There is so much to see and to do on the southeast Mediterranean coast of France, also known as Cote d’Azur or Riviera, that travelers who land there for the first time may have problems on deciding what to do. We asked the author of the travel guide The Gems … Read >
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton celebrated the 100th million book her program has donated to children
Great artists can do great things also outside their primary careers. Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton recently celebrated in the Library of Congress, Washington the 100th book that was donated to a child in the U.S. She is the founder of the Imagination Library program that has already been in operation for … Read >
Ebook news digest: why ebook is better, lonely writer’s syndrome, travel photography tips
News on ebooks, writing and photography
Ebooks are not ‘stupid’ – they’re a revolution
The Guardian
When Armand Nourry, the head of Hachette publishing company, blurted that ebook is a stupid product because it only replicates the print product, he didn’t know the scale of the storm he had created. … Read >
This is why Portugal has become such a popular travel destination: 5 arguments
The differences between north and south, east and west in Portugal are surprisingly big, even though the geographic area of the country is not large. Is it possible to identify reasons for the growth of tourism that apply to all parts of the country? The author of the travel guidebook … Read >
Author walked 500 miles across Scotland for finding true love stories for a book
Writers spend most of their time thinking of their work and tapping a keyboard, but that is not all they do. Many writers are more than happy to venture out to the big world for research trips and to talk to people who perhaps know something that is required to … Read >
Pocketbook Inkpad 3 ereader can read ebooks aloud to you
Ereaders with larger than six inches displays made a breakthrough in 2017, and we expect the trend to continue developing further. Ereader vendor Pocketbook already has a few large-screen models available, but the Inkpad 3 comes with sharp E ink display, advanced frontlight features, and a text-to-speech facility.
The greyscale … Read >
Despite their strange working habits, these authors became successful
Writers can have strange habits when they work. Perhaps it is because they often work alone in a room dedicated for writing, or because they really are weird. Who cares, if the results are as amazing as books by Dan Brown, Kafka, or Woolf. Here are the strangest habits (that … Read >
Reindeer get a long-distance communication network in Lapland
Reindeer are semi-wild animals that roam freely on the vast wilderness of Lapland, the northernmost region of Scandinavia. They move in large groups, looking for food, escaping mosquitoes or adjusting to weather and seasons. Every reindeer, however, belongs to a herder, who needs to know where the animals are. That’s … Read >
A library in Turkey established of books rescued from trash
It is amazing what people throw away into trash cans, although in some countries, throwing things away only means that the owner wants to get rid of those things quickly and easily. Recycling starts from the trash can. In Ankara, Turkey, municipal garbage collectors realized that all the books thrown … Read >
Ebook news digest: best tools for nonfiction writers, large screen ereader, insight from failed book
News on ebooks, writing and ereaders
The Best Writing, Editing and Publishing Tools for Aspiring Nonfiction Authors
Book Ghostwriter
The emphasis of this article that lists tech tools and books for nonfiction authors is on editing. Tools and books for other stages of the writing and publishing process are mentioned … Read >