In preparation to sell my novels as e-books online, I do a lot of web-based research, including browsing and interacting in discussion forums, studying e-book sites, and searching for articles and information regarding the e-book market and state of the art. The information I gleaned from these sources shaped the site before you, and the final format of the e-books themselves.
Presented here are links to my various sources, articles, and other e-book related information that the e-book aficionado may find interesting. (Note: These links do not provide writing tips.)
Websites:
Pocket PC Thoughts.com E-book Discussion Forum (better than a dozen threads chronicle my research and discussion of e-books here)
Mobileread.com (another series of e-book discussion threads I participate in)
Project Gutenberg: free public domain e-books
Articles:
2001 Chronicle of Higher Education article on e-book development
2004 CNN article on e-book development
Cory Doctorrow's article against Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Article on the marketing and profit models for e-music (provides insight into e-book market as well)
Slashdot article on Stephen King's online e-book experiment "The Plant"
Wired article on Stephen King's online e-book experiment "The Plant"
Guardian article on Stephen King's online e-book experiment "The Plant"
2006 BusinessWeek article on e-books' future
[H]Consumer magazine's article on the transition of magazines from print to the web
Science:
A great deal of the ideas that my novels feature or mention come straight out of today's headlines, research and development, trends and expectations, and my own future prognostication. Two excellent sources of scientific study and development are Scientific American and Popular Science magazines... in many ways two sides of the same coin, when combined they provide a well-balanced amount of cutting-edge science, practical application and future speculation. Many of my opinions were documented through my former personal websites, The Informovojo, and Pinging Steve Jordan.
Fine Print
All original e-books, text, and commentary, unless otherwise specified as to the original source, are copyright Steve Jordan. All rights reserved. SJB banner, e-book icon, and all other web page art, are trademarked to Steve Jordan. All rights reserved. Right Brane ePublications and Right Brane logos are trademarked to Steve Jordan. All rights reserved. Book covers are considered approximations, and are not necessarily the images used in final publication art. All novels written by Steve Jordan are considered acceptable for over-the-counter book sales in the United States. All novels written by Steve Jordan are original works, and not based on the writings of others. Steve Jordan uses publicly-available hardware and software designed and intended for writing and conversion of novels to e-books, and for creation of approximate book covers.
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