Self Publishing

One aspect of e-books and e-book readers that doesn't seem to get much attention is the proliferation it has brought to self publishing. This article in the Wall Street Journal shows how the number of self-published book titles increased 160 percent between 2006 and 2010. E-books are given much of the credit, as well as an increase of businesses that promote self publishing. Interested? For those wanting a more visual description, there are a number of tutorials on You Tube explaining the process of self publishing. You can be sure I'll be discussing this in Introduction to Mass Communication when we get to the unit on the book industry.

Blind Your Ponies

I just finished this book by Stanley Gordon West and it's a truly motivational read. I've never rooted harder for a group of fictional characters! I laughed, cried and cheered, sometimes all on the same page! While the book is about a high school basketball team, it's main themes are love, persistence and forgiveness. It's long at 500+ pages, but definitely worth the time.