Google Play Books Now Offers Promo Codes
Google just gave us another reason to set up an author/publisher account in their bookstore: Promo Codes. The ad network giant sent out an email via...Continue reading
E-ink to Launch New Kaleido Screens by Year’s End (Digitimes)
Remember how I told you back in August that Onyx teased a 7.8″ color ereader based on the Boox Nova2? Well, Digitimes says that the screen...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 19 October 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. There’s a library in Indianapolis whose street signage says “Librarey”. Even the legal profession has switched...Continue reading
How to Find and Use Images in Your Blog Posts
There’s a problem with how a lot of writers approach writing online; they focus on words. This is a problem because modern web design is based...Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate, Funding Pool Rose in September 2020
Kindle Unlimited maintained its position as one of the top five ebookstores in September 2020, paying out $32.7 million and bringing the total paid out over...Continue reading
How to Sell eBooks on an Author Website: The Beginner’s Guide
When I launched my Author Website in a Box project last June, one of the first questions that came across my inbox was how to build...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble is Now Informing Customers About Data Stolen During Saturday’s Hack
So it turns out that my suspicions about B&N’s server issues over the weekend were in fact correct. The retailer was hacked, and has confirmed that...Continue reading
How to Set Up Daily Website Backups – the Right Way
Daily backups are one of the fundamental tools every website owner should have in their toolbox. Not only will it let you fix your mistakes by...Continue reading
Google Play Books Now Pays a 70% Royalty in 60+ Countries
Back in July Google started testing new royalty terms in the US, Canada, and Australia, and now they are expanding the terms to cover all markets....Continue reading
All of Barnes & Noble’s Computer Systems Are Down, and I do Mean All of Them
Barnes & Noble is going through the mother of all system crashes right now. Some time late Friday night or early Saturday morning the retailer’s entire...Continue reading
Amazon Kindle Oasis Now $175 (for Prime Subscribers)
Today is Prime Day, which is basically a version of Black Friday where Amazon offers deals exclusively to Amazon Prime subscribers. While some of Amazon’s “sales”...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 12 October 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Glamour went behind the scenes at a cover shoot for a romance book cover. A satirical...Continue reading
Monday Morning Coffee – 5 October 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. SyFy has a great overview of evil books in cinema and literature. There’s a movement to...Continue reading
Kindle Create Now Outputs POD Book Files
Amazon just took another step towards complete dominance of the book market supply chain. The retailer could already handle everything from production to the retail sale,...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 28 September 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Some were surprised to learn just how much libraries do beyond lending books. Amazon generated $1.6...Continue reading