A Dozen Words That Derive From Numbers (video)
I was working on making an infographic on words that derive from numbers when I found the following video. (I was planning to crib from it,...Continue reading
Guess What You’ll Find in The Library of Nonhuman Books
AI has been used to write everything from poems to blog posts to books, and now it's been put in charge of (for lack of a...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 9 March 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Donna Ferguson explains how she raised a bookworm. Oh, cool: Google Assistant on Android can read...Continue reading
How to Fix the Kindle Firmware 5.12.4 Blank Library Screen Bug
If your Kindle is showing you a library screen that looks like this, I know how to fix it: Numerous Kindle owners on MobileRead and the...Continue reading
Simon & Schuster is Up For Sale
It looks like the Big Five is about to become the Not-So-Big-Four. Variety reports that ViacomCBS (or whatever they are calling themselves today) is considering a...Continue reading
If You Can Correctly Pronounce Every Word in This Poem – (Actually, Most People Can)
The following poem is called The Chaos. It was written in 1922 by Gerard Nolst Trenité. This poem is frequently shared as a joke that reinforced...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 2 March 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Book publishing is an industry that that cannot (or will not) pay its employees a living...Continue reading
Infographic: The Most Popular Book Set in Each (US) State
Last week the finance service NetCredit posted an infographic containing the most popular book set in each state. How many have you read? BTW, NetCredit also has...Continue reading
Kindle iOS v6.28 Adds “Reading Ruler” Feature, New Font Menu
Amazon rolled out an update to its Kindle iOS app today The new features include a reorganized font and formatting menu (Aa menu) as well as...Continue reading
IngramSpark Announces New Quality Standards for Its POD Service
IngramSpark, the self-publishing division of the book distributor Ingram Content Group, sent out an email today informing users of a new policy intended to reduce misleading...Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Fundung Pool Grew by $2 Million in January 2020
Judging by the Kindle Unlimited stats for January, Amazon saw a huge jump in reading activity last month. Last week the retailer announced that the KDP...Continue reading
Morning Coffee – 24 February 2020
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Did you know there's a segment of the industry that still needs to be told that...Continue reading
The Authors Guild Rehashes Bogus Author Income Survey as a “New” Report
Earlier this week The Publishers Authors Guild released a report that "explores the factors leading to the decline in the writing profession. Alas, this report is...Continue reading
Kindle Firmware Update 5.12.4 Drops Hints About New Contrast, Screensaver Features
Things are about to get interesting again for Kindle owners. Amazon just rolled out a new firmware update for the Kindle. The official notice for the...Continue reading
eBook Piracy – How to Respond If Someone Steals Your eBook Online
Sunday, 16 February 2020, was the day that I became a real author. I have been a writer for over a decade now, but Sunday was...Continue reading