Month: <span>July 2018</span>

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Parting With Old Friends

How do you divest yourself of books when you just have too many? Of course, you could argue that there is no such thing as “too many books,” and in one sense you’d be right, but in another sense—when your bookshelves are overflowing, and you have stacks of additional books here, there, and everywhere—it really...

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Mixed Blessings

Amazon.com had good news for readers and bad news for authors last week, concerning the book reviews posted on their site. Since so many people buy their books on Amazon, getting a good review there is highly desirable. It’s hit-or-miss, however, as to whether any readers will actually post reviews. What’s an author to do?

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The Wheat And The Chaff

Today there is a proliferation of more books being published than ever—which is both good and bad. ~ It’s good for readers because they have more books than ever to choose among. ~ It’s good for authors because they have more opportunity than ever to get their books published. ~ But it’s bad for readers...