Image via Wikipedia A new exhibit of Faberge eggs opened recently in San Francisco. Of course, the news caught Johnny’s attention. The eggs are combined in a new way with other parts of Faberge collections and related Decorative Arts items. The exhibit runs through May. Faberge eggs were at the center of “Spam & Eggs: [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Egg Exhibit Opens in San Francisco
Posted in News, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Eggs, Faberge, Spam on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gearing Up for the First Signing Event
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Well, we’ve been gearing up for the first signing event for “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” In addition to boxes of books, we have bookmarks, thank you cards, and posters to bring to the store. One thing I spent extra time on was selecting the pens I’ll be using. I [...]
A Great Mystery Book
Posted in Housekeeping, News, Research, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, Uncategorized, tagged Amazon.com, Book, Mystery, Publications, Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cover via Amazon One of the goals of writing “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” was to produce a very good mystery book. It’s been in the top 5% of books sold on Amazon.com most days, which is nice. However, recently, I’ve been reading a book a friend recommended, one that proves that truth [...]
The Print Book
Posted in The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Book, E-book, Publishing and Printing on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is one thing about print books that ebooks can’t top — presence. By this I mean that when a print book exists, it does so in physical space. This might seem obvious and pedestrian, but digital sources aren’t as adamant about their existence as real objects. Ignoring an ebook is easy. Ignoring a book [...]
Print Books Arrive!
Posted in The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Amazon.com, AmazonKindle, Books, Kindle, Publications on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a big day for “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” Not only did the book go live on the Kindle, the print editions arrived — and they look great! For all the hubbub about ebooks, there is still a magic about a printed book. These look better than I expected. Books can [...]
Live on Kindle!
Posted in Housekeeping, News, The Books, tagged Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon.com on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Image via Wikipedia “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” is now available for purchase for owners of the Amazon Kindle. The files were in process for a few days at Amazon. They’re now live and available. The Kindle is a breakthrough device, with its wireless connectivity allowing for the seamless purchase of books, updates [...]
“Spam & Eggs” on the iPhone
Posted in Housekeeping, News, The Books on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via CrunchBase If you have an iPhone and use Stanza as your ebook reader, you can now purchase “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” through Smashwords. Now, in addition to the iPhone, the book is available in paperback through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble (bn.com), and at fine bookstores. It’s also available on the [...]
Money Metaphors and the Meltdown
Posted in Looking Ahead, News, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Economic, Money, US government on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Money doesn’t grow on trees, or flow in streams, or equate to time. A better metaphor may inform some better decisions.
“Spam & Eggs” on the Kindle
Posted in News, The Books, Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Thanks to a simple process on Amazon.com, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” will be available for owners of the Kindle e-book reader. The Kindle has become a force in the reading ecosystem, with a few hundred thousand sold and a new version (Kindle 2) just introduced. Tens of thousands of [...]



