Scribd provides digests of nonfiction books for readers who have subscription

Boyue Likebook Mimas e-reader/writing tablet

Scribd is an online ebook service that lets people read as many books as they have time to (certain restrictions apply)after they have paid a monthly subscription fee. The difference between this service and many other book subscription services is that Scribd has more than one million paying customers and … Read >

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

book, phone, headphones, on bed
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 >

Why visit Valencia instead of Barcelona in Spain

Valencia Cathedral, Spain, Europe
Overtourism (too many tourists in the same place at the same time – crowds so large that they negatively affect the daily life of residents) is a serious problem in the world’s most popular travel destinations. Particularly legendary European cities and ancient towns are planning ways to restrict the number Read >

Speech recognition software lets Onyx Boox e-reader users save spoken notes as text

Onyx Boox ereading device in university lecture
If you need a mobile device for reading ebooks or documents and for taking notes or drafting images, an ereader is a valid option today. A tablet is another obvious option, but new high-end ereaders have specifically been designed for this purpose. At the moment, the most interesting e-reader development … Read >

The best scenic routes to drive and ride in Algarve, South Portugal

A roadside viewpoint at Monchique, close to the topViews at Monchique.
Portugal’s southernmost province Algarve in the southwest corner of continental Europe is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Spain. Long coastal dunes with beaches between tall cliffs are characteristic to Algarve, but also the inland landscape in the region is pretty (if you know where to go). … Read >

The key differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing

self-publishing differences traditional publishing infographic
Infographic by Write to Sell Your Book.
Many aspiring writers have read stories about authors who became overnight successes after self-publishing a couple of ebooks. It is true that a small number of self-published writers have seen their work adopted even into a Hollywood movie, but the reality is … Read >

Paywall business model for news doesn’t match readers’ expectations in the long run

Reuters Institute, Oxford Unversity: newspaper paywall study
A report titled Pay Models for Online News in the US and Europe: 2019 Update published in April 2019 by the Reuters Institute indicates that the number of newspapers that charge for access to their online news is slowly increasing. The study, conducted in association with the Oxford University, features … Read >