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Category: Open Topic
You Tell Me: Who or What are you reading right now?
I am looking for new authors to fall in love with, so I thought I would throw open the comment section and ask: What are you reading? My current read...Continue reading
Do You Want Page Turn Buttons on Your eReader?
It may be hard to remember this in 2020, when the Paperwhite has become the archetypal ebook reader, but there was a time when ereaders all used to have page...Continue reading
You Tell Me: Do You Have an On-The-Go Writing Solution?
I got an email this morning from Astrohaus, and it got me thinking about writing while on the go. Astrohaus is a startup that makes a couple pricy devices under...Continue reading
Authors, How Do You Collect Sales Tax at Book Fairs?
There’s a story in this morning’s link post about a sales tax exemption, and it got me wondering how authors handled sals tax at book fairs. It seems Rhode Island...Continue reading
You Tell Me: What Device Are You Reading on Right Now?
Every so often I like to ask what devices – print or digital – people are reading. So, readers – what are you reading on right now? Magazine, hardback, or...Continue reading
You Tell Me: Who or What Are You Reading Right Now? (May 2019)
I have only a few minutes this morning before I have to leave to take the foster puppies for their first set of shots, and I’d like to use it...Continue reading
Is It An eBook?
Google just released another installment in its media project, Editions at Play, and it got me wondering: Did they release an ebook? It’s been a long time since Editions at...Continue reading
You Tell Me: How Do You Like to Buy eBooks?
My recent post on authors selling ebooks at book festivals got me thinking about the many options we have to do so. We can buy from our computer, phone, tablet,...Continue reading
What is the Appeal of Audiobooks?
Last week’s launch of Bookbub’s new audiobook deals site, Chirp, inspired me to give audiobooks another try. I love deals (who doesn’t) and I wanted to give the new service...Continue reading
Open Thread for Readers for March 2019
Do you have a book you just can’t help talking about? Frustrated with a gadget that isn’t working the way you think it should? Have you found a buried treasure?...Continue reading
The Name of Your Next Epic Fantasy Novel Will be …
Today I would like to bring something that I made for Facebook and introduce it on the blog. Over the past few months I have been making fun graphics to...Continue reading
You Tell Me: How Often Do You Buy a New eReader?
When it comes to mobile devices, some tend to get replaced faster than others. People hang on to laptops for as many as six to eight years, while smartphones tend...Continue reading
You Tell Me: Authors, Do You Plan to Have a Sale on Black Friday?
It’s 2018, and it is universally agreed that authors need to be business people if they want to be successful. (This includes traditionally published authors, who are expected to bring...Continue reading
You Tell Me: What Device Are You Reading on Right Now?
Inspired by the exceptional response to last Sunday’s discussion about what we’re reading, today I would like to ask you about what you are reading on. Every so often I like...Continue reading