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Barnes and Noble to Offer Digital Content In UK #FED_ebooks #ebook #Nook #Author #UK

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Barnes & Noble to Offer Its Award-Winning NOOK® Products and Digital Content in the UK Starting This Autumn

 

Available Through nook.co.uk in Mid-October; Partnerships with Leading UK Retailers to be Announced

 

NEW YORK , NY  (Businesswire) Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that its award-winning NOOK reading experience and leading digital bookstore are coming to the United Kingdom this autumn through a new www.nook.co.uk online storefront, marking the first time the company will expand its business internationally. The world’s largest bookseller will also offer its highly sought-after NOOK digital products and content to UK reading and entertainment lovers through partnerships with leading retailers expected to be announced shortly. These well-known UK partners are expected to support the NOOK offering there through both established physical and online channels.

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NOOK Simple Touch (TM)

The first products to be available when the company begins offering its products in the UK in mid-October include Barnes & Noble’s line of critically acclaimed E Ink® Readers, NOOK Simple Touch™ and NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight™, the top-ranked eBook readers in the US.

“We are proud to be able to offer our top-rated line of NOOK reading devices and our award-winning digital bookstore to the discerning and highly educated consumers in the UK,” said William J. Lynch, Chief Executive Officer at Barnes & Noble. “We’re confident our award-winning technology, combined with our expansive content – including books, children’s books, magazines, apps, movies and more – will bring UK customers the option they’ve been waiting for.”

With its highly acclaimed NOOK offering, Barnes & Noble has been a leader in creating innovative products that provide the best digital reading and entertainment experience for millions of NOOK customers. The company’s many groundbreaking advancements in the digital reading space include creating the 7-inch Reader’s Tablet™ category, and the world’s first E Ink device with a built-in light for reading in the dark. NOOK products are currently sold in the US at NOOK Digital Shops™ and counters in more than 1,300 Barnes & Noble and Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, and through top US retailers.

The popular NOOK Simple Touch and NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight are set to launch in the UK in time for the holiday shopping season. NOOK Simple Touch is the easiest-to-use Reader with the world’s best, most paper-like reading screen and longest battery life. NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight adds a patent-pending lighting technology for reading in the dark, so it’s like two devices in one, as amazing at the beach as it is in bed. Both of the lightweight devices feature built-in access via WiFi® to Barnes & Noble’s leading digital catalog and an ergonomic form with a soft-touch back that’s comfortable to hold for hours.

Starting this autumn, UK customers will be able to shop an expansive NOOK Store™ featuring more than 2.5 million digital titles – including top-selling UK books, newspapers and magazines – plus comics, exciting NOOK Apps and more. UK NOOK customers will be able to “Read what they love, anywhere they like™” on NOOK devices as well as their favorite mobile and computing devices using free NOOK reading apps. Purchased NOOK content is always safe and available through NOOK Cloud™. UK residents wishing to learn more about NOOK can visit www.nook.co.uk.

Further product, pricing and availability details will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Ebook Publishing Design Edition First Graphic Aggregators Ebooks Publishers Distribution POD Designing Approved Aggregator How Services Academic Distributor Chapter Submission Professional Firsteditiondesignpublishing.com published book market First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) book distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts and formats manuscripts for every type of platform (e-reader). They submit Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and over 100,000 additional on-line locations including retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company’s POD division creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. First Edition Design Publishing is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with Apple and Microsoft.

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New #Sony eReader Gives Book Lovers More Freedom #FED_ebooks #ebook #ereader

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Sony’s New eReader Provides Book Lovers with More Freedom to Read Anytime and Anywhere

Reader™ from Sony (PRS-T2) now offers more features to manage content, easy wireless access to public libraries and enhanced touch screen for more immersive reading

Press Release: Sony Electronics –Aug 16, 2012 

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sony introduced today Reader™ (PRS-T2), a light and thin 6″ eReader with an enhanced, intuitive touch screen optimized for long-term reading and the most natural, immersive reading experience. Available in three colors – white, red or matte black – Reader offers new social features and a simplified and intuitively designed home screen.

