Lewis Mills 
How do I do it? How do I say sorry to my two year old grand-daughter about what happened today? I could tell her that this may be a new and interesting world that she will live in – but I don’t believe that. I could tell her that not much will change and that … Read more
Star Wars: The Force Awakens © LucasFilm/Disney Every New Year you always pray that it doesn’t get any worse than the previous one. For me, 2015 proved the non-existence of God or that He just didn’t like the virgin comic book readers that were offered up. Plus, the wife and myself must be some of … Read more
Now and then a lot of hot air can be released, Pompeii style, on whether video games count as art. I personally lean to the side that believes they are and it could be said that video games contain more stylistic approaches and formats than the regular, modern art world put together. Another line of … Read more
If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur – Red Adair
So, a prospective client will ask for a quote on converting their book to an ebook. We’ll ask for the Word or PDF file to be downloaded to a secure Dropbox folder, take a look at what can be done and give said quote… and then – nothing.
I don’t review the books I read as much as I use to. I should. There’s no real reason not to and it’s not as though I’ve not the time. So to get back into the swing of things I’ll start with a selection of current reads. As a change from just graphic novels I … Read more
Question: when is a book not a book? Surprisingly often, when it’s an ebook and the question becomes even more relevant when contemplating the future of said product. Ebooks were so overburdened by the significance put upon them with regards to the future of reading that it’s no wonder so many have fallen at the … Read more
The previous blog “Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8” detailed our attempt to make SVG images work well within the Kindle range from Amazon. The main reason for doing so was a project from a client that used a lot of math formulas and data in the main text and tables. One of … Read more
Last year I turned 50. Not so much of a big deal for me; with the advances in healthy living and medical treatments I expect – barring accidents – to live well into my nineties. But for the wife it was, so to find a special present was the order of the day. Now I’m … Read more
The Total Recoil game from Eiconic is now available for the PS Vita. It’s only £1.99/$2.49, so what are you waiting for? Buy! (the hubby also gets a kick out of seeing my artwork on a big TV in the PlayStation Store).
For as long as I can remember I’ve always read comics. Naturally, at the beginning, the vast majority would be British titles with a few DC 80/100 Page Giants and Smash! (Marvel) thrown in before moving onto more American/European and Japanese works. My prose reading may also have changed a lot from when I was … Read more
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