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Irene Watson and Tyler R. Tichelaar spoke with e-book author and product designer Kate Harper about how to re-purpose existing articles and even blog posts as Amazon Kindle e-books. Kate is inspired by the current blending of arts with technology. A former adult education teacher, Kate Harper has a special skill of knowing how to assist the creative, non-tech person, deal with new and fast changing technologies that affect their careers, such as how to format books for e-reading devices like the Amazon Kindle. We covered a range of e-book production details including:  How e-book publishing world has changed (and how selling on Amazon is like having a free marketing department). How anyone can publish on Amazon quickly and easily (theres no excuse anymore for not finishing that book!) Why publishing articles are better than publishing books The advantages of selling an article on Amazon, rather than selling it to a magazine or newspaper. Rules of thumb for formatting and selling article