About six weeks back I announced that I was developing the website template for a book fair. I have been working on this project on and off since then, and...Continue reading
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My Sunday Morning Reading List
This Sunday morning finds me reorganizing my RSS feeds so I can make better use of the limited time I can devote to blogging. As I was getting caught up...Continue reading
Romance Writers of America Launches New Book Award
Much to the surprise of everyone who watched the RWA’s very public attempt to destroy itself earlier this year, the Romance Writers of America has announced a new book award,...Continue reading
West Virginia Prisoners Will Be Charged by the Minute to Read eBooks on Tablets
When I had previously reported on US prisons restricting sources of books (or out right banning books altogether) I justified the practice by pointing out the how books can be...Continue reading
Amazon Names Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” as the Best Books of 2019
Today, Amazon announced its selections for the Best Books of 2019, naming Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments – the sequel to her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid’s Tale – the Best Book of 2019. The annual list features...Continue reading
Draft2Digital Stops Distributing to Google Play Books, Playster
Back in February D2D announced that it was adding a new distribution channel: Play Books. And now, 8 months later, they are canceling that distribution channel. According to the email...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
Monday Morning Coffee – 23 September 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. If white people in books were described like people of color are – you’d lose your appetite. I don’t know...Continue reading
A Study of 3.5M Books Found Women Are Described by Their Looks and Men by Their Vices or Virtues
We all know that women and men are described differently when mentioned in the news, so it should come as no surprise that the same would apply to books. Researchers...Continue reading
Microsoft eBook Refunds Are Coming in July
When Microsoft announced in April that it was shutting down yet another ebookstore, they told customers that we’d be getting a complete refund and a credit for any notes we...Continue reading
Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2019 (So Far)
Amazon announced on Tuesday its selections for the Best Books of the Year So Far, naming Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel City of Girls the top pick overall. Over the course of the...Continue reading
Nook Glowlight Plus Features a 7.8″ Screen, Retails for $199
So it would seem that new Nook ereader that showed up on the FCC website last month is not a replacement for the Nook Glowlight 3; instead, it is a...Continue reading
The Biggest Plagiarism Scandal in the History of eBooks Slipped by Amazon Unnoticed
When news broke a little over two months ago that the Brazilian author person Cristiane Serruya had copied parts of Courtney Milan’s book, The Duchess War, little did we know...Continue reading
British Prison Inmates Smoked Harry Potter Pages
Remember last year when everyone was losing their shit over evil profiteering prisons banning print books or forcing inmates to only buy from approved sources? I pointed out at the...Continue reading
C.L. Polk’s “Witchmark” is Tor.com’s eBook of the Month
Every month Tor.com gives away a free ebook. This month’s ebook is Witchmark by C.L. Polk: In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War,...Continue reading