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Diana Jackson

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  • Can I Snuggle in bed with a Kindle? ~ Part 2

    About a year ago I wrote my first blog about Kindle as a ‘Kindle Sceptic.’ I like reading in bed, on the beach and occasionally in the bath and I was utterly convinced that sand and water would do a Kindle no good and that the experience of reading using a kindle, during those last…

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  • The Journey into Publishing Part 2 ~The Mission Statement of Eventispress

    Once you have made the decision to set up your own publishing company you need to make some fundamental decisions: 1. The name of the company. I found the name ‘Eventis’ when browsing through an obscure book of Roman and Greek Deity. I cannot find reference to it on the internet but the book just listed it as…

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  • Eventispress ~ Distribution of Ancasta and on line relaunch

    Eventispress is publishing ‘The Riduna Series’ including my first novel: RIDUNA And the second in the series: ANCASTA ~ GUIDE ME SWIFTLY HOME  If you click on each book it will take you to Amazon, but although the new version of Riduna is now in stock, Ancasta is still Temporarily out of stock. As the…

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  • To The Bitterne Heritage Centre BLHS ~ Many thanks

    Anyone who is interested in local history of the area near Southampton, north of the River Itchen including Bitterne and Woolston, would enjoy popping into the Bitterne Heritage Centre on Peartree Avenue. There are all sorts of artifacts donated by local people which they sometimes loan to schools in the area, but it is also…

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  • To The Shuttleworth Archives ~ Many thanks!

    In the first few months of my research I spent several days at the Shuttleworth Collection Archives under the guidance of John Benjamin and Richard Greaves. I skimmed through many books about early flight, especially flying boats, Supermarine and the first sea plane carriers used in the Great War. I was also very kindly allowed…

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  • Is the Paperback Book nearly Extinct?

    Is the paperback a dying breed? In twenty five years time will pristine copies of certain paperbacks be auctioned on the Antiques Road Show and will people be remarking, ‘I took one just like that to the Oxfam shop twenty years ago. I knew I should have kept it!’ I personally don’t think so. What…

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  • Horatio’s Independent Bookshop, Ampthill, Closing at the End of March

    When I heard the news that Horatio’s, Ampthill’s independent bookshop, was closing at the end of March I felt as if a friend had died. I have happy memories of my first ever book signing event when I was made so welcome by the proprietors, friends and strangers alike; a wonderfully protective environment for my…

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  • The Six Book Challenge 2012 – Challenging Ways to Encourage Young People to Read

      Since I teach 16 to 19 year olds I believe that it’s so important to encourage young people to read more, but what can we do? Here are a few of my thought about it: In this case recent technology has helped. It’s cool to read on an i reader or i pad! (or ‘sick’…

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