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Comment on Author Outtakes: Stephen J. Sweeney by Yuzz

Yuzz — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:39:10 +0000

Very nice interview. He seems like a dencet guy, but at the same time he seems like nothing more then a successful marketer (no offense to him is intended at all). I don’t think his tips are any more or less useful then any other internet marketing professional and the idea of giving away free ebooks is become very increasingly popular as a marketing method. I commend him on a job well done, but as with any marketing business what works for one person, generally doesn’t stay working long enough for it to work for a mass number. Just my thoughts again no insult is intended

Comment on Industry Interviews: Burning Effigy Press by Cherise Glab

Cherise Glab — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:39 +0000

Saved as a favorite, I absolutely love your site!

Comment on I miss The Twilight Zone by Enosie

Enosie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:39:15 +0000

Yes, there is one such episode in the Twilight Zone. It’s clelad To Serve Man .Season: 3Episode: 24Original Air Date: 2nd March, 1962An alien race comes to earth to serve people by offering solutions to end all the famines and other calamities. The aliens accidentally leave behind a book clelad To Serve Man . In the end the humans find out that it’s a cook book where are humans race is meant to be a new dish.

Comment on The Book is Always Better by Allison M. Dickson

Allison M. Dickson — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:40:42 +0000

I tend to agree for the most part. I’m a major cinephile, but when a movie is based on a book I love, I almost always tend to prefer the book. It’s not that the movie is bad, but it’s very hard to adapt a very good book to the big screen.

And making Arwen a bigger part of the LOTR films was really just away to attract a female audience. Totally calculated, really. I’m totally with you on the Cleansing of the Shire omission. I also didn’t much care for the way Frodo was made into a doe-eyed emo boy. Tolkien’s version of him was much tougher. He did a credit to his Hobbit race by showing how valiant they were despite their size.

There are only a few instances where I thought a movie trumped a book. The Shawshank Redemption was, to me, a better movie. Maybe it was because of the actors, though. They really brought something special to the screen.

Comment on Author Outtakes: Stephen Knight by Hobbes End Publishing

Hobbes End Publishing — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:18:15 +0000

If you email us we’ll better be able to assist you.

Comment on A Plea for Children’s Books by Hobbes End Publishing

Hobbes End Publishing — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:17:20 +0000

Comment on Industry Interviews: Citizen Literature by Hobbes End Publishing

Hobbes End Publishing — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:55:28 +0000

You’re Welcome Ed. I enjoyed it as much as you.

Comment on Industry Interviews: Citizen Literature by Ed Wilson

Ed Wilson — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:37:21 +0000

I want to send a big thank you to Hobbes End Publishing and Jairus Reddy for the interview! I didn’t realize it was already posted.

Comment on Industry Interview: Smashwords Founder Mark Coker by George Everyman

George Everyman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:54 +0000

For those of you writers who are new to e-publishing, you should know that Mark Coker is a decent, honest, and thoughtful person. Money doesn’t seem to be his main currency. I think he nailed it best when he was talking about DRM (copy protection)and said “obscurity, not piracy, is an author’s main enemy”.

If you’re a hugely successful author, you’re not going to need Smashwords. If you’re the other 99.99%, give it a try.

Comment on Industry Interview: Smashwords Founder Mark Coker by Vicki Williams

Vicki Williams — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:36:46 +0000

I just want to say how much I appreciate what you’ve done. I had always written non-fiction for newspapers and magazines until recently when I began writing novels. What publishers mostly told me was that my writing didn’t fit into any genre. I had not considered e-publishing because I didn’t think I was tech-literate enough to handle the mechanics of it. But…your guide made it so easy that my first novel has now been published through Smashwords. Thank you so much for giving writers hope and autonomy.