Nile rodgers lifes tale is full of exciting things going on and surreal encounters with music legends, and this, combined with fluid and honest writing, makes this book a page turner. Dec, 20 watch the official music video for sister sledges timeless smash hit we are family from the album we are family subscribe to the rhino channel. To see the kind of cover you can create with the tool, check out these examples. I have read extracts from the book in the sunday times, but havent actually read the book yet. If the book is a pdoc has that ugly personal banner it will be extracted from the ebook file. You want covers to show up you have to put the files on there with calibre. It was written by and produced by chic members bernard edwards and nile. Afaik, calibre adds a fake asin and changes other metadata items so that books no longer appear in the personal documents folder.
Nile rodgers books list of books by author nile rodgers. Nile rodgers composer, stanley clarke composer format. All properly formatted ebooks whether theyre on kindle or ibooks or nook or others will open the first time to a page that the book formatter specified. Kindle cases can be expensive, so making a homemade kindle cover is the perfect weekend project.
Much of the albums success was due to its three danceable hit singleschina girl, a sensuous bowie iggy pop collaboration, the distinctive modern love, and the funky title. I think theres a fair bit missing of his later career after producing madonnas like a virgin album. Books by nile rodgers all formats kindle books hardcover paperback sort by. Nile rodgers has books on goodreads with 2728 ratings. From a chance encounter with tim leary, diana ross watching from the wings, david bowie alone in a bar, michael jackson making confessions, and madonna, well, being madonna. Your premade romance ebook cover will include your own title, your author name and any tagline or subtitle you wish to include. Beautifully british crafted book cover style cases for him or her. This late1979 song, as well as the other 7 songs on her 1980 album king of the world, were produced by nile rodgers and bernard edwards of the chic organization. Epub mobiazw3 conversion calibre, kindle app doesnt. See more ideas about books, my books and vintage childrens books. Aug 11, 2018 so, as a brief public service, as of may, 2012, here are the amazon kindle ebook cover height and width specifications, courtesy of the amazon kdp book publication website. No one else can tell the story the influential producer has worked with everyone from david bowie to daft punk.
Nile rodgers wins icon of the year 2016 rodgers is famously the busiest man in show business, and when he isnt playing guitar, writing, producing, performing, collaborating or. There are four of these cluboriented projects that constitute a nile rodgers project for the 80s. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Sister sledge we are family official music video youtube. It was featured as a cover for the video game karaoke revolution as well. If the book is just a book, it attempts to download the cover from amazons servers, using the exth 1 meta field asin, aka amazon product id. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best autobiographies or biographies youll ever read. Compatible with most kindle, ereaders or 7 inch tablet devices. Remember reading something that the nile rodgerssound often is plugging guitar straight into the board no amp with studio compressors etc.
I had the privilege and that is what it is to go and see nile rodgers and chic live in london in october 2017. He spoke with nprs michel martin shortly after delivering a. Among music legends, nile rodgers is truly exceptional. Oct 15, 2017 the mans a book rudimental sing nile rodgers praises as they take fame in their stride i made. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. How to make a kindle cover from a hollowed out hardback book. Epub mobiazw3 conversion calibre, kindle app doesn. Introduction to cover creator cover creator is a free tool intended to help you design a basic cover that meets kdp specifications. His recordings have sold in excess of 100 million copies. Oct 18, 2011 nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. Stupidly, wont even try falling back on the embedded cover.
Hey r kindle, ive got a voyage wifi3g thats giving me a bit of trouble with book covers. Oct 01, 2011 le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. As part of my job, i had to go talk to him in the green room. Mar 30, 2012 so we had nile rodgers on the show today. Nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna.
The cover is designed to personalize your kindle oasis, while protecting the display from dust. Amazon kindle ebook cover specifications height and width. Valentines jazze phaproduced cover of the 70s favorite boogie oogie oogie featuring fabolous and yoyo will be the sets first single. The book is beautiful and was well worth the wait from when i preordered it back in may 2019.
He amplifies his legacy as a multigrammywinning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. In le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. How i got all my book covers to show on my kindle paperwhite. The perfect coming together of old books and new technology make this the ideal gift for book lovers. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna.
All covers are lovingly hand crafted to premium quality standards. Many cover creator templates allow you to choose an image from our image gallery or upload your own image. Le freak tribute to chic and nile rodgers high end tribute act. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. Scopri nectar di lykke li, lenno, devin, echosmith, audien, felix jaehn, aloe blacc, alle farben, p. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by. I dont use calibre to add books to readers i did it once and my kobo had to be restored and as these belong to my daughters who arent able to do more than drag and drop files from one thing to another. The cover image you upload will appear on your amazon detail page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and performed on albums that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million units and 75 million singles worldwide. Its amazing hes still with us, given the substance abuse and childhood surrounded by junkies and violent criminals. And chances are you already have the perfect book for your kindle collecting dust on your bookshelf. So, as a brief public service, as of may, 2012, here are the amazon kindle ebook cover height and width specifications, courtesy of the amazon kdp book publication website. Nile s signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana ross, from david bowie to eric clapton. Indeed, theres no shortage of superlatives or accolades to. Spacer was popular in europe including in the united kingdom, france, germany and the netherlands and south africa, selling over 5 million copies worldwide. The full scope of nile rodgers career is still hard to fathom, and its not just ongoing, its in overdrive, remarked rolling stone, who named rodgers one of the 50 most important people in edm 2014. Titles and author names shown are for illustration purposes only. Its a book that questions what a book like mo meta blues really is. Nile first picked up a guitar while still in school and there was no stopping the evident talent that quickly emerged. From chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of the.
