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Barnes & Nobel’s Kindle Fire Killer? The Nook Tablet 7” (Which budget tablet is best for you?)

(Left: 7" Kindle Fire, Right: Nook Tablet 7") For a number of years, Amazon has dominated the budget 7” tablet market with the Kindle Fire. Surprisingly enough, Barnes & Noble has entered the same market with a $50 tablet with the exciting name of the Nook Tablet 7”. The 7” Kindle Fire is Kindle’s least expensive e-reader, the “with Special Offers” (i.e., advertising) version normally retailing for $50. The Kindle Fire is an Android-based LCD tablet running Kindle’s proprietary operating

Book Review: Holy Crap! The World Is Ending! by Anna-Marie Abell

So the full title of this book is . . .  drum roll, please . . .  Holy Crap! The World Is Ending! How a Trip to the Bookstore Led to Sex With an Alien and the Destruction of Earth And OMG! And holy crap! What an awesome read! Once you pick up this book, girlfriends, you absolutely canNOT put it down! This is pure escapist fun: a breathless pace; a drop-dead-delicious, makes-you-salivate-like-dog-lookin'-at-a-bone-she-cannot-have, kinda he-man hero guy (so what if he's an alien? meh!); and a

I am a Jane Austen addict

Book Review: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler Hi. My name is Gerri, and I am a Jane Austen addict. But do I hang my head in shame? Nay! I stand and shout this out in pride without prejudice! I read her novels--only SIX of them, damn it!--for the first time somewhere in my teen years. Since then, I confess to having revisited Jane's world many, many times in the past, oh, thirty-five-plus years. I read Jane when I need a pick-me-up, when life gets rocky or choppy or

Interview With Cherie Kephart, Indie Author

We interviewed Cherie Kephart, author of A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing. AFMA won the 2017 San Diego Book Award for Best Unpublished Memoir and the 2017 Bookvana Award for Autobiography: Female Inspirational/Motivational Book. A scene from AFMA was featured in the San Diego Annual Memoir Showcase and performed on stage at the Horton Grand Theater in Downtown San Diego. Aionios Books (AB): Did you always want to be a writer? Cherie Kephart (Cherie): No. When I was young, I wanted

Book Review: A Few Minor Adjustments by Cherie Kephart

Cherie Kephart writes with a genuine voice made eloquent with a deep understanding of human suffering. You'll find yourself hyperventilating with laughter one moment, then shocked and angry the next. But far from playing the victim of horrific circumstance, CK emerges to teach us all how to live under the shadow of ambiguity with true courage and unflagging optimism. AFMA is a memoir that reads like a novel. It contains all the elements of a compelling read: a great story, with perfect pace, and

Interview with Penn Wallace, Indie Author

We interview Penn Wallace, local indie author from San Diego. Penn discusses his novels and gives valuable marketing advice. This is the first in a series of interviews with indie authors. ************** Aionios Books (AB): Penn, I’ve read novels from your Ted Higuera thriller and Catrina Flaherty mystery series. Where did you get the inspiration for these novels? Penn: All of my books are based on true stories. I peruse the Internet, read newspapers and watch the news. I get little seeds of

From Word to Kindle Direct Publishing: Workshop

Aionios Books is offering a 90-minute workshop on September 17th, 2017 at Writers Ink, San Diego on how to format a Word document for conversion to a Kindle e-book.   http://www.sandiegowriters.org/2017-0917-from-word-to-kindle-direct-publishing-with-daniel-primbs/ When: Sun, September 17, 2:00pm – 3:30pm Where: San Diego Writers Ink, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #202, San Diego, CA 92106, USA What to bring: A laptop loaded with Microsoft Word and a notepad program [Description: Amazon is the

Selecting Manuscripts for Publication

We’re often asked what we look for in a manuscript. As an eighteen-month-old micro publishing house that adopted the “traditional” model six months ago—i.e., we do not charge authors fees and we pay royalties (see our royalty rates in our submissions page under “Publishing FAQs”)—our goal is to build a short list of high-caliber books that make for compelling reads. Therefore, we choose our projects with great care and publish only those manuscripts that meet our quality standards. Here’s how

When Freedom of Expression Becomes Censorship

I am an immigrant. My parents brought me and my two younger sisters to the United States in 1973, with hopes of providing us with the best educational opportunities this country has to offer—in both the academic and the moral sense. During our first year here, when I was only eight years old, my father sat me down one evening after dinner and said, “Anak [which means “daughter” in Filipino], I want you to learn everything this country has to offer, both the good and the bad. You have a rare

Enter "the Victor" Indie Author Contest!

When we considered sponsoring an Indie Author award, we had two basic goals: to encourage local writers to finish their novels and to discover and promote local writing talent.   Although “the Victor Indie author award” contest has only been publicized for a short-while, we’re already heartened by the positive response we’ve received from Southern California writers. We hope to receive more entries before the August 1st entry deadline. Participation in the contest is free, and the winner will