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  • How to Get Public Domain Books From a Computer to a Nook Color

    Using a Nook Color e-book reader gives you access to thousands of public domain books in addition to the digital editions you can buy and download through your Barnes and Noble Nook account. Once you’ve downloaded public domain e-books to your computer, you can transfer them to your Nook by connecting the device to the computer using the included data cable. The Nook is compatible with most public domain e-book formats, including PDF documents and plain text files.

  • How to Not Lose All Your Books From iBooks When You Get a New Computer

    The Apple iOS device you use to read titles from your iBooks library depends on iTunes to organize and maintain all of your PDF and EPUB files. If you synchronize your iOS device with iTunes on a new computer that doesn't have the original PDF and EPUB files, iTunes will wipe your device's iBooks collection and replace it with the new computer's empty library. To ensure you don't lose the iBooks collection on your iOS device, you must transfer your iBooks library to your new computer.

  • How to Teach Kids About Art & the Instruments Used

    Art is instrumental for a well-rounded education. It helps children learn how to communicate effectively and think abstractly. Even from a young age, art should be taught to help students engage in the various mediums and develop an appreciation for the study. Along with an understanding of the different types of art, the child should have the opportunity to make their own creations so she can become familiar with the instruments necessary for each medium.

  • How to Create a Printable Photo Book

    If you are creating a photo album and want to try something different, why not create a photo book? Photo books are available from a range of companies and customers can either choose to design the layout themselves or use a ready-made template. Photo books are an ideal medium for exhibiting a wedding album or a montage of photos from your latest trip. Most photo book websites are easy to use with easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions. Books are available in softcover, hardback and even in a coffee table design.

  • How to Find a Play's Script

    It's relatively easy to locate the script of a well-known play, but for more obscure stage productions you may need to use an online theater database. These databases help you locate scripts quickly and effortlessly.

  • How to Make Your Own Printable Coloring Books

    If you have talent to create amusing or detailed pictures that enamor children and inspire their imagination, creating a printable coloring book can be a worthwhile project. In a matter of hours, you can create an entire book of your work ready to be made available to coloring enthusiasts.

  • How to Letter Comic Books With Computers

    Comic books are graphic stories that have minimal writing and use comic pictures to tell the story. The writing is the words spoken out loud or any part of the story that requires information that the picture is unable to give. Original comic books were drawn and lettered by hand, creating a distinct appearance to the lettering which looks similar to hand-written lettering. Computers have made the hand lettering unnecessary and have comic book fonts available.

  • How to Donate Old Computer Books

    Many people have old books laying around that they will probably never read. Donating those books to a charitable cause is a great way to reduce clutter, help others and increase literacy. With technology and computer use on the rise, computer books are often in high demand. Donating old computer books is easy for most people, and there are multiple ways to do so.

  • How to Make a Children's Book on the Computer

    Creating a children's book can be a challenge when it comes to deciding what to write about. Once you have a story that is perfect for children, though, the other challenge comes from making your children's book into a reality. It will take a lot of work, and a great deal of patience, but when you're done, you will have a product to be proud of.

  • How to Write a Book on the Computer With the Right Margins

    Word processing software makes it easy to type your manuscript and get it ready for publication. If you are publishing your book yourself, you will have to set the margins on your word processing software to reflect the size of your intended book.

  • How to Make Comic Books on a Computer

    Comic books have a long history dating back to the 19th century, when publishers began compiling newspaper funnies into omnibuses. Most of the time, the art in every comic had to be penciled by hand and then carefully retraced in India ink. But thanks to computers, comic book artists no longer need to tediously trace models and athletes over a light box to meet deadlines. Image editing programs allow every step of the art to be done digitally if the artist chooses.

  • How to Become a PC Game Designer

    Love of computer games is just one qualification associated with PC game designers. If you really want to stand out, you’re going to have to possess a variety of other skills ranging from level design to actual game programming. You will also need hands-on experience as a PC game designer. But don’t panic… through the guidelines set forth below, you can learn how you can do these things in a manner that is timely and cost-effective.

  • How to Become a Toy Tester

    So, you want to become a toy tester to help shape the future of toys? You know someone has to be doing it, and you feel that someone should be you? Or maybe you are just an overwhelmed parent who wishes someone would throw some toys their way to help disctract their screaming children? Regardless of your reason for wanting to become a toy tester, my articles should have you well on your way down the path to becoming one. The fact is, that the opportunities are out there, we just have to find them. In this article I will…

  • How to Market an Original Play

    Writing an original play is a satisfying endeavor. Seeing it performed on stage and receiving a royalty check, however, is even more rewarding, as it takes you into the realm of professional playwrights. So, once you've finished that script, how do you go about marketing your plays?

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