Amazon launched a new customer service option on Wednesday. Alexa users can now reach Audible customer service via their smart speaker or any other Alexa-enabled device. All they have...
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Inside B&N’s Newest Smallest Bookstore in Fairfax, VA
I visited Barnes & Noble's new bookstore today. It's located in one of the new urban-style developments that have been popping up in this area over the past decade...
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World’s Smallest B&N Store Opens Tomorrow in Fairfax, VA
When I read last fall that Barnes & Noble was opening a small bookstore in Fairfax, VA, I figured we would have to wait a year before it launched....
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How to Stop Amazon From Sharing What You Say to Alexa with Contractors
Millions of people have smart speakers like the Echo. They are great tools that let you schedule tasks, play audiobooks, look up basic info, and what have you. Alas,...
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Morning Coffee – 22 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. In defense, justification, and apologia of the thesaurus. The book "Robinson Crusoe" was published 300 years ago this spring. ...
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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...
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Ten Cool Tricks for Calibre
I was setting up my new laptop this weekend (well, newer) when I realized I hadn't updated calibre in forever. Calibre is well known for being the best free...
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How to Read at Night on Your Tablet, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Smartphone
Researchers have been saying for years and years that reading an on LCD screen late at night will disrupt your sleep, and techies have been working nearly as long...
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Morning Coffee – 19 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Friday morning. FYI: The current "new" Twitter will change most image attachments into landscape thumbnails. Russian ebook pirates exploit a loophole...
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DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit their books for...
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AAP Reports Publisher Revenue Up 7.2% in February 2019
AAP just issued the February StatShot Monthly report which includes data for the first two months of 2019. Among the highlights: Overall participating publisher revenue was $754.0 million in February...
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The Problem with eBook Piracy Spam
Try this experiment. Go to Amazon and pull up any book, any book at all as long as it has been out for at least a few months. Then, search...
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Morning Coffee – 17 April 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Wednesday morning. The Stage reports that researchers may have identified Shakespeare's London home. (beware the registration wall) The BBC notes that Amazon...
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Here’s How Kindle’s New Read/Unread Setting Works
When Amazon announced the new Kindle a few weeks back, one of the features mentioned in the footnotes was that the new device would have the option to filter...
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Tor.com’s Free eBook of the Month is Cory Doctorow’s “Walkaway”
About once a month Tor.com gives away a free ebook. This month's ebook is Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. After watching the breakdown of modern society, Hubert, Etc. really has...
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