The land of the Midnight Sun, long and cold winters, welfare states, high living standard, languages that no one outside Scandinavia can understand, plenty of space and few people. Sure, it is a definition of Scandinavia, but for travelers, the … Read the story...
53 nonfiction books about reading, bookstores, libraries, and about other books
For some readers, books are objects that they care for more than any other products they have used or purchased. Other readers love to collect books and show them on bookshelves at their homes. Then, there are readers who happen … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: guide to writing a nonfiction book, visual travel stories, PayPal for iBooks
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The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Publishing a Nonfiction Book
Writing Tips Oasis
An extensive article on planning and writing a nonfiction book that starts with a Table of Contents. Klaava team was sold … Read the story...
The best 360-degree consumer cameras to take on the road in 2017
Someone said that a writer’s most important tool on the road is a camera. What about 360-degree cameras that can capture everything around them? Would they be even better tools for photography and documenting places or events?
Prices of … Read the story...
It takes 5 drafts before a writer can tell the manuscript for a book is ready
Writing a book is hard work that takes time, requires patience, and persistence. The process of writing is individual, and continuously develops as experience and the number of published books grows. For instance, my own process has always been to … Read the story...
Which book to read before visiting a new country that has different culture than yours?
Planning a visit to a country where you haven’t been before often starts with research. Many travelers purchase a guidebook, some tourists search the Internet for tips. Usually, people are looking for reliable information to help plan the trip. … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: recommended books for vacation, nomads’ favourite continent, Tour de France
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Bill Gates Discusses His Lifelong Love for Books and Reading
Time
Bill Gates is the man who started the personal computing and software revolution in the late 1970s – early 1980s when his company … Read the story...
Making books out of podcasts
Podcasts are audio talk shows typically saved MP3 format on the Internet. You download a podcast on your phone, tablet or PC and listen to it, and that’s about it. Seung Tae Oh saw much more potential in podcasts than … Read the story...
Tour de France in Europe is the world’s biggest cycling race, but which cities are the most bicycle-friendly in the world?
The Tour de France is regarded as the world’s biggest sports event when measured by the number of spectators who are watching the race live where it happens. Professional road cyclists race for three weeks in July along a route … Read the story...
Where is the best place to see the Midnight Sun in Lapland, North Europe?
The longest day of the year (most daylight hours, or summer solstice) in the northern hemisphere is on June 21st, give or take one day. If you want to see the midnight sun in Lapland, you don’t have to … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: choosing an ereader, National Writing Day, vanlife, coworking for writers
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How to buy the best ebook reader
Which?
A comprehensive guide on choosing an ereader for reading ebooks.
I thought writing novels from home was the dream – I didn’t realise how … Read the story...
This is why the Apple MacBook sucks, but a Windows 10 laptop doesn’t
Here is the nasty truth: the user interface software Apple uses in its MacBook laptops and iMac computers is seriously outdated.
In other words, Apple computers suck. Compare a Mac’s user interface to a modern user interface, like Windows 10, … Read the story...