Tips and Tricks

Thirteen Great Tools That Will Make Your Writing Shine

15 April, 2017 // 5 Comments

Writing is hard, even at the best of times. Putting down your thoughts in an orderly and compelling manner can be excruciating, so much so that trying to keep track of grammar, spelling, and other [Read More ...]

14 Apps That Help You Make eBooks

6 April, 2017 // 31 Comments

Amazon may be quietly locking out its competition with ebook creation apps like the newly released Kindle Creator, but not all ebook creation apps tie you down to a single distribution channel. [Read More ...]

Netflix for Comics: Where to Find Unlimited Comics Now That Scribd Has Dropped Out

3 January, 2017 // 12 Comments

What with Scribd having removed digital comics from its subscription service in early December, many comics readers are looking for their next source for a binge-reading session. Sure, they could [Read More ...]

Tips for New eReader and Tablet Owners

27 December, 2016 // 0 Comments

The wrapping paper has been bagged up, the dairy-free, sugar-free eggnog has been drunk, the sacrificial micro-drones have been fed to the fire, and the annoying in-laws have been suitably [Read More ...]

Just Got a Kindle? Here’s What You Should Do Next

27 December, 2016 // 7 Comments

Many people opened their presents a couple days ago to find a Kindle, and now they are looking for ways to get the most out of their new gadget. The Kindle has the most extensive digital ecosystem in [Read More ...]

TunesKit Audible Converter Rescues Audible Audiobooks

12 November, 2016 // 11 Comments

Many people use calibre plugins to protect their ebooks by stripping the DRM. Now there is a similar, albeit paid, solution for Audible audiobooks. Tuneskit Studio announced the release of a new [Read More ...]

Kindle Intocable Hack Disables the Touchscreen on the Kindle Voyage

7 October, 2016 // 0 Comments

One reason many ereader owners love page turn buttons is that we're frustrated when we accidentally turn the page on an ereader's touchscreen.This has turned may off from buying the Kindle Voyage, [Read More ...]

Did You Know You Can Embed eBooks from Google Books on a Website?

30 September, 2016 // 5 Comments

An interesting trick crossed my desk today. Did you know it is possible to take an ebook from Google Books and embed it on on a webpage? Google has supported this option since at least 2009, but it [Read More ...]

How to Make Your Own Kindle Audio Adapter for Less Than $5

15 May, 2016 // 20 Comments

Last week Amazon announced Voiceview for Kindle, an accessibility feature for blind and visually impaired Kindle owners. Voiceview is accessed through the Kindle audio adapter, which [Read More ...]

Voiceview for Kindle Works on the Kindle Oasis and Voyage, and Other Things Amazon Didn’t Tell You

12 May, 2016 // 15 Comments

When Amazon launched Voiceview for Kindle on Tuesday, they announced it with a $140 Kindle Paperwhite bundle and the promise that the feature would be coming to other Kindle models eventually. [Read More ...]

One Simple Trick for Coming Up With Names for Stuff

8 May, 2016 // 16 Comments

For some writers, stringing words together to tell a story is the easy part. The words just flow in a pattern that creates itself, leaving us as little more than stenographers taking notation in the [Read More ...]

How to Find Free and Open Source Fonts for E-ink Screens

30 April, 2016 // 29 Comments

The recent news about Amazon's new Ember font has sparked a renewed interest in fonts for E-ink screens. Last weekend I posted instructions on how to install fonts on a Kobo ereader, and at the [Read More ...]

How to Send an Epub eBook to Your Kindle by Email

27 April, 2016 // 6 Comments

Amazon offers a free conversion service where you can send documents to your Kindle, but there is a problem: it doesn't work with Epub files. Even though there are services you can use to [Read More ...]

How to install Bookerly, Ember, Roboto, and Other Fonts on Kobo eReaders

23 April, 2016 // 21 Comments

Thursday's news about Amazon's new font, Ember, inspired me to go find instructions on how to install it on an ereader. While you can't install custom fonts on a Kindle or a Fire tablet without [Read More ...]

How to Download and Read eBooks From Google Play Books

12 April, 2016 // 11 Comments

Now supported in 60 plus countries, Google Play Books is growing in popularity, but it is still a little difficult to navigate. As I was reminded on MobileRead last week, some users were daunted [Read More ...]

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