I try on this site to stay pretty far on the “offer good content” vs. “use this site just to pimp my writing” side of the line, but occasionally something happens that’s exciting enough to post about it.
I wrote a book of tech poetry, about technology, artificial intelligence, and the digital lifestyle. I released it on the net for free about two weeks ago, putting out a version of the e-book that was as polished as I could make it.
After putting the book online, I started trying to …

Arrr, me hearties, it be talk like a pirate day. So affix yerself solidly to the mast while we weather these rocky e-book reviewing waters. When last we spoke, I told ye if ye sent a parrot to me ship, a scrolled version o’ yer e-book clutched in its talons, I’d affix my eyeglass to studyin’ yer jet black prose.
Soon after, a scurvy seadog by the name of Levi Montgomery sailed an e-scroll of his short tome into my harbor. So screw yer courage to a place that sticks …

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.
Welcome to the final part of our weeklong discussion about self-published e-books and legitimacy. We’ve looked at different possibilities for attaining self-published e-book legitimacy and examined their pros and cons. We’ve heard several different perspectives from members in and outside of traditional publishing. It’s time to wrap things up and draw some needed conclusions.
The original concept that spurred this series was the idea of creating a “substantial publishing record” through self-published e-books, so that’s where I’d like to end. Sure, we’ve covered that …