The Apple iPad tablet is a familiar product for many writers and book lovers because of the ibooks application, and other apps on the tablet. Recently, Apple made the 2018 model of the 9.7-inch iPad compatible with the Pencil stylus that allows writing and drawing directly on the screen. How … Read >
Top 5 places to visit in Gothenburg and Sweden’s West Coast
Gothenburg is a lively city on Sweden’s West Coast that has a long and colorful history from the Middle Ages. Today, it is one of the major cities of Scandinavia where business and multiple cultures meet. The location of the city on the west coast (the second most popular vacation … Read >
A toolkit for writers for better manuscripts using an open review
Experienced authors want the best editors and reviewers to work on their manuscripts. The work of these professionals is valuable for improving the content. How does an independent author who may work alone, and doesn’t have a big budget get help like established authors? An author has created an online … Read >
Ebook news digest: ereaders for musicians, new EPUB version, interaction with readers
News on ebooks, writing and ereaders
Want to improve your writing? Mind the Gap.
The Writing Cooperative
The Curiosity Gap Theory for writers can help to find story themes that resonate with readers.
PadMu is a 13.3-inch (x2) E Ink eReader for Musicians (Video)
The Ebook Reader
Ereader devices with … Read >
Is the Sony DPT-CP1 ereader/writing tablet a tool for writers?
People who read a lot tend to find ereader devices useful because the screen is visible even in sunlight and it doesn’t flicker. Writers have to read plenty of books and other texts. If an ereader existed that would allow using it for writing as well, wouldn’t it be a … Read >
Talk to Books artificial intelligence service finds good reads from Google Books
Google has many projects where the company develops artificial intelligence services for tasks that some day will help both businesses and daily life of ordinary people. One of Google’s research projects, Talk to Books, can help book readers and writers to find a good read they perhaps didn’t know … Read >
Download free ebook with travel tips to Scandinavia
Nordic countries are far-away, exotic destinations to many travelers. The northernmost region of Europe has plenty of space, vast wilderness areas, relatively few people, and neatly organized societies. Because of distances, it is a good idea to plan ahead a trip to Scandinavia, and learn a little about the culture … Read >
Ebook news digest: book towns, fake news, EU stops geoblocking, Kindle Lite
News on ebooks, writing and digital media
Book Towns Are Made for Book Lovers
Atlas Obscura
Journalist Alex Johnson has written a book titled Book Towns that shows communities across the world that have decided to attract visitors and residents with books. This article has some lovely photos of bookshops. … Read >
How to read ebooks without installing any additional applications on your PC
Recently, one of my neighbors asked how she could read the ebook she had bought from a store. She had managed to download the book, but there was no way to open it. As many of us do in a hurry to start reading a new book, she had simply … Read >
Books have destroyed our civilization multiple times if we believe the wise men of the past
There is nothing better than laughing at mistakes other people have made. BBC put together an infographic with famous predictions gone wrong. Here are the highlights from the compilation that relate to books and communication technologies.
Circa 370 B.C.
Socrates predicted that the written word will destroy our memories. Men … Read >