The Writer’s Coin

Here’s what my situation looks like for April compared to March:

The increase data tells you I boosted my alternative income by $56 compared to yesterday, which is pretty good (a 70% increase over last month’s 36% increase), but there are some things to clarify before getting too giddy.
I didn’t get any ING referrals this month [...]

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I’ve talked and thought about alternative income and diversifying my income for a long time but I’ve never really counted up all the pennies to see how much I’ve been making. It was just such an “insignificant” amount that I never gave it much thought.
Then last month I saw some actual amounts of money in [...]

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I’ve always believed that word of mouth was the best way to learn about new books that I might like to read. That’s why I use Amazon so much—I love seeing what lists people have that include books I’ve enjoyed. It’s fun and it exposes me to new books I never would’ve gotten into (like [...]

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I’ve written before on how important word of mouth is (and should be for marketers) when it comes to buying new products (like books).
Amazon has some really great features that are perfect for people like me that like to read a lot but also like to try new books that we’ve never heard of. That’s [...]

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So I love to read and I love gadgets. Wouldn’t Amazon’s new Kindle device be right up my alley?
Maybe.
Newsweek has a great profile on it that will pretty much tell you everything you need to know about it.
I’ve been considering reading e-books for a long time and was excited when Sony’s Ereader came out. I [...]

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