Digital Book Piracy- How Big of a Problem?

Hey, guys hope all is well. Yes the book is now on sale for you to purchase. Check out this webpage: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/323886 and buy for $.99. For one week starting tomorrow I will send you a swag gift of my two business cards.

The reason for this article today is about book piracy in the digital age- how appropriate for those who like to read and or sell digital books or in other words ebooks. How much does copyright protect you? How much does the website you are on protect you? Please read this article: http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/how-to-save-your-ebook-from-pirates_b24489 to find out. The suggestions are good. I will go over some of them.

A quick recap of the suggestions they have given you word for word from the article:
1. Start a daily Google Alert for your name and for the name of your book.
2. Search the most popular file sharing sites.
3. Send a DMCA take-down notice.
4. Save a list of all the sites where you discovered the pirated copies and keep checking them. Use a mirror filing list to keep the link alive.
5. Send a list of all infringing websites in a list to your publisher.

See this is why I believe it is important for you to have your copyright on file with the correct governmental agency. And you can always file your copyright later after publication if you so choose. Most publishers however will cover your copyright. You don’t have to file copyright if you don’t choose to and pay the fees but if you want any legal backing or support for your claim then the suggestion is to file your copyright. Thus situations like this won’t occur without you being able to back up your claim that you wrote or are the owner of this novel.

I have spoken with other writers two in fact who had the offender’s book removed from the sale list on the websites that they were found on for sale. It took them a while to do so but they prevailed in the end because it wasn’t there novel. This happens more often than people realize. My question to you and to all those who write or who like to read: In the event that you face that situation where the novel maybe pirated= and another is claiming that it is their novel and causing you problems= do you feel that you should give up and start from scratch or do you feel that you should fight? I think that is a good question for us all.

Until the next time something pops up in my head guys, have a good day. And don’t forget to buy the novel. Second one coming up soon hopefully.

The Time Has Arrived!

So…drumroll please- it is here the first book of Yasmine Jameson. Here is the link to it: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/323886

Questioning the Use of Traditional Publishers versus Indie, Self Publishers?

Then you may want to read this article. It is written by Misty Evans. The title of the article is: Merging Traditional and Indie Publishing. Here is the link to the article: http://novelspot.net/node/5294.

Specifically, I like this part:
In my opinion, today’s publishing shell game offers authors the best of both worlds. You decide who will publish your manuscript and how your books will find readers. Many traditionally published authors have gone dark side and indie published. A few indies have gone dark side and sold books to traditional publishers. No matter what your take is on the world of publishing, to me neither side is evil. They both can work for us to broaden the availability of our books and keep our readers happy IF we make well-informed decisions.

She offers many good points as well about the pros and cons of publishing and also about working with editors as well. I think it is an informative article. Please take a good look and read.

Update: I have been accepted into the Dorrance Publishing Program for my novel

A Book of Poetry

by Yasmine Jameson. However, I haven’t accepted the contract as of yet. I do have to call her about the situation and the money. Otherwise, I do have my account set up for Smashwords and I have actually a work in progress for an epublished novel. So hopefully, one of those three ways, the novel will be out shortly for you the public to purchase and I hope that you do.

NaNoWriMo Prep

Please read: http://www.writersrelief.com/blog/2012/10/nanowrimo-success/.

A Book Review of Shaquana Jackson’s Poetry Novel

New author Shaquana Jackson is currently pedalling her new poetry novel soon to be available in stores and also online for your viewing pleasure. I have been lucky enough to complete a book review of her poetry.

Buy Link: To Be Provided

Book Review:

I enjoyed the read I was given. It is different from poetry that I have read as it is religious as well as based on everyday situations. However I think that all of you will find it an uplifting read. It talks of telling tales, telling rumours, how to handle the lies and the good that is dealt to you. I am not going to give it away I think you should buy the book.

