Ebook news digest: travel is resuming, digital product licenses, working from motorhome

motorhome on a road. photo by sebastien goldberg
Photo by Sebastien Goldberg.

News about ebooks, writing and travel

Rick Steves about travel writing and the slow return Of European travel

Travel professionals seem to agree that travel will resume in the second half of 2020, but primarily it will regional and conducted by car. As Rick Steves puts … Read >

Google applies self-publishing strategy to Stadia game cloud service

google stadia cloud game service press photo

Writers have enjoyed the possibilities of self-publishing ebooks for more than 10 years, and during that time indie writers and their works have become a mainstream phenomenon. Music makers and film creators have their own avenues to self-publish their works, but game developers have other types of challenges. Move to … Read >

Ebook news digest: see the world from home, how writers can fight content robbers, award winning books

collabora office for writing and editing on a phone and tablet
Collabora Office on a phone.

News on ebooks, writing and travel

Take a Look How Europe’s Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life

A fascinating project by NeoMam Studios lets you view how a medieval fortress or castle is reconstructed. The work is happening in the digital world only, not … Read >

Ebook news digest: overhyped screen time concerns, Trivago rip-off, book piracy in Italy

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News on ebooks, writing and travel

Screen time: Conclusions about the apocalyptic effects of digital media are often incomplete, overstated

A voice of reason about concerns of regularly accessing media on a mobile device or PC: “a recent review of over 200 studies about social media concluded there was almost … Read >

Ebook news digest: new life in Italian villages, tips for writers conferences, USB risk for travelers

an ancient european village at the foot of mountains

News on ebooks, travel, and writing

Italy Revives Abandoned Villages as Experiential Travel Destinations

Entrepreneurs are reviving ancient villages that have been almost completely abandoned in Italy. The concept is to rebuild existing worn out or ruined buildings as inns or guesthouses that provide high level hotel services for guests. … Read >

Ebook news digest: audiobook gifts, bookstores as travel attractions, publisher against libraries

lello bookstore, porto.
Lello bookstore in Portugal (yes, people are queuing to get in).

News on ebooks, writing and travel photography

6 easy ways to gift Audible audiobooks

It is possible to gift a single audiobook or a subscription to Audible’s book selection. You may also send an audiobook you have in your … Read >

Ebook news digest: ebooks on Instagram, new EU laws troubling Google, circumstances that make readers

News on ebooks, writing and copyright

man holding an open book behind his back

French and German publishers unite to fight Google’s refusal to pay them copyright fees

Get ready for a long fight between major newspapers and Google (in Europe, at least). EU approved a new copyright directive earlier in 2019 that clarifies many issues that were … Read >

Ebook news digest: best new library is in Helsinki, epub apps for Windows, unique bookshop in Venice

News on ebooks, writing and travel

oodi library, helsinki, finland, europe
Oodi library in Helsinki.

11 best epub reading apps for Windows 10 PCs

Epub is the standard ebook format that was jointly created by the publishing industry and is now being developed together with other web standards. Amazon Kindle is the major exception that … Read >

Ebook news digest: Internet improves writing, travel can be political, two approaches to travel writing

Tavira, Portugal: a non-digital nomad in a park
A writer taking notes in a park in Algarve, Portugal

News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing

Is the Internet Making Writing Better?

The New Yorker examines linguist Gretchen McCulloch’s new book “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language”. The review concludes: Yes, the internet is making writing better.

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Ebook news digest: audiobooks, remote work, business of writing, Instagram for writers

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Photo by Konstantin Dyadyun.

News on ebooks, writing and business of publishing

Instagram for Writers

Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog shares tips for writers who are trying to use Instagram for marketing. An interesting piece of information about Instagram: if you achieve 1% engagement (people who comment or contribute to your Instagram … Read >