Benjamin Sobieck's Blog – September 2010 Archive (3)

Book Bans Prevent Youth from Exploring Ideas Safely

by Benjamin Sobieck

In this day of digitization, librarians aren't what they used to be. Once, they sorted books. Now, they keep patrons from looking at porn of other sexy librarians on the computers. And when the Internet is down, they're battling stuck-ups of the worst kind:…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on September 27, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Freshening Up My Website

"The only thing we need now is a chandelier! It's just not complete without a chandelier! What about this one? How 'bout this one? Or this one? Chandelier!"

Hang some gaudy crap from the ceiling, because my site (http://www.benjaminsobieck.webs.com) has been renovated. I'll summarize as the paint dries.

1) "4 Killer Crime Stories in 4 Minutes" eBook is on sale for $1.50. Proceeds…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on September 3, 2010 at 12:41pm — No Comments

E-Mail Newsletters Good Way to Connect With Readers

I completed my first e-mail newsletter for my legions of subscribers, all three of them. You can view it free of charge here: http://tinyurl.com/2763pzp.

Authors should consider sending an e-mail newsletter. They are an effective way to reach people who want to read you. Sure, Twitter and Facebook offer the same connections. But newsletters are engrossing and offer attractive formatting options.

There are free templates hanging… Continue

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on September 1, 2010 at 12:19pm — No Comments