Here is an excerpt from her novel.
There Are Times

There are going to be times when the world is against you and all fails with the things you are trying to pursue

There are also times when one don’t understand your visions down grading you when they’re supposed to be Christians

And yet you still don’t see why friends are rare and most people rain on your dreams cause they don’t care

There are going to be times when you pray for protection from your enemies’ time and time again and you will slowly see friends disappearing and breaking free from all sin

There are going to be times when you can’t trust anyone after reconstructing the damaged that is done without knowing what else is yet to come

There going to be times when you notice the hate and jealousy flowing from family and friends and you’re alone thinking to yourself how did all this begin

People are put in our life’s to help or teach us a lesson sometimes it stress us and cause us to sometimes miss out on our blessings

However that is hard to do when one paint their own picture and run away with their thoughts leaving it up to their visual not knowing what’s in your heart

There are going to be ups and downs as we go through life finding ourselves and realizing some are not for us because most people only look out for their selves

There’s a time to cry, laugh, and some disappointment in our lifetime whether we like it or not but it’s up to us to never give up and make do with what we got

So therefore to have the times when you’ve done your best in spite of what the world thinks of you look above to the heavens and the Higher Power will continue to see you thru

And that right there should make you push even harder and conquer anything that comes your way every morning you awake and remember anything is possible through God who strengthens you on this bless day

I think if you like this poem you will like the others.

NaNoWriMo Preparation for My Story This Year

Hey fellow writers. I am prepping for NaNoWriMo this year. Last year I tried it and flubbed out way early. But this year I am not planning to do it. I have had a good group this year. The group is online and also in person but you have to travel. Looking for transportation. The website address: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/sign_in National Novel Writing Month and the group is actually located in the state I reside in right now. So that is cool. There are a lot of articles out there about the month of November. I will repost from my another author’s blog which is prep for NaNoWriMo. The author is Alexandra Sokoloff and the title of the article is: http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/ Screenwriting Tricks. Even though it is for a person who writes for theatre or who may write for the stage- the author is a novel writer, and she has given some good tips. Another article comes off of Writer Unboxed called http://writerunboxed.com/2012/10/13/pre-plot-for-nanowrimo/ Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo. The guest author has written three books to help you with your plotting for your novel. Another good article I had found was on writing dialogue called http://writerunboxed.com/2012/10/16/10-tips-for-writing-impactful-dialogue/. If I find some more I will let you all know.

UPDATE

HEY FELLOW MYSTERY AND POETRY LOVERS- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IT IS ONLY ONE COPY OF THE BOOK OF POETRY BY YASMINE JAMESON. AND I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO DO IT AS A RAFFLE THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2012. SO SEND ME YOUR INFORMATION AND IN THE POST INCLUDE ONE REASON WHY YOU LIKE POETRY AND MYSTERY. AND IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOUR FAVORITE POET OR MYSTERY AUTHOR IS. I WILL DECIDE ON OCTOBER 31, 2012 AND POST IT. IT WILL BE SENT OUT IN AN EMAIL BECAUSE I DONT THINK I WILL HAVE IT AS A SOFT COVER OR HARD COVER BOOK. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT GUYS.

UPDATE CENTRAL

Hi. I am putting the Voyeur Lawyer back on the blog in its completed form hopefully in a couple of months. Please be on the lookout too. I am hoping to also complete the copyright as well. For those who are supporting me in my endeavor I thank you for your patience. AS another writer says, concentrate on those who are for you and not for those who aren’t. I am hoping to make more of you for me as you read my writing. So thanks for your support. Check back in a couple of months for the book and check back in another month for a book review.

Update Central

Hi guys. I forgot to let you know that I also write book reviews under this name Yasmine Jameson on http://www.manicreaders.com. Please check them out. You may also see some at http://www.yougottaread.com under the name Nicole also for Yasmine Jameson.

Check it out.

UPDATE CENTRAL

For those in the know: it isn’t easy maintaining the friendships that you made in college afterwards. People move away. For me, facebook is a godsend. I can keep in touch with them and see what they are doing. When I hear that people are not actually using it the way that it can be or they say that they are strictly using it for roleplay I don’t like that if it isn’t for a game. But I hope that you all enjoy it, use it well and I am hoping to have some visitors today. So I will not be on here long. Come by and visit. And participate in the contest.