If you were a customer of eBookMall,com then you might want to look for a new ebookstore. The site has somehow come under the control of a scammer of...
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The First Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica is Now Available Online
The Encyclopedia Britannica is now little more than an entry in the annals of the history of encyclopedias, but at one point it was one of the preeminent reference tools...
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Google Site Kit Will Make It Easier to Integrate Google’s Services Into WordPress Sites
Between its SEO, traffic analysis, and performance optimization tools (Search Console, Analytics, and PageSpeed Insights, respectively), Google supplies a number of key tools used by just about everyone who...
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What’s the Best Option for Rescuing Your Content From Tumblr?
Tumblr's announcement this week that all adult content will be deleted on 17 December has many users running for the exits, and that really should include you (even if...
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Here’s What You Can Do with That Old Blog After Launching a New Website
If you write online for years on end there will come a point where you will end up with multiple old blogs and abandoned writing projects residing on various...
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Tumblr Reminds Us Why Creators Need to Own Their Platform, Part Three
Almost like clockwork, every couple years Tumblr gives us another example of how if you don't own your own platform, you don't get to decide what you can say....
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Sony to Discontinue Its Marlin DRM (?)
There's an as yet unconfirmed rumor going around that Sony "has chosen to discontinue the commercialization" of its Marlin ebook DRM. Supported by Sony DADC, this DRM was an...
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E-ink’s New JustWrite Screen Tech is Intended to Let You Write with Near-Zero Latency
E-ink has developed a new screen tech that could one day replace notepads or compliment Wacom tablets, but it is being weirdly passive aggressive in promoting it. The tech...
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Bowker Finally Notifies Users of Hacked Website and Stolen Credit Cards
It's been over 3 weeks since I informed you that one of Bowker's websites had been hacked and that credit card numbers had been stolen, and Bowker is just...
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Amazon Continues to Ignore the Hacking of Createspace Accounts
As I am sure you have read both here and on The Book Designer, for the past seven months hackers have been targeting accounts on Amazon's POD service, Createspace....
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Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate Held Steady While the Funding Pool Grew in October 2018
Amazon announced on Thursday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.5 million (plus bonuses)in October 2018 , up from $23.4 million in September 2018. At the same time...
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Gutenberg is Now Being Foisted Upon WordPress.com Users – Here’s How to Avoid it
We're five days away from the official launch of Gutenberg, the new WordPress post and page editor, and I finally have an answer to one of the most important...
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Guest Post: The Key to an Effective Social Media Strategy for Writers
Whether you’re a writer of nonfiction — blogs, articles, technical and nonfiction writing — or an author of books and fiction, you know how important it is to be...
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After 18 Years, Library of Congress Could Finally Allow You to Jailbreak Your Devices
This probably will not amount to much in terms of real impact. From Motherboard: The Librarian of Congress and US Copyright Office just proposed new rules that will give consumers and...
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Exclusive: Amazon Has Shut Down Liquavista
Here's a fascinating footnote to tomorrow's Amazon news. I have official confirmation today of a rumor that circulated in March: Amazon has shut down its screen tech sub, Liquavista....
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