• Posts Tagged ‘books’

    Further Publishing Resources For The Occult Cyborg

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    There's off-brand and then there's off off-brand

    More people searched for the term “Kindle” than “iPad” both before and after Christmas. That never happens. It’s supposed to go “iPhone, iPad, world peace, a different baby sister that maybe isn’t so annoying, everything else.” Via search trends, twitter and such, the sentiment of entire nations is available for you to measure for...

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    Are You Publishing An Ebook In 2012? [Resources]

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    Reading too close can cause eye irritation and occasionally patriotic lasers

    It wouldn’t be the end of the year in media without a twitterstream clogged with trends, predictions and ‘Top 7′ lists. Probably the biggest one to impact the behaviours and aspirations of our magical internets is to do with publishing. Basically it’s fucked. Don’t argue. we have been here before a few times. But...

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    We Are All In The Apocalypse Business Now: 10 Career Hacks

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    He's off to the General Shoppe to buy more beads for his abacus

    A lot of the time, you aren’t actually in the business that you think you are. There is Seth Godin’s famous analogy of how many railroad companies got into the airline business. Precisely none. They made the mistake of thinking they were in the “trains and track” business rather than the transport business. Because...

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    Review: Crossed Keys by Michael Cecchetelli

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    This isn't me being clever. It's just where I went after buying the book. Also the book is crossED keys, not cross. And it's not a pub. Keep up!

    So this is a gripping book, let’s start with that. If you’re just here to skim down and see if it goes on your wishlist then yes… it does. Somewhere toward the top. The two texts that make up the bulk of Crossed Keys, the Black Dragon and the Enchiridion of Pope Leo III,...

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    Review: Low Magick By Lon Milo DuQuette

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    Kudos to Llewellyn for the great book production

    How many people alive today fit the classic definition of a wizard? Like in the fairytale sense? Lon Milo DuQuette would probably fit the bill if he wasn’t so damn funny. (in my mind wizards are grumpy like Gandalf.) My Life With The Spirits was and is a regular re-read title of mine for...

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    Weekend Activities: Play “Where’s Jason?” And Get A Free Ebook

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    Please note Jason's lime green bowler hat is also missing so if you find it do forward it along

    You may have heard the news elsewhere but the good Mr Miller has embarked on a little forced migration. His full note to readers is at the end of the post. Everyone is hereby ordered to amend their readers and blog rolls as appropriate. Also, here’s a little SEO tip for you fellow bloggers...

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    The Octavo: A Definitive Review

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    If you're unfamiliar with Pratchett he is worth seeking out

    This review was a long time coming because, to be honest, I wasn’t sure where to begin. Is The Octavo that rarest of things… Something new? Also because -more than a mere review- it’s best considered a really a long love letter to Peter J Carroll. I could have written the letter anytime in...

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    Review: Grimoires

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    Owen Davies’s Grimoires took me a while to get through. But it’s a good thing this is a blog rather than a daily newspaper so I don’t just have to review the latest releases. Usually “took me a while to get through” isn’t a compliment. In this case it very much is. The delay...

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