How Long Should My Book Be? Print vs E-Book Length Explained

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One of the most common questions new authors ask is, “How long should my book be?” The honest answer is: long enough to satisfy the reader, but not so long that it becomes expensive, repetitive, or difficult to finish. The … Read More

The Books on the History of Science: Global Evolution, Romanian Contributions, and Perspectives

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Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). ”The Books on the History of Science: Global Evolution, Romanian Contributions, and Perspectives”, in Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA18613, https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/the-books-on-the-history-of-science/   Abstract The field of history of science has evolved from a niche scholarly pursuit into … Read More

What Is Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing—Or Even Hybrid?

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The publishing landscape has changed dramatically over the last two decades. Once, writers had a single path to see their work in print: secure a literary agent, land a deal with a publishing house, and wait for their book to … Read More

What Is e-Book? A Guide for Free eBook Publishing

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The e-book guide for publishers: how to publish, EPUB format, ebook readers and suppliers. An electronic book (also e-book, ebook, electronic book, digital book) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, … Read More

Reading print books vs. e-books

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Reading is considered one of the activities which may possibly reduce the risk of developing dementia. But not all forms of reading prove equally beneficial for human cognitive development. A 2013 study found that readers of a short text on … Read More

Book network

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Rețeaua MultiMedia în română Réseau MultiMedia en français MultiMedia Network in English Web sites Social media Books

Writing and editing books

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An endless supply of writers? At the writing level, it must be distinguished between the essays of creative works on one hand, and works ordered by publishers on the other hand. The essays address technical and scientific fields or current … Read More

Books

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A book is a written document forming a unit and designated as such, containing pages of paper or cardboard connected to each other. The book is defined by Littre as “a meeting of several sheets for supporting a manuscript or … Read More

Bridge play techniques

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Terence Reese, a prolific author of bridge books, points out that there are only four ways of taking a trick by force, and two of these are very easy: playing a high card that no one else can beat trumping … Read More

Dead man’s hand

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In poker, the dead man’s hand is a two-pair hand, namely “aces and eights.” The origin of the name is the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder, which is accepted to have included … Read More

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