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 >

Get ideas for your Europe travel plan from World Heritage Sites themes

Unesco world heritage sites, ancient europe

I have been pretty happy each time I have accidentally, or on purpose, visited a Unesco World Heritage Site. The places Unesco has chosen truly are special places worth visiting. The problem for an ordinary tourist is that today, the World Heritage list features 1121 sites of which 213 are … Read >

Finland designated the best wildlife travel destination 2019

fell scenery in lapland kilpisjärvi
Scenery in Lapland, Kilpisjärvi.

The summer of 2019 in Finland’s capital Helsinki was the first time when I thought that finally, overseas tourists have discovered the city. Tourist groups toured even in the new Oodi library, and happily camped in Nuuksio national park just outside the city. Something is … Read >

Competitively priced waterproof ereader Kobo Libra H20 with sharp 7 inch screen

kobo libra h2o e-reader, woman reading in car

Ebook retailer and ereader vendor Kobo has introduced an ereader that should attract large groups of book lovers. The Kobo Libra H20 has all the features a modern ereader should have, including frontlight and it is waterproof, the screen is a bit bigger than in basic models, and considering the … Read >