Kickstarter and Indiegogo are two very prominent crowdfunding websites. If you’re unfamiliar with crowdfunding; the basic idea is that you lay out an idea for a project or product and basically ask folks to contribute financially to seeing the project through from concept to realization. Indie author, Blake Northcott asked for $6,500 and her readers came forward and handed her $35,353. Are there any projects being held up due to funding?

I've never seen Veronica Mars, but I've heard great things about it. The guy who created the show decided to raise money on Kickstarter to do a movie. His goal was to raise 2 million in a month. He did it in a day. A single day. And the money is still pouring in. Crowdsourcing is a fantastic means by which to support the products and projects that we love.

What do Stephen King and TOR and Forge imprints have in common? They are delaying ebook releases to increase sales of paper book copies. More details after the jump.

I finished the first draft of Mirrored near the end of November. If my rudimentary math skills still serve me that was over two months ago. I should be pretty close to getting it into your hands by now, right? Wrong.

Let me begin with the caveat that this story is unfinished. It’s a work in progress and I’ll post additional details on my blog as the story continues and (hopefully soon) concludes. I recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite. It was my first Kindle. I was a staunch Barnes and Noble NOOK guy. Is that a NOOKer? In any case, I got tired of defective charging cables. I got tired of customer service giving me the runaround. I got tired of being told to go purchase things with my own money and then mail in receipts for a refund. I just got tired, alright? I decided enough was enough and that I had to at...