Location: Canada
Member Since:
July 13, 2015
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PaulS972
PaulS972's favorite authors on Smashwords
Ernie Dainow
Latest book:
A Concise History of Computers, Smartphones and the Internet.
Published February 12, 2017. (4.80 from 5 reviews)
Published February 12, 2017. (4.80 from 5 reviews)
Smashwords book reviews by PaulS972
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Sixty-Four Days, A Sea Story
on July 13, 2015
(no rating)
I rarely read and never write reviews, but a friend told me about this story, and sent me a link so I decided to check it out. I put it on my laptop and read it during a flight. It had good characters and moved fast. It was deadly serious and funny at times. After reading it, my friend friend freaked me out by pointed out the small story about the main character that was told in the middle of the main story. That was very interesting how the author set that up. I might read the next story too.
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Smashwords Style Guide
on March 25, 2016
This book helped me make up my mind NOT to format my ebook myself. Reading this showed me how complex it really is. And I'm a bit miffed by how complex it is. I'm thinking in this day and age it should be pretty easy to format an eBook. I mean, mine does not have any special formatting or pictures or anything like that. To use this guide you have to be an MS Word expert . . . and I'm not that is for sure. Thanks to the author for making recommendations to professionals who can do this for me.
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The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success
on March 25, 2016
I can do everything in this handy book myself, unlike eBook formatting which I have to hire an expert to do. I'm hoping that following the step by step instructions here will help me sell some books. Thanks to the author for sharing all this secret knowledge.
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Basic Fiction Formatting for Smashwords in OpenOffice
on March 25, 2016
This book was so easy to use even though some of it is outdated. Recommended.
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Seeking My Fortune
on May 24, 2016
A quick read that is full of adventure.
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The Golden Hall
on May 24, 2016
This book was excellent! I grabbed it a while back because it was the #1 highest rated book of poetry on Smashwords. I had it on my Kindle for several months and I read (and reread) many of the poems while on the train to work and back. I was, quite frankly, amazed at how much I liked the poems. The imagery evoked in every scene of old warriors remembering battle, the scenes seemed to take place in castles and grand tents, on battlefields, among heroes in times gone by. What more can I say? If you like poetry, I recommend this book to you. I wanted to add a note because when I finally came back to smashwords to post my review I saw that someone had posted a 1-star review, and then to add insult they posted the comment "Great work!" I don't get it, did the reviewer (Burak Cinar) think 1-star is a good review? So I clicked on the reviewer's name and saw that this many posted over a dozen 1-star reviews on many free books in the same day. I have not idea what this person was trying to accomplish but it seems hateful. Don't pay any attention to the 1-star review below. This is a great book. Thanks to the author for sharing his creative vision and his powerful imagination in these wonderful poems.
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Sixty-Four Days, A Sea Story
on May 24, 2016
I've been on smashwords picking around for about a year. It's nice to have some poems and short stories on my iPhone to read on the train. This story was perfect. It's short and quick. It's told with sharp little details that brought the main character to life in surprising ways. He's on a Navy ship. He's been traumatized by a past disaster. He works hard and serves a full career. Then only a two months before he's supposed to retire and take a nice vacation with his sweet wife (who is a cool lady waiting for him back on land) he's forced into the middle of a huge potentially-explosive disaster. No spoilers here -- You'll have to read it to find out what happens. You won't be disappointed.
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The Pirate
on Feb. 20, 2018
This story turns everything you ever thought about law enforcement upside down. Totally believable but probably not for those who like their good guys good and their bad guys bad. At one point or another I was hating the main character but after a while I started liking him and now it doesn't matter. I already read part 2 but just go around to reviewing part 1.
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Slave Ship of Space
on Feb. 20, 2018
This is for the hip readers who like to mix their kink and their scifi.
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100 Haiku
on Feb. 20, 2018
If you like the Haiku form this is the book for you. I keep alot of poetry on my phone and read it on the train. These vivid little poems help me escape the grind of daily life.
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Smashwords Book Marketing Guide
on Feb. 25, 2018
Thank you for updating this book for 2018. Interesting that it focuses on selling books, however the tips and tricks in this volume can be used for marketing just about anything. Great stuff.
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Guide to Dreaming
on Feb. 25, 2018
Dreams are so much fun and they are so mysterious. If you have not spend some time trying figure out your dreams you are missing out on one of life's great mysteries. This book is a wonderful guide to enjoying and understanding your dreams. Everyone should read it.
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The Odd Fellow: A Mystery
on Feb. 25, 2018
This little book is written by a pro. It was recommended to me by Malcolm Torres in a writers group on G+, and I'm glad I took the time to put it on my iPad and read it. I wish there was another available in this series. One suggestion is that the author make it available in other formats such as mobi for Kindle.
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A Singular Captain
on June 10, 2018
I read several long passages of the story. I keep it on my Kindle and I continue to dip back into it as time goes by. In summary it is an amazing tale, obviously written by a man who is passionate about the adventures Magellan led around the world. There is evidence of intensive historical research as well as quite a bit of creative story telling. I don't know much about Magellan, but what I do know is accurately reflected here. What I found fascinating about this story is how much it made me think about Richard Hakluyt's story "The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Around the Whole Globe." This tale is loaded with that feeling of mystery and true danger that young sailors had back when large parts of the planet were still un-mapped -- a feeling that is truly gone from our experience as humans today.
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A Concise History of Computers, Smartphones and the Internet
on Sep. 27, 2018
I read this book interestingly enough on my Apple iPhone. It was fascinating in a very nerdy way. It's always cool to know the history of technology because technology has such a big impact of change on people. Thanks to the author.
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Skyjackers - Episode 1: A Proper Nuisance
on Sep. 27, 2018
I've had this on my kindle forever and finally got around to reading it on a long flight from Oregon to Texas. I'm nuts for steampunk and this story was well written and exciting.