(including open-licensed book downloads)

http://www.sofobomo.org/2009/browse/completed-books/

the above link probably has mostly closed-license books, i only know of one that is cc-licensed for certain.

1. money alone determines worth. (don't believe it? sometimes more people will buy a product if you simply up the price.)

2. that which you own costs nothing. (it costs you nothing to buy it anyway. you may pay to maintain a car, but the moment it's "used," it's worth so much less. buy new!)

3. everything you own is worthless.

...nasty, nasty argument. granted people have a lot of worthless stuff. the problem is when the argument goes from "some stuff's worthless" to "everything is worthless.… Continue

the thing about conspiracies is that when the lights dim and the projector starts, we're going to get a story with more intrigue than enlightenment. that's entertainment, and it has a place in the world. sometimes, it's the only reason people are aware of a certain issue.

truth is stranger than fiction, and some of the ugliest conspiracies we know of- for example, the copyright conspiracy, have less to do i think with concerted evils and smoke filled rooms and more to do with instinct, careless… Continue

As John Scalzi explains. This is a fantastic blog post by him that everyone should read. Choice quote:

2. Most people’s first novels well and truly suck. Oh my, yes they do. Which again is perfectly fine. Writing anything over 60,000 words that still recognizably tells one single story is a hell of an achievement in itself. Asking that it also be good is just being mean to the author, and the… Continue

Here's a completely different take on the ebook argument. All too often, we are bludgeoned with the importance of "owning" your digital products. DRM is the devil. We live in an age of leased items, and the only things we truly own are from a previous generations' tech. Tapes. Records. physical books. But what if this progression into a leased world is actually, well, progress?

That's what… Continue

i'm not asking for friendly advice here... i have been totally unable to express the following clearly. i wouldn't think so. i totally get the "for dummies" concept. just because i know something doesn't mean you know the same thing. (if k sawyer talks about publishing he's going to be talking about things i don't understand yet, or maybe as a writer he's just better at explaining them.) i've even explained the following to tech saavy friends that don't get what i'm about to say. if anyone here… Continue

Yeah, yeah so this one I had dream, literally. So I'm going to see where I can go with this one hahaha.

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SEEING ALICE

They said I could do it. They swore up and down.

They were wrong. I was fourteen years old and I had not lived a perfectly normal life, not that anyone does. But, mine was the farthest from normal.
I hadn’t been able to do things that the other kids could. I couldn’t write, ride… Continue

Zoe Winters is a little tired of cynicism when it comes to self-publishing, and I agree with her entirely. The publishing world has changed entirely, and in most cases for the benefit of writers who may or may not have the patience/wherewithal to jump through the dozens of hoops one has to conquer in order to publish a book. Agent queries, publisher studying, market analysis,… Continue

Kay well I found I didn't like my old story so I had some kind of epiphany and came up with a new idea.
So I will be posting more shortly. :)

Here at Gredunza Press we believe two very hard-line things: the first is that the publishing world is changing for the better, regardless of what people might tell you about nobody reading anymore. The second thing we believe is that this road can be rocky, so people in the know should do everything they can to help those who might need a little assistance getting through it. It's why we will never, ever charge for consultations, advice, or information about how to make a book, sell a book, bur… Continue