The most natural, intuitive eReading experience

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New Sony eReader Provides Book Lovers with More Freedom to Read Anytime and Anywhere. (PRNewsFoto/Sony Electronics)

The glare-free, E-Ink® Pearl V220 touch screen has been enhanced for optimal long-term reading. It now features intuitive touch, more paper-like page turns, improved continuous page turns and a smoother zoom in and out. The new device features an improved default book layout and makes it easier to organize and find books. The device has two English language and four translation dictionaries built-in and provides up to two months battery life (with wireless off) and 2GB of storage. Readers can swipe a finger to turn a page, zoom in and out by pinching fingers together or apart or write notes on the page or highlight text with a finger or the supplied stylus. Users can also choose from eight font sizes and seven font styles.

Share content wherever you are

The device includes new Facebook® and Evernote® features. Consumers now have the ability to post a short passage from books purchased from Reader™ Store to Facebook directly from the device along with the book cover, author and title.

For the first time, Reader is combining features from Evernote to allow users to save their favorite web content to enjoy any time. Evernote’s Web Clipper allows saving content with a click, and pages saved with Evernote Clearly are optimized for Reader’s crisp E-Ink display. Favorite passages can also be annotated on Reader and saved back to Evernote for viewing later on any smartphone, tablet or PC.

Books at your fingertips from Reader Store and Public Library System

With built-in Wi-Fi®, Reader PRS-T2 offers consumers more access to books anytime and anywhere. Sony continues to offer its popular and critically-acclaimed public library lending feature by offering patrons with a valid library card the ability to easily and conveniently borrow free e-books wirelessly from over 15,000 public libraries in the US via an intuitive, simple-to-use dedicated icon on the device.

Beyond borrowing free books from public libraries, book lovers can also continue to access and download thousands of e-books, newspapers and magazines from Reader™ Store directly to the device using a Wi-Fi connection. Reader Store now offers a web-based Store, giving consumers more freedom to read the content they love, anytime and anywhere. Reader Store accounts are now accessible from most web browsers, and sign-in and purchase can be done without having to install any software to a computer. The web store officially supports the latest browsers on Windows® and Mac® operating systems, including Internet Explorer®, Safari®, Chrome™ and Firefox®. Any book purchased via web browser will be waiting in the user’s Reader library, ready to be read.

As part of Sony’s collaboration with Pottermore and the Pottermore Shop (the exclusive home of the Harry Potter eBooks), Sony will offer a voucher to redeem against the first eBook in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, for free. The voucher can be redeemed at the Pottermore Shop following purchase of the matte black Reader PRS-T2.

Reader PRS-T2 is available for order now for about $129 at Sony Stores and online at http://store.sony.com and other authorized retailers nationwide. Accessories for Reader include a Cover and a Cover with light, for about $35 and $50 respectively.

For more information please visit www.sony.com

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Ebook Publishing Design Edition First Graphic Aggregators Ebooks Publishers Distribution POD Designing Approved Aggregator How Services Academic Distributor Chapter Submission Professional Firsteditiondesignpublishing.com published book market First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) book distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts and formats manuscripts for every type of platform (e-reader). They submit Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and over 100,000 additional on-line locations including retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company’s POD division creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. First Edition Design Publishing is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with Apple and Microsoft.

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I never dreamed my book would be available world-wide #FED_ebooks #ebook #Author #Indieauthor

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I never dreamed my book would be available world-wide

Guest blog post by Robert Boyd, DO

Sitting in my own little corner of the planet I had a head full of ideas.  I knew no one else had them.  They were the outcome of many years of research and what I believed to be original thinking.  They were also at odds in many ways with the orthodoxy in my own field.

We all have our dreams.  Mine wasn’t so much to become an author as to get a message across.  The message was a universal one in the area of health and healthcare and I just had to get it down into the written word.

