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A Collection of Fantastic Books and Stories

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

One of the perks of being a writer is being friends with other writers.  I often get to read novels and stories before they’re published and cheer them on when they are.  The writers I regularly chat with about the … Continue reading →

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Wrangling with eBook Data

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Last week at the Dean & Kris workshops, the topic of dealing with ebook data came up from a number of the participants.  The various epub sites will dump data into Excel for accounting and tracking purposes, but once a … Continue reading →

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A Fantastic Week in Oregon

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Whew. Today I’m an exhausted but happy writer.  Last week I had the pleasure of being involved with two Dean & Kris workshops on the Oregon coast.  The atmosphere, learning and people were fantastic. The week was nothing short of mind-blowing … Continue reading →

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The Digital Sea – Now Available in Paperback

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

For those of you without an eReader, The Digital Sea is now available on Amazon as a paperback.  The cover looks fantastic and I’m very pleased how the artist, Joseph Roberts, transformed my vague ideas into a beautifully rendered retro … Continue reading →

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Conservation Through Digitization

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

In my recently released novel The Digital Sea, the Ecoverse corporation is the Google-sized behemoth (or should I say Facebook since it’s 2011) that controls the networks and software that make up the ubiquitous augmented world.  The company motto is Conservation through … Continue reading →

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The Digital Sea – Now Available

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I’d always thought that writing the novel was the longest part of the publishing process.  Little did I know that publishing it would take about five times as long as writing it.  Still, good things come to those who wait, … Continue reading →

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Fashionista AR Dressing Room from Zugara

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Today RichRelevance and Zugara unveiled Fashionista, a social shopping experience using augmented reality on Tobi.  While they still have the dreaded marker (for setting spatial coordinates), the motion capture controls and usefulness of home shopping make up for its brief … Continue reading →

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Espresso Book Machine

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

*click* That’s the sound of the publishing industry changing forever, irrevocably. I’ve explained in previous posts about waste in the publishing industry.  Once the Espresso Book Machine gains widespread use, the crime of unloved books dying on bookshelves and in warehouses … Continue reading →

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Viva La Kindle2 Revolution

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The Kindle2 is not revolutionary for the reasons you think. It’s sleek, stylish and has more features than you can shake a stick at. It allows for fast book downloads so you can start reading it before you’ve had your margarita … Continue reading →

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