the Bill Of Rights. One of those sacred texts we like to care for , keep all nice and secure in a government building ; but are we following it ? Maybe they should sell th... Continue reading ...
Ever wonder how much paper is used to issue all the books we consume every year? Americans consume more than 90 million short tons of paper and paperboard annually. That's an norm of 700 pounds of paper products per person each year. Every year in America, more than 2 billion books, 350 million magazines, and 24 billion newspapers are published according to the Technical Association for the Worldwide Pulp, Paper and Converting Industry That's a staggering number, but doesn't mean much to me,... Continue reading ...
Here I am, just another part of the machine , writing story about the Pastor who wants to burn a copy of the Koran on 9/11. But I promise , I'm looking for the trend behind the story, not trumping it up. So why would a Pastor do such a thing? Attention . Had you heard of Pastor Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville Florida before this story ? Me neither. And you never would have without this story . His 50 member congregation doesn't exactly demand national atten... |
There has been quite a to-do about Stephen Hawking's new book, but does it live up to the hype? Judging by the reaction from the news corp , you'd think Stephen Hawking was a modern day Darwin, but is this really the case? Stephen Hawking called the idea of god "redundant" in his latest book, and writes that his existence is not needed to explain the origin of the universe. Wow...big news...a physicist doesn't believe in god. So, if his theories aren't all that impressive and creative, why all... |
Self-publishing is settling into new levels of influence in the publishing world. With consciousness expanding that the major publishers are nothing more than major advertising networks, a greater number of writers are turning to self-publishing as the smart option for their manuscript . A New York Times Magazine article titled, "Authors Unbound Online" reinforces this point with a quote from Virginia Hefferen which claims, “…book publishing is simply becoming self publishing” and “... Continue reading ...
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