Audible Will Soon Break Out Returns in ACX
Remember last November when author groups such as ALLi, SFWA, and The Authors Guild wrote an open letter to Amazon protesting Audible’s returns and exchange policies?...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.
Morning Coffee 18 January 2021
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Who Killed Nordic Noir? (I don’t know who killed it but I do know a hard-bitten,...Continue reading
My Sunday Morning Reading List
This Sunday morning finds me reorganizing my RSS feeds so I can make better use of the limited time I can devote to blogging. As I...Continue reading
Connecticut is Investigating Amazon’s eBook Business
When I reported last Thursday that a class-action suit had been filed against Amazon, accusing them of conspiring with publishers, I apparently had missed that the...Continue reading
Amazon Sued Over Its Dominance of the eBook Market (Finally)
News broke this week that Amazon is being sued for colluding with five major publishers to inflate prices. The case was filed by the same law...Continue reading
Infographic: 20 Ways Handwriting is Good for You and Your Studying
Handwriting is no longer taught in schools, which is a shame. There are well known connections between writing stuff down and remembering it. The following infographic...Continue reading
The Book Designer Blog Has Been Sold
The Book Designer is a blog which most authors should know. Founded by Joel Friedlander, this blog has been around for over ten years now, and...Continue reading
Best Buy is Now Using Spectra E-ink Shelf Labels
I was in Best Buy this morning, buying a new laptop when I happened to notice that the store now had digital product labels decorating the...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 11 January 2021
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Where do writers get their ideas? (I get mine from a guy in Poughkeepsie; they come...Continue reading
Dasung is Working on a 25″ E-ink Monitor
Dasung is quietly famous for developing an E-ink monitor with a 13.3″ screen, and over the years they have released new models with incremental improvements. Now...Continue reading
1,172-Character Japanese Typewriter (video)
The average typewriter had up to 40 keys and could type around 60 characters. Originally made in Japan in the late 1940s, the Toshiba Typewriter Model...Continue reading
Netronix Sends 6.8″ eReader Through FCC
Christmas came late this year, but I have a present for you. I just got an email notification that a new ereader cleared the FCC. This...Continue reading
Morning Coffee 3 January 2021
Here are a few stories to read this first Monday in 2021. Huff Post has rounded up the biggest literary scandals of 2020. (they missed B&N’s...Continue reading
NetGalley Has Been Hacked
NetGalley sent out an email today (and put a notice on their home page) informing users that the e-galley service has been hacked on Monday. The...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 21 December 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. AP tried to do an end of year overview of the book publishing industry, but neglected...Continue reading