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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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.
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 >
Actually, reading books on a phone is great
The Next Web journalist admits that ebooks are more convenient to read than print books. The key factor was the realization that a phone can be used as an e-reader. Here is the story.
