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BookMooch - exchange books.

Post excerpts of both fiction and non-fiction books. Readers can comment.

A first-time author, a virtual unknown, can have his book rapidly climb to the top of just about every best-seller list. But that's what Timothy Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek did in 2007, and the way he did it was just as remarkable as what he achieved. Here, the Write to Done blog interviews Tim on his book.

Calibre is free software (cross platform) which works as a one stop solution to your e-book needs. It provides library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversions, and e-book reader sync features. It can compile a library of your e-books held in many formats.

Diane Eble's blog - copious information on book publishing, marketing, virtual book tours, teleseminars etc

Another client of THGM Writing Services publishes her book. Simone B and the Magical Mirror by Dr. Denita S. Bottoms is a motivational self-help book for primary school-age girls.

Magical Mountain is the first book in a four-part fantasy series, Kingdom of Treasures. The book retells the story of Cinderella from the fairy's perspective, giving readers insight into a classic fairytale from a fresh viewpoint. Keeping things interesting, Magical Mountain also borrows plot and character elements from 1001 Arabian Nights (Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister). However, the story fosters its own exciting adventure as it focuses on the fairies and the story following the marriage.

ane Green. Writer. Londoner transplanted to America 21 years ago. Mother of six. Former art student. Author of 21 novels and one cookbook. Mostly tired. When did you first WANT to write a book? When Freya North wrote Sally and I thought, hang on, I could do that too. I was a journalist on the daily express at the time, and had read Nick Hornby's High Fidelity and realized no-one was doing this for women. Little did I know that Helen Fielding was in her flat a mile away crafting Bridget Jones's Diary. When did you take a step to start writing? I was already a journalist. Nick Lloyd left as editor of the express, and the new editor had me writing about giraffes instead of relationships. It was clearly time to make a change. I very stupidly left my job, and gave myself three months to write a book AND get a publishing deal. Miraculously, there was a bidding war for my first book, about two days before that time period was up. How long did it take you to complete your first book from the first idea to release? I think a year. How long did it take you to complete your latest book from the first idea to release? About three years, but it is historical fiction, set in the sixties in London and Marrakech, and required intensive research, including moving back to London for a bit. Read more.....

The publishing industry is changing as are reading habits. Paperbacks are out, ebooks are in; bookshops are closing, Internet sales are booming. So where does this leave the poor old reader? How does he find the books he really wants to read and once he has does he need to do anything about it? Can a reader be content that he's done his bit if he's bought and read a book? Does an author have any right to expect more from him?

Bibliophil.org has a lot of features including cataloguing, friends, sorting by many fields, ratings of books, recommendations, loaning of books, search for best price, wish lists, data export, mobile access, and it's all free.

Shelfari is a social network for people who love books. Create a virtual shelf to show off your books (which looks like a shelf), share them with friends. Pretty site.

Pat Holt speaks candidly about books and the book industry

Squidoo Lens which has some excellent information on how to go about doing a book promotion tour via blogs. Step by Steps, polls, you can comment, and the work is available under a creative commons license also.

Juicespot allows people to comment on books, review them, and recommend.

Bookseller, New Zealand - a trade association - the website has a bestseller list of books.

WH Smith (UK) has four book charts online, for their own products

Amazon.co.uk's Book Bestseller List

Squirl beta - catalogue books, stamps, coins, comic books, records, join groups

This is a sneak peak of the book I am writing with the producer of all 3 Godfather movies. Gray Frederickson also produced Apocalypse Now, The Outside and more. This chapter is about the difficulty in making of "The Godfather"