Attaching onto the back of the device without covering up the ergonomic hand grip, the cover is designed to detach easily for the lightest possible onehanded reading experience. Priests turn danzig into discopunk with mother cover. Elephant kindle case, paperwhite cover, custom fit ereader sleeve, cute kindle sleeve, amazon fire hd 6, 7, 8. An examination of some of the top selling books in the kindle store yields surprises. Opens like a book, waking kindle oasis when opened and putting it to sleep when closed choose from three colors charcoal, indigo, and sandstone removable cover designed for your allnew kindle oasis. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent. Watch the official music video for sister sledges timeless smash hit we are family from the album we are family subscribe to the rhino channel. Everything works fine except the book covers dont show up in kindle app. The book covers his childhood and formative influences up to his twenties really well. Instead, it just has the book shape with a box of text over it saying the name and author of.
Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Named one of the top 10 rock memoirs of all time by rolling stone from chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of. Everything about the book is quality and very tactile, and the actual cover of the book matches the dustcover. Hey rkindle, ive got a voyage wifi3g thats giving me a bit of trouble with book covers i bought a book a week and a half ago or so and the cover has not downloaded to my voyage. All our book cover designs are available as ebook, audiobook and kdp full print covers. The rogers book covers the companys east coast beginnings, the covington, oh era, english rogers, the cbs era, and much more. Pages in category songs written by nile rodgers the following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. Kelly will lead the soundtrack for the madeinchicago film roll bounce. Book covers not showing up properly on kindle paperwhite. Listen to priests take on danzig below via amazon music.
Although offering another definite new direction for bowie, with nile rodgers of chic helping to produce a stylish postdisco dance sound, lets dance is a mixed bag. Allnew kindle oasis leather cover amazon official site. If cover creator doesnt meet your formatting needs, try our doityourself guidelines ebook and paperback and templates paperback. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the. Im coming out is a song recorded by american singer diana ross. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Create an ebook cover amazon kindle direct publishing. Wow, i am glad i read thisi was just about to make a huge mistake on my first booki just uploaded the book cover i had done to amazon kindle to have a lookand to my horror it looks just. New kindle paperwhite will not show epub coverted mobi.
The cover shows up on my iphone and ipad apps as well as the cloud reader, but the voyage hasnt pulled it in. I bought a book a week and a half ago or so and the cover has not downloaded to my voyage. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with his junkie parents, watching tv and loitering around. Cover creator uses the book details you enter during title setup and adds your book s isbn to the barcode area of the back cover. Amazon has changed the firmware on newer kindles to not read covers from sideloaded books.
An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. What we saw in egypt vintage book covers, book cover art. However, this change also causes the book to be displayed without a cover in the kindle for pcosx apps. Greatest hits producer, mixing 1989 dan reed network slam producer 1989 eddie murphy so happy producer, guitar, vocals 1989 b 52s roam producer, remixing. Premade ebook kindle covers romance the cover collection. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and. I just found out about niles bookim going to buy the kindle version right now neer, mar 30, 2012. Instead, it just has the book shape with a box of text over it saying the name and author of the book. Rodgers, nile adventures in the land of the good groove. Materials one down of 81, rodgers solos of 83 and 85, and outlouds eponymous 87 lp recorded as a trio with phillippe saisse and felicia collins. The cover is designed to personalize your kindle oasis, while protecting the display from dust and scratches when not in use. Nectar di lykke li, lenno, devin, echosmith, audien, felix. Huckleberry finn, from allan classics, displays a much larger version of the original photoshop file in the kindle catalog than for the inside book cover.
Nile rodgers is an american musician, composer, arranger, and guitarist, and is considered one of the most influential music producers in the history of popular music. New kindle paperwhite will not show epub coverted mobi covers. In fact, one of the surprise gifts of le freak is that a third of it covers rodgerss own opening act a comingofage tale every bit as impressive. As it is, he covers his tumultuous early childhood, his meteoric rise to success.
Nile rodgers adventures in the land of the good groove. Before you start creating your cover, make sure you have all rights necessary for the content of your cover image and that it complies with our content guidelines. Browse the topics below to learn about creating an ebook cover. I know who he is as a musician and producer, but i didnt really know anything about him. Niles signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana ross, from david bowie to eric clapton. The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of nile rodgers. When you publish or republish your ebook, well automatically add your cover image to the inside. Cover funky dance grooves ursprunglich tiefschwarze musik, wurde.
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