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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Continue readingYou 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...
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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...
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You Tell Me: Who or What Are You Reading Right Now? (October 2018)
I should be writing about the new Amazon announcement this afternoon, but thanks to Amazon PR I have some free time that I would like to use to start...
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Do You Carry Your eReader Naked?
Yesterday's arrival of a Kobo Forma review unit got me thinking about cases. The review unit did not come with a case, which is a shame because I prefer...
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Which is Better: Reading on a Small Screen or Large?
What's your preferred screen size? Thanks to intense competition in consumer electronics, we have a vast selection of screen sizes to read on. The ereader industry (which at this...
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How Do You Listen to Audiobooks?
The recent revelation of Google making a play for the audiobook market with DRM-free audiobooks got me curious about audiobook consumption. Do you listen to audiobooks? How? I don't, and...
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You Tell Me: What Device Are You Reading on Right Now?
Inspired by the phenomenal response to Tuesday's discussion about reading material, today I would like to ask you about what you are reading on. Every so often I like...
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You Tell Me: Who or What Are You Reading Right Now?
Every so often I like to ask what people are reading. So, readers - what are you reading right now? Fiction, non-fiction? I'll go first. I am reading Caroline...
Continue readingMy Site is GDPR Compliant – How About You?
The European Union's new privacy rules, the GDPR, takes effect next Saturday. The new regulation requires, among its many measures, that every website publish a privacy policy detailing how...
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What is Your Favorite Reading App?
If you search in Google Play or iTunes for reading apps, you’ll find dozens, possibly hundreds of different apps to choose from (and that's just counting the apps for...
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