Help with Writing eBook

Gadget Safari · 03-05-2011, 12:15 PM

Hi, I am the owner of a technology website deleted by moderator and love everything to do with technology. I would love to write a relatively short eBook on a technological matter, however I am not really sure what to do it on.
There are various things which I have considered such as The Technology Evolution and Life Without Technology however I cannot come to a deffinate choice.
I do not want to do a tutorial, as I am not that into that sort of writing.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Cheers

starrigger · 03-06-2011, 04:09 PM

Sounds like you want to have written a book.

If you don't have your own passion for an idea, how can anyone here give it to you?

Conor · 03-06-2011, 05:53 PM

As you have two ideas in mind, why not write both? Then pick what you consider the best for publication. Or publish both. Either in one ebook or two.
But as Starrigger said, it's a decision only you can make.
I've written about 20% of a book so far, but the idea certainly came first.

SleepyBob · 03-07-2011, 10:30 AM

But at least you got an advertisement in for your website.

Conor · 03-07-2011, 04:27 PM

Not any more.

Worldwalker · 03-07-2011, 04:54 PM

What is it with website spammers today, anyway? There's another one spamming about his blog.

queentess · 03-07-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwalker

What is it with website spammers today, anyway? There's another one spamming about his blog.

Hey, at least these guys can form a coherent sentence. Remember Thesaurus Guy, rickymartin213 (whose posts seem to have all been deleted, or I would link to them)?

Worldwalker · 03-07-2011, 05:03 PM

I still wanna know what the Thesaurus Guy was doing. He was obviously up to something ... but what?

Bilbo1967 · 03-07-2011, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

Hey, at least these guys can form a coherent sentence. Remember Thesaurus Guy, rickymartin213 (whose posts seem to have all been deleted, or I would link to them)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

I still wanna know what the Thesaurus Guy was doing. He was obviously up to something ... but what?

Well now I feel peeved - I never saw him.

queentess · 03-07-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Well now I feel peeved - I never saw him.

I found one where I quoted him (though I did not use his proper name). It's my favoritest.

Bilbo1967 · 03-07-2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

I found one where I quoted him (though I did not use his proper name). It's my favoritest.

Thanks - that was.....interesting

ardeegee · 03-07-2011, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

I found one where I quoted him (though I did not use his proper name). It's my favoritest.

Oh-- that. I quoted that, too:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=38

My assumption was that it was a bot (badly) designed to generate believable posts to raise a post count before the real spam or scam messages began. I reported "him."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterbot

When I said "he" failed the Turing test, I really meant that he failed the Turing test.

03-05-2011, 12:15 PM	#1
Gadget Safari Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: None	Help with Writing eBook Hi, I am the owner of a technology website deleted by moderator and love everything to do with technology. I would love to write a relatively short eBook on a technological matter, however I am not really sure what to do it on. There are various things which I have considered such as The Technology Evolution and Life Without Technology however I cannot come to a deffinate choice. I do not want to do a tutorial, as I am not that into that sort of writing. Does anyone have any ideas? Cheers Last edited by HarryT; 03-07-2011 at 10:39 AM.

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starrigger Jeffrey A. Carver Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+	Sounds like you want to have written a book. If you don't have your own passion for an idea, how can anyone here give it to you?

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Conor Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 1011234 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Kobo Touch	As you have two ideas in mind, why not write both? Then pick what you consider the best for publication. Or publish both. Either in one ebook or two. But as Starrigger said, it's a decision only you can make. I've written about 20% of a book so far, but the idea certainly came first.

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03-07-2011, 05:03 PM	#8
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I still wanna know what the Thesaurus Guy was doing. He was obviously up to something ... but what?

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