Audible Now Offers Real Live Human Customer Service via Alexa
Amazon launched a new customer service option on Wednesday. Alexa users can now reach Audible customer service via their smart…
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.
Inside B&N’s Newest Smallest Bookstore in Fairfax, VA
I visited Barnes & Noble's new bookstore today. It's located in one of the new urban-style developments that have been…
World’s Smallest B&N Store Opens Tomorrow in Fairfax, VA
When I read last fall that Barnes & Noble was opening a small bookstore in Fairfax, VA, I figured we…
How to Stop Amazon From Sharing What You Say to Alexa with Contractors
Millions of people have smart speakers like the Echo. They are great tools that let you schedule tasks, play audiobooks,…
Morning Coffee – 22 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. In defense, justification, and apologia of the thesaurus. The book…
Is It An eBook?
Google just released another installment in its media project, Editions at Play, and it got me wondering: Did they release…
Ten Cool Tricks for Calibre
I was setting up my new laptop this weekend (well, newer) when I realized I hadn't updated calibre in forever.…
How to Read at Night on Your Tablet, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Smartphone
Researchers have been saying for years and years that reading an on LCD screen late at night will disrupt your…
Morning Coffee – 19 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Friday morning. FYI: The current "new" Twitter will change most image attachments…
DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program…
AAP Reports Publisher Revenue Up 7.2% in February 2019
AAP just issued the February StatShot Monthly report which includes data for the first two months of 2019. Among the highlights:…
Morning Coffee – 17 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Wednesday morning. The Stage reports that researchers may have identified Shakespeare's London…
Here’s How Kindle’s New Read/Unread Setting Works
When Amazon announced the new Kindle a few weeks back, one of the features mentioned in the footnotes was that…
Tor.com’s Free eBook of the Month is Cory Doctorow’s “Walkaway”
About once a month Tor.com gives away a free ebook. This month's ebook is Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. After watching…
Books and Other Innocent Products Are Caught Up in Amazon’s Pesticide Crackdown
Over the past few years I have reported on numerous examples of Amazon letting its platforms function without adequate human…