by Lee Purcell | Jun 9, 2013 | Discover
Despite the substantial threats posed by global climate disruption, the realities and risks really haven’t sunk in for many people. Even though there is a very real possibility that the world may become uninhabitable for humans within a century or so, in general...
by Lee Purcell | Nov 29, 2012 | Interview, Meet
As a prolific blogger and author of several books, Tammy Strobel has successfully pared down the complexity of her life to the point she not only survives, but also thrives as a full-time writer—something that is definitely not easy to do as the publishing industry is...
by Lee Purcell | May 7, 2012 | Learn
M icrosoft introduced the XPS format during the Microsoft Windows Vista rollout several years back as a competitor to Adobe’s PDF. This format, based on XML, has been adopted by K-NFB Reading Technology for its flexibility and the capabilitiy of being able to render...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 15, 2012 | Discover
In one of the most anticipated moments in the short history of ebooks and epublishing, Pottermore—an online community based on the imaginative fantasies of J.K. Rowling—has gone live. To the kids (and more than a few adults) who have emotional investments in the...
by Lee Purcell | Mar 30, 2012 | Beginner, Market
As an author committed to self publishing, you already know that writing an ebook, formatting it for the major platforms, and getting into the online bookstores is only part of the challenge. The other part—one that will occupy more and more of your attention as you...
by Lee Purcell | Mar 30, 2012 | Beginner, Meet
Written by a British Columbia resident, Lee Rawn, The Solstice Conspiracy tells the story of Beth and Chris, two children who move to a new home in the country and discover that a nearby garden is inhabited with strange beings. They’re both drawn into this previously...
by Lee Purcell | Mar 29, 2012 | Discover
Unlike most countries in the world, the U.S. has a particular affinity toward excess paper consumption. As a nation that began with vast acres of forest, we have always consumed timber resources with a reckless sense of abandon. The idea that trees are a renewable...
