The Future of the Written Word:

by David Derrico

Overview

This collection of blog posts from author David Derrico's "Always Write" Blog covers news & info about e-books, e-readers, and the publishing industry. It includes all his blog posts from the year 2010, a total of 103 posts spanning over 65,000 words, plus pictures. Topics include:

• E-Books: how and where to find free e-books, along with e-book reviews, e-book industry sales figures, and e-book features (such as games & apps, lending, text-to-speech, and DRM).
• E-Readers: tips & tricks for how to get the most out of your e-reader, comparisons and reviews of popular e-reading devices, and news on the latest devices (including Amazon's Kindle, B&N's Nook, Sony's E-Readers, Kobo's E-Readers, and Apple's iPad).
• Publishing: commentary on the state of book and e-book publishing, and its future, including discussion of e-book pricing, the agency model, and the future of bookstores and printed books.

Please note that these blog posts are available at Derrico's blog, located at www.davidderrico.com/blog. However, this Kindle e-book is formatted and proofread specifically for the Nook, and includes a table of contents, chapter waypoints, all images, and the links to other included blog posts have been changed to internal links for your convenience.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012085207
Publisher:	David Derrico
Publication date:	01/14/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David Derrico was born just north of Miami, Florida, and developed his appreciation for complex moral issues while receiving a degree in philosophy from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He wrote his first novel, Right Ascension, before attending law school at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). Right Ascension was first published by Bookbooters Press in 2000, and garnered its inaugural eBook of the Year Award.

Derrico wrote his second novel, Declination, during law school, while he was probably supposed to be studying. Nonetheless, he graduated, passed the California Bar Exam, and worked as an attorney at a large, international law firm in Los Angeles for several years. While practicing law (all that practice actually made him pretty good at it), he managed to write some short stories and start work on his third novel, The Twiller.

Recently, Derrico retired from his “day job” as a big-firm attorney and moved back to South Florida, where he finished that third novel. The Twiller follows the (mis)adventures of an unlikely hero and his unique companion on a comic romp around the galaxy. Derrico maintains a website with reviews, excerpts, current news, a blog, and purchasing information for all of his novels and other works at www.davidderrico.com.