In the northernmost Nordic countries – Finland, Norway and Sweden – both local people and overseas travelers can enjoy an ancient tradition known as the Everyman’s Rights. It means that you are free to roam and even stay a night on anyone’s land assuming that it is not explicitly forbidden … Read >
Ebook news digest: respect privacy when photographing, blogging tools, news editors set free
News on ebooks, photography, writing and ereaders
Know Your Travel Photography Rights
Wanderness
The title of this excellent post should be something like “How to Respect Privacy Laws when Photographing Overseas”. Every aspiring street photographer and traveler with a camera should read this.
Tools I use for Writing, Publishing & … Read >
What is the difference between the Kindle ereader and Fire tablet if I want to read ebooks?
The Amazon Kindle ereading device and the Fire tablet have been designed for different tasks. Nonetheless, there is one application in both products that lets users to do exactly the same thing: read ebooks. If reading ebooks is the most important task you are going to do on your device, … Read >
Top 10 most photographed sights in Europe in 2017 according to Instagram
Europe is the number one travel destination in the world. Especially, the historical cities of the continent attract tourists (at least, before they find the beaches and mountains). The most photographed sights of Europe are familiar for most travelers even they haven’t visited the sites themselves yet.
Here is ranking … Read >
Ebook news digest: become a better writer, AI-powered camera, best ereaders of 2017
News on ebooks, writing and photography
5 Tips for Becoming a Better (and More Consistent) Writer
Inc.
Tips for people who would like to begin to write fiction or nonfiction, but haven’t had any idea how to start.
Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel
Writers Helping Writers
Angela Ackerman … