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An Excellent Essay on the Changing Ebook Landscape

Brad Olsen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:30:17 +0000

Bad Electronic Publishing Ideas

Here is an essay written by CEO Curt Matthews of IPG (CCC PUblishing's distributor) that will run in a future Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) newsletter that may be of interest.

Four Really Bad Electronic Publishing Ideas that Are Finally Going Away

Information Wants to Be Free

Took Home the Gold Today

Brad Olsen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:15:52 +0000

My travel book "Sacred Places North America (2nd ed.)" has won the BATW Gold Award (First Place winner) for the 2010 Best Travel Book for the Planet Earth category. The Bay Area Travel Writers judging committee had the following to say about the title:

Best Travel Book winner

Brad Olsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:28:01 +0000

It was just announced that "Sacred Places North America (2nd ed.)" by Brad Olsen (that's me!) has won a Gold Award! It is the First Place winner of the Best Travel Book for the Planet Earth category. This is quite a honor, and my first time to take home the Gold! Fitting especially with the Winter Olympics about to begin in Vancouver.

Visual Travel Tours launches

Brad Olsen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:22:27 +0000

For the last year I have been working for another publisher who produces photo-script podcasts called Visual Travel Tours (VTT). They were soliciting travel writers to contribute content for a new medium and delivery system over the Internet that got me excited. Being in the book and traditional print industry for the last 15 years I have seen a lot of indie bookstores close and the book business rapidly consolidate in this relatively short period. For example, when I started out in publishing in 1995, the Book Expo trade industry show (then called the ABA) was a 4-day long affair.

Ancient Waterways Society discusses "Sacred Places North America"

Brad Olsen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:31:16 +0000

I try to collect all the books on Mystery Hill and I know Brad Olsen's book. I wish there were a dozen more authors like Brad, who can write well and accurately.

New Burning Man sex article online:

Brad Olsen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:25:44 +0000

This from my editor Tim Leffel:

"The new issue went up at the beginning of this month, so check it out and link to what you like from your blog if you have one.
It's all returning writers this time around. Edward Readicker-Henderson provides a great philosophical piece, "Kirkegaard in Mongolia." Brad Olsen looks at carnal pleasure instead with a no-holds-barred story about the Burning Man Festival. I run down some strange sensations that hit me in Iceland, including a currency dropping like a broken icicle."

Have a read:
http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0109/united_states.html

Western U.S. Pilgrimages Made Easy for You ...

Brad Olsen — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:02:11 +0000

CCC Publishing author Karen Tate reminded me ...

Gas has gotten a bit less expensive. You won't have the hassle of airport security or airline baggage fees unless you're embarking on a sacred journey from outside California or nearby states. You certainly won't get gauged when you exchange your hard earned dollars for euros. And you don't have to worry about speaking a different language, train schedules or getting a passport. Sacred travel
couldn't be easier!

These Times of Uncertainty ...

Brad Olsen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:13:12 +0000

Today the House passed the emergency $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, and the President signed it. This is money that will be borrowed and have to be paid back, with interest. This is going to be an incredible burden on the next administration and for future generations.

Crop Circle Season Begins in Royal Fashon!

Brad Olsen — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:12:45 +0000

Late June through the fall harvest season is when most crop circles appear worldwide, especially in southern England.

Baker Beach Tainted: An Eyewitness Account

Brad Olsen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:20:06 +0000

It has been exactly one week since the horrible news of a gas and oil spill into the San Francisco Bay. The media tells us that 58 thousand gallons poured out of a fully loaded container ship bound for Korea when it clipped the middle tower of the western Bay Bridge span. We‚Äôve all heard the finger pointing of blame in the news. We‚Äôve all seen the impact on wildlife, especially seabirds. We all know that oil and water don‚Äôt mix. It only took a day before the oil slick contaminated the shoreline around the middle of the bay, and then seeped out to the beaches on the Pacific coast.