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Morning Coffee – 25 May 2020

25 May, 202025 May, 2020Morning Coffee5 Comments

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. William Faulkner’s spouse and daughters were terrible pranksters. Audible is continuing their investment in podcasts. Did...

I’ve Relaunched My Site – Check it Out!

23 May, 202023 May, 2020blog maintenanceLeave a comment

I have a problem: A lot of people reading this still think of me as a blogger. This is understandable given my history, but it is a...

Romance Writers of America Launches New Book Award

23 May, 202023 May, 2020UncategorizedOne Comment

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...

Amazon Launches 2020-Themed, Er, Hunger Games-Themed Kindle Bundle

23 May, 202025 May, 2020KindleLeave a comment

As you may have heard, a new Hunger Games prequel was released last week. It’s called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and Amazon is capitalizing on...

Eight Tips for Extending the Battery Life on Your Kindle

23 May, 202025 May, 2020Kindle, Tips and Tricks2 Comments

Back in the olden days (circa 2011) we used to be able to buy ereader cases that included their own battery. I actually still have one...

Why You Shouldn’t be Writing in WordPress

21 May, 202021 May, 2020Writing3 Comments

A newly launched WordPress plugin has presented me with an opportunity to mount a soapbox and recommend better work habits. I was just reading about a...

Morning Coffee – 18 May 2020

18 May, 202018 May, 2020Morning Coffee6 Comments

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Why it’s so hard to read right now. (It’s not just you.) Surprisingly, this list of...

Print Sales Down at the End of April – NPD

17 May, 202017 May, 2020DeBunking, statisticsLeave a comment

I am about a week late on reporting this story, but while I was catching up on news Sunday morning I noticed that a Publishers Weekly...

Kobo Plus is Launching Soon (?) in The US and Canada

16 May, 202016 May, 2020Kobo4 Comments

It has been three years since Kobo launched its subscription ebook service Kobo Plus, and for all that time the service has been limited to Belgium...

Onyx Boox Assistant App Lets You Sync a Boox eReader With An Android Tablet

16 May, 202016 May, 2020e-Reading SoftwareLeave a comment

From its earliest days, one of the Kindle’s secret strength’s was that it would automatically upload all your notes and highlights to your Kindle account, and...

“Times Uncertain” Font

16 May, 202016 May, 2020Font3 Comments

If you have ever tweaked the text on a book cover, advert, or internet graphic then you’ve probably at least experimented with changing the spacing between...

Amazon Updates Kindle Fire Android Tablets

13 May, 202013 May, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Fire3 Comments

Amazon released its annual update to its Kindle Fire tablet line today. We got a new Kindle Fire HD 8, Kindle Fire HD 8 Plus, and...

Subscription Box Review: Scribbler v ScribeDelivery

12 May, 202012 May, 2020Book Culture7 Comments

If you want to give a gift to the writer in your life you might want to consider getting a subscription to a monthly subscription box...

Morning Coffee – 11 May 2020

11 May, 202011 May, 2020Morning Coffee5 Comments

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. When “Lord of the Flies” happened for real, the result was almost peaceful. Someone’s building a...

WordPerfect 2020 Adds Epub Export

10 May, 202011 May, 2020content creation, ebook tools4 Comments

Don your jacket with puffy shoulders, because WordPerfect is back. The latest version of this office suite now supports Epub export. (Side note: I’ve added it...