If you come here regularly you'll have noticed that posting & reviewing has been a bit spotty over the last month or so. There are things going on offline that have kept me from reading and blogging much, but things will get back to normal soonish.
I have rediscovered StumbleUpon so not only am I getting less done, I am finding way too many websites of interest. If any of you are using StumbleUpon and want to connect (or friend, or fan, or whatever it is called there) you can check out my page.
#2: If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you might find the video below of interest. It shows how to make a dock for the iPhone/iPod Touch out of nothing but binder clips. I don’t have the right sizes handy but the next time I’m at the dollar store I’m going to stock up and try it out. Be warned the video has a soundtrack (you won’t lose any information if you turn the sound off since the instructions are given as captions only):
#3: How could I not link to a series of posts called “How NOT To Be a Douchebag Author 101“? It’s a series of posts by a book editor on how authors can navigate the publishing world without being a jerk/pain about it.
Not too many links this week since I haven’t been online much to come across them:
#1: An update on J.D. Salinger’s bid to block publication of a book based on The Catcher in the Rye. A temporary restraining issue was issued, but the judge reserved judgment on the fair use issues raised.
#2: J. A. Konrath, author of Whiskey Sour and other novels, weighs in on the price of ebooks: “The rules of supply and demand don’t work in a digital world, because the supply is unlimited. You don’t fight piracy with weapons. You fight piracy with cost and convenience.” Exactly!
Time to pick the last two winners of The Link. This is both for the June 17 drawing (I only got enough entries to draw one winner for this date) and the June 24th drawing. You’ll notice my review is not up yet for reasons already explained. I do like to have reviews up during a giveaway so my apologies for not managing that this time. I’m reading as fast as I can and as fast as my schedule will allow.
Anyhoodle …
According to my spreadsheet and random.org, the two winners are:
Emails have gone out but I’ll need to hear back within 72 hours or I’ll have to pick someone else. If you didn’t win, there is another giveaway coming from Self Counsel Press (previously announced, but then I got sick and didn’t put it up).
I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to mention their favourite science book. There were quite a few I hadn’t read so I’m adding to my reading pile (What? You thought I just asked to make you do more work for an entry?). I’ll post a list of the book recommendations later (*cough* in my spare time *cough*) for those who are interested in their fellow readers’ recommendations.
Just a note to let you know that the drawing of the winners for this week’s giveaway will be delayed. I have a cold that has knocked me flat so I don’t have the energy to blog or read this week. I should be posting again next week and will try to post the new giveaway I promised next week as well. In the meantime, the giveaway for The Link is still open (I hope to have the book review for you next week).
Released December 2008 (Self-Counsel Press) * 232 pages * ISBN-13: 978-1551808666
Start & Run a Real Home-Based Business by Dan Furman takes you through what you need physically and mentally to run a home-based business. The tone is conversational and straightforward. Dan Furman has been there, done that, and made the mistakes to prove it. Not only did he learn from his mistakes and now runs a successful home business, but he has also made it easy for you to learn from his mistakes in this book (that way you can find new and creative mistakes to make ).
This is the kind of book I needed but didn’t know to look for. I am in the process of starting up a freelance business, but have had no idea exactly how to go about it or what to consider. The whole process is just so big that it’s hard to know where to begin and what to avoid. Start & Run a Real Home-Based Business gives an overview of how to determine whether you are prepared to run a home-based business and what steps to take first.
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Time to pick the last two winners of The Link. This is both for the June 17 drawing (I only got enough entries to draw one winner for this date) and the June 24th drawing. You’ll notice my review is not up yet 
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