I had previously self-published a book pre-internet days – local printer using old style type set and all that – and it finally served a very limited professional audience.  Next there came another book for which I engaged a self-publishing company and it cost a lot of money with very limited results.

 This time, and with a bit more research and lessons learned, the eBook seemed the way to go.  The cyber age was upon us and seemed destined to be the dominant player in the years ahead.  Not only was it simple to operate as a reader, even to senior citizens like myself, but by its very nature, it was to be available instantly anywhere in the world, be it Singapore, Sydney, New York or anywhere else in the English speaking world.

 For an author the publishing ramifications are also a relatively hassle free process.  I often compare this experience with my earlier ones and marvel at the differences but this time it was really important to me that my book would have a world-wide audience.  The whole purpose was in the message and so I kill two birds with one stone – be an author globally and get the message out globally.

 There are publishers and publishers, of course, and my one caveat is that the choice of publisher has to be well researched.  I spent a lot of time on this one and it proved to have been well worth the effort.

About Robert Boyd, DO:

Robert Boyd, DO, was a (now retired) Registered Osteopath, trained and living in the United Kingdom. His first love was in the field of herbal medicine and he graduated from the London School of Herbal Medicine.  He subsequently became a Faculty member in their Education Department. 

Robert later graduated as a Registered (Licensed) Osteopath and soon developed an interest in Cranial Osteopathy.  The cranial dimension became his lifetime passion.  His research is groundbreaking and he is regarded internationally as a leader and teacher in his field.  He is now President of the Bio Cranial Institute International, located in St Louis, MO.  He is the author of An Introduction to Bio Cranial Therapy and The HeadWay to Health, with a new eBook published November 2011, The Gateway to 10,000 Illnesses.  He has also authored teaching manuals and had numerous articles published in professional journals.  Robert is married to Vera, a certified Bio Craniopath, Aromatherapist and Yoga teacher, and who has closely shared his journey. He has two daughters, Cheryll and Sandra and two grandsons, James and Matthew.

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When Writing Goes From a Hobby to a Business #FED_ebooks #writer #author #indieauthor #selfpublish

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When Writing Goes From a Hobby to a Business

Guest Blog By: Linda Maria Frank

Did I ever think that as a science teacher I would write a book? The key that made it happen for me was teaching something that became a passion. Trite? I’m not sure about that. Passion is a word I often see connected to success.

Teaching forensic science at the high school and college levels dovetailed with my love of mystery books, and a childhood hero-worship of Nancy Drew. In fact, I market my books as Nancy Drew meets CSI, mystery stories for girls of all ages.

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Author Linda Maria Frank

It all started in the high school library where I began to write case studies for my students, to make the science come alive through stories that included intrigue and sympathetic characters. The characters were so sympathetic that I decided to turn the plots and the characters of those case studies into my Annie Tillery Mystery series, The Madonna Ghost and Girl with Pencil, Drawing.

Producing the books required knowing how to write a book. I was not a trained writer. I found a writing course that met my requirements, and learned what I needed to know to get that story in book form.

Self-publishing had not yet exploded into the phenomenon it has become, so years went by before I screwed up the courage to publish.

The climate seemed right in 2009. I approached the self-publishing company I used at the time, and I began the process of submissions, revisions, editing, proof-reading, cover design, cover- copy and securing publishing rights. When that book was done I moved on to the next book with the same publisher.

Next came marketing. Marketing is a bear! New to this book business, I had no idea how much was out there by way of opportunities on the Internet. Signing up with First Edition Design Publishing was a no-brainer. It saved the time it would have cost me to get my eBook versions in so many different markets.

I am working on number three in my series, and am glad I self-published because it gives me lots of control over the entire process.

I’m digging deep into the world of marketing. I even do a program with another author about our journey through self-publishing, “So You Want to Write a Story?”  Social media, so important to anyone who markets, can almost be a full time job. There are also blog radio shows and local access TV.

