Morning Coffee – 26 August 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. My latest post on newsletters was published on The Book Designer. This time I wrote about...Continue reading
Author: Nate Hoffelder
Nate Hoffelder is the founder and editor of The Digital Reader. He has been blogging about indie authors since 2010 while learning new tech skills weekly. He fixes author sites, and shares what he learns on The Digital Reader's blog. In his spare time, he fosters dogs for A Forever Home, a local rescue group.
AAP Files Doomed Lawsuit Over Audible’s Caption Feature, Alleges Copyright Infringement
When detractors complained after Audible launched Audible Captions last month, I asked myself how anyone could know that this feature infringed on copyrights when no one...Continue reading
Kobo Libra H2O eReader Clears the FCC
Kobo's newest ereader showed up on the FCC website on Friday, and it is very likely going to be called the Libra H2O. This morning I...Continue reading
How to Change the Font Size in Dictionaries on the Kindle
I was working with a client on their website today when they happened to mention that they were having trouble reading on their Kindle (this blog...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 19 August 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Libraries are now telling patrons how much they saved by borrowing books instead of buying them. ...Continue reading
It is Past Time to Fix IndieBound
I was getting caught up on my RSS feeds this Sunday when I came across a post on PW about IndieBound. IndieBound is a site run...Continue reading
Amazon to Open Bookstore in Nashville
Amazon may have abandoned plans for bookstores in Denver, Atlanta, and Boise last year, but they haven't given up on the concept. Geekwire reports that Amazon...Continue reading
Google Play Books is Now Renting Novels Published by Open Road Media
A reader just tipped me to a new section in Play Books that contains around 200 ebooks you can rent (Thanks, Tom!). All the ebooks appear...Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Rose in July 2019
Amazon announced on Thursday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool increased by seven hundred thousand dollars in July 2019, to $25.6 million, from $24.9 million in...Continue reading
Google is Beta-Testing Custom Shelves, Search Features
Do you like trying the newest features before anyone else? I prefer tools that work, but for those who are more adventurous, Google announced a new...Continue reading
It’s Not Just You: Amazon Prime Had an Outage Wednesday Night
Amazon is having the most peculiar outage tonight. Some time around 8pm eastern Wednesday night, Amazon mysteriously lost my, and many other people's, Prime memberships. There's...Continue reading
Tor.com’s Free eBook for August is “The Necessary Beggar” by Susan Palwick
Tor.com's ebook of the month club is giving away Susan Palwick's The Necessary Beggar this week. Lémabantunk, the Glorious City, is a place of peace and...Continue reading
Amazon is Shutting Down Kindle Publishing for Blogs
Amazon sent out an email on Tuesday, informing users that it was shutting down the service that converted blogs' RSS feeds into daily ebooks delivered to...Continue reading
Google Play Books Ends Discounting in Canada, Australia, and USA – Now Pays a 70% Royalty
Remember a couple months back when I reported that Google was insisting that authors sign up for an account with Play Books even though the author's...Continue reading
Are We Going to Get a New Barnes & Noble Nook This Year?
The hot news in the book world this week is the sale of Barnes & Noble. Elliot Advisors, majority owner of UK bookstore chain Waterstones, has...Continue reading