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New IndieReader Article: A to Zine, YOU

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I've got a new column on IndieReader! After my last article about zines, I started sending out for some. Now you'll see some occasional zine reviews from me. Here's an excerpt from first one, "A to Zine: YOU." After getting a crash course in the world of zines, I ended up delving deeper and sent away for a few of my own. As an e-book developer and someone who made the switch … [Read more...] about New IndieReader Article: A to Zine, YOU

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

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I got to spend this New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia, enjoying the spectacular fireworks show. Actually, I got to see two fireworks shows. The first one was at 9 p.m., at Darling Harbor, and the second one was the famous midnight show. It lasted 12 minutes, and lit up all of Sydney. From our hotel room I saw four sets of fireworks go off, surrounding the Sydney Harbor … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Where Magazine, Australia

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A few weeks ago, I did a group project in my Introduction to Magazines class, where we wrote a proposal to revamp Where magazine. Currently Where is in over 100 countries, with each magazine created locally. The New York Where for some reason is half the size of a regular magazine, so I was surprised to see this orange, full-sized Where magazine in Sydney, Australia. … [Read more...] about Where Magazine, Australia

Ariel Books, Australia

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  I'm spending the next week or so in Australia and I've already fallen in love with one of their independent bookstores: Ariel Books. Earlier today, I stumbled upon the one on 103 George Street, The Rocks, and it was magical. The store is small, but it's filled with books I've never seen or heard of before. I also just enjoy comparing covers of the same book in … [Read more...] about Ariel Books, Australia

This Week In Publishing

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I'll keep it short and light-hearted, since it's almost Christmas and all. First, Nick Bilton, from the New York Times, has declared that this year was not in fact the year of the tablet. It was actually the year of the iPad, and next year there will be more competitors. It will be interesting to see, since so many people want the iPad for Christmas. 2010 Was Not 'The … [Read more...] about This Week In Publishing