What a surprise that my favorite classroom experience would turn into being a published author. If you have a good idea and want to produce a book, check out my website. If you are a published author and want to be on my TV show, “The Writer’s Dream”, get in touch using the contact information below.

 About Linda Maria Frank: With the introduction of the Annie Tillery Mysteries, Linda has been happily launching a new career as author. Inspired by a childhood passion for Nancy Drew books and the popular television series, CSI, she successfully married an appealing heroine (Annie Tillery) with a gripping story plots to create these new fiction books for mystery readers. The Madonna Ghost has earned the distinctive “Editor’s Choice” and “Rising Star” awards. Girl With Pencil Drawing, the second book in the series, ramps up the adventure and suspense. Annie stays one step ahead of the bad guys by the skin of her teeth.

Before venturing into writing, Frank’s first love was teaching science, her assignments ranging from Middle School to graduate level courses at Hofstra and Adelphi Universities. It was the forensic science courses that gave her the story lines for her heroine, Annie, who is based on a composite of former beloved students.

Presently Frank is involved in a project at LTV in East Hampton called “The Writer’s Dream,” a series of shows with writers who discuss different aspects of the profession.

Frank is a native New Yorker, who enjoys sailing, cross country skiing and traveling. Today, when Frank is not writing chapters for the next Annie Tillery Mystery, she is out there doing presentation of her books. See Linda Maria Frank on YouTube or visit her web sites, www.lindamariafrank.com, www.annietillery.com and Facebook pages: Official Fans of the Madonna Ghost, and The Writer’s Dream.


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Microsoft releases 85 free eBooks for developing Windows #FED_ebooks #microsoft #windows #ebook

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College Stores Association Argues Against DOJ, #eBooks and eTextbooks Are Different #FED_ebooks #college #textbook

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College Stores Association Argues Against DOJ, eBooks and eTextbooks Are Different

The National Association of College Stores wants the Department of Justice and the U.S. District Court to provide a clearer definition of “e-books” so that e-textbooks are not lumped in with consumer-focused trade e-books in the proposed e-book price-fixing settlement.

First Edition Design eBook Publisher Aggregator Master Distributor www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.comIn its July 23 response to comments on the proposed e-book price-fixing settlement between the DOJ and three of the largest U.S. publishers, the DOJ said, “because none of the Settling Defendants sell e-textbooks, and the Complaint already makes it clear that ‘e-books’ in the context of this case do not encompass ‘non-trade e-books’ such as ‘academic textbooks.’”

 

Counsel for the NACS says in a statement that this argument is not factual and not persuasive.

“Factually, the terms ‘academic textbook’ and ‘e-textbook’ are not used consistently, so without an explicit definition in the settlement agreement, interpretation of the document will be difficult and could cause publishers to hesitate to experiment in the higher education marketplace. Are ‘the Odyssey’ or ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ academic books when sold for use in a classroom?,” said Marc Fleischaker, of Arent Fox LLP, the NACS counsel.

Fleischaker goes on to argue that the settling publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster — produce books that are used in the classroom and that they could go on to produce textbooks in the future if they chose.

Since no illegal conduct was alleged in the e-textbook market, the DOJ should make clear that e-textbooks are exempt from the settlement and from the lawsuit, the NACS says. Further, the NACS is urging the court — Judge Denise Cote — to reject the settlement unless it makes this distinction in the e-textbook market.

Later this Summer, Judge Cote will decide whether a proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and the three settling publishers is in the public interest and will go through. Antitrust experts expect the settlement to be approved. Nearly 900 comments have been sent to the judge, the vast majority of them against the settlement. Yesterday, the DOJ responded to the comments, reasserting the illegality of the publishers’ actions and that the settlement justly remedies the e-book price-fixing alleged in the DOJ’s lawsuit.

Source: www.digitalbookworld.com

First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft. First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with Apple and Microsoft.

