Cate Baum | Self-Publishing Review

Scribd now compatible with Kindle Fire

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Kindle Fire readers, rejoice! Scribd is now compatible. Download the brand new app to start reading unlimited books.

The Scribd apps for Apple and Android devices have also been updated according to feedback from their community of readers. Scribd just released an update in the iTunes and Google Play stores, with the following new features:

More fonts and font sizes to choose from
Bringing the five-star book rating system from the website to the mobile app
New “night reading” mode with a softer black background
Track your reading progress by page number

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Cate Baum2014-02-11T14:05:29+02:00February 11th, 2014|Categories: News|

Review: The Book of Supplement Secrets by Tim Mielke

The Book of Supplement Secrets: A Beginner’s Guide to Nutritional Supplements is written by Tim Mielke, a bodybuilding expert with years of first-hand nutritional supplements experience under his belt, and a body to prove they work.

Did you know your body stops producing essential amino acids under stress? How about that multivitamin pill you take every day – does it really deliver all you need? What type of weight-loss supplement truly works? What about Omega Oils? Are you sure you know what sugars are in your weight-loss shake? A lot of us sheepishly wash down a handful of various pills […]

Cate Baum2019-08-21T04:02:34+02:00January 31st, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Book Reviews, Health Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

The Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop On The Idyllic Greek Isle Of Ithaca

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The Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop invites participants to their very own private odyssey on the island of Ithaca—a retreat focused on riveting one’s writing through an immersive and intimate Homeric journey. This much-anticipated event will take place August 1-7, 2014.

Ithaca remains unspoiled by the modern world. Even in the height of summer you can find a secluded beach or a rustic corner to contemplate your thoughts. On Ithaca you’ll discover the island’s rich culture and the reason why it holds such a special place in the hearts of those who have visited its shores – truly a writer’s […]

Cate Baum2014-01-27T12:48:11+02:00January 27th, 2014|Categories: News|

Review: House of Mirrors by S. Israel

House of Mirrors is an erotic novel telling the tale of Linda, a young girl with no sexual knowledge who is abducted when she shares a cab with a stranger – then wakes up completely naked in a room made of mirrors after accepting a coffee laced with drugs.

In the vein of Story of O, Linda’s appetite for erotic adventure opens up as walls become transparent and she becomes the voyeur or the participant in a series of sexual vignettes with both a woman, Gloria, and two men, Dave and Joe, before they are released from the house […]

Cate Baum2019-01-22T05:39:55+02:00January 20th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Erotic Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|

Interview with Chris M. Finkelstein

Chris M. Finkelstein was born in the woods and raised by Christian wolves that had become secular Jews by two thousand years of refinement, the first half quite dark.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I already published a non-fiction book over two years ago. I did not try to get published.I did have a professional company, bookcovers.com, do the cover and the interior. They were great guides and very professional.

Since I had been through the ropes, I decided to start this novel myself, again. I did it all on my […]

Cate Baum2014-01-19T22:34:58+02:00January 19th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

Review: Epic Sloth – Tales of the Long Crawl by Philip Gaber

Philip Gaber’s new anthology “Epic Sloth – Tales of The Long Crawl” yet again hits the mark with post-Postmodern American writing. There isn’t much of this sort of literature around any more and this stuff needs to exist. From Kerouac to Selby to Yates to Palahniuk, Gaber pulls together the sum of these writers to pour out anew what it means to be a young disillusioned man in today’s America.

There is a sure East Coast, self-effacing vibe to this writing, but there are tales set all over the US with all kinds of people involved. Young Americans seem to […]

Cate Baum2014-05-05T21:07:07+02:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Short Stories Book Reviews|

Competition – Win An Apple iPad Air Case from Acase!

If you own an iPad Air (Gen 5) and would like to win this luxury cowhide case worth $30, enter our competition today – just leave a comment below!

Acase Multifunction TipTop iPad Air Leather Case’s exterior protects the New iPad Air from bumps and drops This Ultra slim case (adds only 6 mm of total thickness) to your Apple iPad Air. The microfiber protect your Apple iPad Air without any scratches and no residue falling on to the screen. The prize is a black case as in these photos.

Apple iPad Air Case – Designed specifically for the

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Cate Baum2014-01-14T15:47:35+02:00January 10th, 2014|Categories: Features|

The Dawn Of The Self-Published Critic

Cate Baum muses over the state of the self-publishing industry as sales figures show that consumers have indeed taken over the asylum.

In the days of traditional publishing, pre-internet – and even some time past the internet really kicking in around the end of the 20th century, the days of hovering in bookshops on word of mouth hunts for gems still existed. Pre-dating sites, potential lovers would sift through Proust and Kundera to up their game, whilst pre-Facebook, glossy hardback photo books remained the only true way to connect with subcultures and style.

Newspapers such as The Guardian in the […]

Cate Baum2014-01-08T13:46:04+02:00December 26th, 2013|Categories: Lead Story, Member Blog|