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Godaddy Shut Down Its Virb Site Builder Platform With No Notice – Here’s How to Pick Up the Pieces

12 July, 202012 July, 2020Self-PubLeave a comment

Here’s some frustrating news for authors and industry freelancers. It seems Godaddy has seen fit to turn off the lights on one of its website...

Has Amazon Killed the Offline Mode for the Kindle Cloud Reader?

9 July, 20209 July, 2020e-Reading Software, Kindle (platform)5 Comments

A little under 9 years ago Amazon launched a version of the Kindle app that lived in your web browser. It is called Kindle Cloud Reader,...

Amazon Lowers Minimum Price Threshold for UK Kindle Store

8 July, 20208 July, 2020Amazon, eBookstoreOne Comment

A little over two months ago the UK stopped collecting VAT on ebooks sold in that country, and I have just learned that Amazon may have...

Merch by Amazon Adds iPhone, Samsung Cases

8 July, 20208 July, 2020AmazonLeave a comment

Amazon manufactures everything from books to DVDs, but did you know they also make swag such as t-shirts? (I only found out a couple months ago,...

NetGalley Will Soon Offer Audiobook ARCs

7 July, 20207 July, 2020AudiobookLeave a comment

The ARC service NetGalley has distributed ebooks for almost as long as the Kindle has been around, and soon they will also be distributing audiobooks. NetGalley...

Kindle Firmware Update 5.13.1 Adds Improved Search and Navigation Features

7 July, 20207 July, 2020e-Reading Software, KindleOne Comment

Amazon rolled out another update for its ereaders this week. It’s currently being pushed out to the Voyage, all Oasis models, the latest Paperwhite model, and...

Monday Morning Coffee – 6 July 2020

6 July, 202012 July, 2020Morning CoffeeLeave a comment

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. There’s a difference between copyright-free and royalty-free. David Gaughran is giving away the new edition of...

Amazon Removes Active Content Section of the Kindle Store

5 July, 20205 July, 2020Kindle (platform)11 Comments

I was just reading over at MobileRead that Amazon has finally removed the Active Content section of the Kindle Store. AC is the clunky name that...

How to Turn Your Chromebook into an Adequate eReader

4 July, 20204 July, 2020e-Reading Hardware, e-Reading Software, Tips and Tricks19 Comments

Are you thinking about getting a Chromebook? When I first wrote this post in 2014, and even when I updated it in 2016, I could not...

How to Embed an eBook on a Website (2020 Edition)

3 July, 20203 July, 2020Tips and Tricks2 Comments

I was browsing through my blog’s archives this morning when I came across an old post from 2014 on embedding ebooks in a web page. I...

Walmart Has Pulled Kobo Displays From Stores

1 July, 20201 July, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kobo7 Comments

Walmart has pulled the Kobo displays from its stores in a recent reorganization, but they still have the ereaders in stock. Earlier today I had a...

PSA: Go Check Your Mailerlite Account

29 June, 202029 June, 2020blog maintenance, Self-Pub3 Comments

My weekly email with blog posts did not go out this morning, and we have Mailerlite to blame for that. The mailing list provider updated their...

Morning Coffee – 29 June 2020

29 June, 202029 June, 2020Morning CoffeeOne Comment

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. If you’ve ever wondered about the origins of -ston, -shire, and -chester, Rich Hollick has a...

Inside the Barnes & Noble Manassas Store (Post-Covid)

28 June, 202028 June, 2020Barnes & Noble3 Comments

I read on Twitter this past week that Barnes & Noble had used the pandemic-imposed shutdown as an opportunity to reorganize or remodel their stores, so...

How to Download Your Kindle Notes and Highlights and Export Them (Updated for 2020)

28 June, 20201 July, 2020calibre, Kindle, Kindle (platform), Tips and Tricks124 Comments

Amazon has a great reading platform in the Kindle, but sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes I need to take the notes I make in a Kindle...