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Publishing News For You #FED_ebooks #ebook #author #indieauthor #writer

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First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft. First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft.

 

Stephen King on eBooks #FED_ebooks #ebook #Author #Indieauthor

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Stephen King on eBooks

Bestselling author and eBook pioneer says that the Internet may hurt book sales but content is more important than delivery method.

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Stephen King on eBooks

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First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft. First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft.
First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook and POD (Print On Demand) distributor. Ranked first in the industry, First Edition Design Publishing converts, formats and submits Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, and scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The company is a licensed and approved Aggregator and holds licenses with both Apple and Microsoft.

 

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Library Ebooks Still a Mystery to Most

A recent Pew Research survey says that most readers don’t know that they may be able to borrow ebooks from their local library. Pew says 12% of American ebook readers from 16-years-old and up, have borrowed an ebook from a library in the last year. Results show that ebook borrowers also tend to read more books than non-borrowers.

Still, most seem to be in the dark about ebook lending.

According to Pew:

“But most in the broader public, not just e-book readers, are generally not aware they can borrow e-books from libraries. We asked all those ages 16 and older if they know whether they can borrow e-books from their library and 62% said they did not know if their library offered that service. Some 22% say they know that their library does lend out e-books, and 14% say they know their library does not lend out e-books.”

 More than 75% of the nations libraries lend ebooks, says Pew, so it’s surprising that patrons would not know their local libraries offer the service. Many of those who do borrow ebooks, say their libraries have a a good selection (32%); 18% say they have a very good selction and 16% say it’s excellent. On the flip side, 23% complain about a fair selection and 4% say they have a poor selection. Another common complaint was the dreaded wait-list.

SOURCE:  www.econtentmag.com

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First Edition Design Publishing is the world’s largest eBook distributor. Ranked first in the industry, they convert, format and submit eBooks to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD (Print On Demand) division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The Company is a licensed and approved eBook Aggregator, Apple Developer and Microsoft Solution Provider.First Edition Design Publishing  is the world’s largest eBook distributor. Ranked first in the industry, they convert, format and submit Fiction, Non-Fiction, Academic and Children’s Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD (Print On Demand) division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The Company is a licensed and approved eBook Aggregator, Apple Developer and Microsoft Solution Provider.

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Mobiuswriter Interviews Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner

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Have you ever wondered why experiences that turn some individuals into bitter people change others into better ones? This is the central question in – BUT HE CALLS ME BLESSED!
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SARAH UDOH-GROSSFURTHNER First Edition Design PublishingFaith, that intangible yet vitally important thing to countless people. It has pulled people through the most hideous situations. People may not have come out smiling immediately, but so many have attributed faith as their guiding star in deeply troubled times. Sarah Udoh Grossfurthner has interviewed five women who looked to faith to sustain them during painful times.

Question: When a person is in a horrible situation, faith is wonderful. Tell me about the role of free will and small steps toward a solution, or at least, easing the burden.

Answer: First of all, these two – faith and free will – are not in opposing camps. Both are intrinsically linked because faith is a choice. Whether that choice is to believe in ourselves, in someone we trust or in God, when we talk about choices we are invariably saying that we are not coerced, but are making the decision of our own free will. As a matter of fact, the Bible says in Revelation 3:20, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will eat with him, and he with me.”

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Question: What are your thoughts on people who only use faith (without action) as their means of dealing with a heinous situation?

Answer:  For the complete interview with Sarah…visit mobiuswriter.com  

 First Edition Design eBook and POD PublishingFirst Edition Design Publishing  is the world’s largest eBook distributor. Ranked first in the industry, they convert, format and submit eBooks to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, 3M, Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Nielsen, EBSCO, scores of additional on-line retailers, libraries, schools, colleges and universities. The company also has a POD (Print On Demand) division, which creates printed books and makes them available worldwide through their distribution network. The Company is a licensed and approved eBook Aggregator,Apple Developer and Microsoft Solution Provider.

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