Looking for a Writers’ Conference

Are you considering a writers’ conference in 2006? The Shaw Guide to Writers’ Conferences and Workshops has 1,618 choices for you. Take a look at their online guide for the latest on conferences around the world, including news, links, and schedules.

Some conferences to consider:

• Maui Writers Conference
• San Francisco Writers Conference
• Whidbey Island Writers Conference

Choosing a Web Host

Choosing a web host for your writer’s website can be a daunting task. Here are two web hosts that I’ve had success with:

• GoDaddy.com. GoDaddy.com provides a wide assortment of discount web services including several web hosting options, domain registration, a do-it-yourself website builder, ecommerce, and search engine optimization tools. GoDaddy.com offers a deluxe WebSite Tonight package for $8.95 per month that includes 10 web pages, the WebSite Tonight online website builder, 2GB of disk space, and $25 of Google AdWords credit. the $12.95 plan includes 20 pages and 4GB of space. A free domain is included with every purchase. GoDaddy.com also offers optional marketing programs as well as other web hosting plans starting at $3.95 per month if you don’t require the site-building tool.
• Yahoo! Web Hosting. Yahoo offers complete web hosting systems starting at $11.95 per month. This starter package includes your own domain name, unlimited pages, the Yahoo! SiteBuilder website building tool, built-in PayPal integration (for selling online), plus 2GB of disk space. A free three-month trial of Submitnet search engine submission is include at no charge; other marketing features are available for additional fees.

Microsoft to Offer 100,000 Books from British Library Online

The news has been filled with announcements regarding online content the past few weeks. The latest: Microsoft’s new deal with the British Library to scan 100,000 books and make them available online next year. Here are some recent links:

• Washington Post: Microsoft to Offer 100,000 Books Free Online
• ZDNet UK: Microsoft partners with British Library
• PC Pro: Microsoft to Digitise 100,000 British Library Books for MSN Service

Amazon Shorts Offers Digital Content

Amazon Shorts enables published authors with at least one book currently for sale on Amazon to sell short works between 2,000 and 10,000 words as digital downloads. Both fiction and non-fiction are accepted and can be sold at a fixed price of $0.49.

Buy Content a Page at a Time with Amazon Pages

Today online retailer Amazon.com announced its new Amazon Pages program that enables customers to purchase online access to entire books as well as portions of books (a page, section, or chapter). The service is anticipated to launch next year.

Here are some interesting links on the topic:

• Amazon Press Release: Amazon.com Announces Plans for Innovative Digital Book Programs
• Marketing Vox: Amazon, Random House, Microsoft Announce Digital Book Initiatives
• Washington Post: Amazon.com to Sell Individual Book Pages

Update on Google Print

Today’s the day the Google Print Library Project is set to begin (see my previous Google Print post). The controversy continues:

• Google Press Release: Google Makes Public Domain Books Accessible To The World
• Hartford Courant: Google Print Would Benefit The Public
• Washington Post: World Wide Library?
• Forbes: Don’t Fear Google
• Newsweek: Google’s Book Battle
• BBC: First Google Print Books Launched

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