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Kindle for iOS v6.23 Adds Library eBook Filter

12 October, 201912 October, 2019Amazon, e-Reading Software3 Comments

Did you know that iOS no longer tells you when you have an app that has an update? I just learned that myself today when I heard...

How to Vet Podcast Guests

10 October, 201912 October, 2019Podcast5 Comments

I am in the early stages of launching a podcast called The Website in a Box show. My show is going to explain why websites are...

How to be a Better Podcast Guest (Updated)

10 October, 201910 October, 2019interview, Podcast5 Comments

Virtually every marketing expert agrees that if you want to get your message out there in 2018, podcasts are the way to go. We're told...

Kindle Voyage On Sale for $69 at Woot

10 October, 201910 October, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle2 Comments

I don't know where Amazon keeps finding these things, but they have the Voyage on sale again at Woot. The five year old Kindle Voyage is...

New Kindle Kids Edition Costs $109

7 October, 20197 October, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle2 Comments

In addition to launching a new Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon also released a new Kindle Kids edition bundle. The $89 entry-level Kindle released in March is...

New Kindle Fire HD 10 Gets a Specs Bump, Keeps the Same Price

7 October, 20197 October, 2019e-Reading Hardware, FireOne Comment

That Kindle Fire tablet that showed up at the FCC in July now has a name, a price, and a launch date. Amazon announced on Monday...

Monday Morning Coffee – 7 October 2019

6 October, 20198 October, 2019Morning CoffeeLeave a comment

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Why do we feel so compelled to make maps of fictional worlds. The original Grimm's fairy...

Did You Know Calibre Can Make Epub 3 eBooks?

6 October, 20196 October, 2019Epub36 Comments

I was working on the calibre 4.0 post this morning when I discovered a new calibre feature. Well, it's not new so much as I hadn't...

Users Hate Calibre 4.0’s New eBook Viewer

6 October, 20196 October, 2019calibre, e-Reading Software18 Comments

If you use calibre to manage your ebook library and are fond of its ebook reading function, you might want to hold off on the latest...

Kindle Firmware Update 5.12.2

4 October, 20194 October, 2019Kindle (platform)4 Comments

Back in July Amazon released a firmware update that added a "read now" feature to the before you go section found in the back of Kindle...

Why Is It a Big Deal That HarperCollins Puts “Hundreds” if Titles in Kindle Unlimited When They Already Have “Thousands” in Scribd?

2 October, 20192 October, 2019Kindle (platform), Publishing8 Comments

The hot publishing news story this week has everyone talking excitedly, but it's left me scratching my head. There's a (paywalled) story over on The Bookseller...