Category Archives: General

E-Readers in the Wild

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cora

I arrived safely in Newcastle. Spotted an e-reader, probably a Kindle on the plane. And in a W.H. Smith store in the centre of Newcastle, I not only paid for my purchases at an robotic check-out (an automatic self-service checkout, … Continue reading →

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A Big Day for e-Book News

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Cora

I missed the big announcement, because I was rather busy with this little thing called “real life”, but surely you have all heard the news by now: Amazon has dropped the price of the regular Kindle to 79 US-dollars and … Continue reading →

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Why we still need print books and mass market paperbacks

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Cora

First of all, writer Richard Parks takes on the eternal issue of e-book pricing. Basically, he believes that “professional” e-books will remain expensive, because publishers have expenses. Fantasy writer Seanan McGuire addresses an issue that is all too often forgotten … Continue reading →

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Talk like a pirate, vote like a pirate, read like a pirate

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

Arr, it be International Talk like a Pirate Day and at least in Germany, pirates have gone respectable and even entered the Berlin city parliament, as I blogged yesterday. As for our political pirates, Der Spiegel, National Public Radio and … Continue reading →

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Author blogging and how to do it – or not

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cora

Agent turned writer Nathan Bransford speaks out against the whole author branding mania and says that there is no such thing as personal brand on the internet. In a similar vein, J.A. Marlow tackles the myth of the author online … Continue reading →

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Nomenclatura, sales and non-fiction e-books

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Cora

Paul Jessup really doesn’t like the term “indie publishing”. I’m not overly happy with the term “indie publishing” myself, but that seems to be the term that has become established. Nor do I really understand the strong objections to the … Continue reading →

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Author Pages Ready

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Cora

I finally set up the Cora Buhlert author pages on Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. The XinXii author page has been online for a while. What’s a bit annoying is that you have to set up the author pages … Continue reading →

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Cora becomes internet famous – and some indie publishing links

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Cora

My main blog at www.corabuhlert.com experience a huge visitor avalanche and got as many views in two days (and one of those days is not yet half over) as in the previous three months. The reason why is explained here … Continue reading →

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The Header Image Explained

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Cora

In case anybody is curious about the header image, it is photograph of a bookshelf in my parents’ living room. I picked the photo for the vintage bookclub editions with their ornamented leather spines, which simply look a lot prettier … Continue reading →

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The Pegasus Pulp flyer makes its debut

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Cora

Because I attended a literary event, namely a newleaf poetry reading, tonight, I printed up a couple of Pegasus Pulp flyers to distribute at the reading. That is, I did not hand them out (because bothering audiences at somebody else’s … Continue reading →

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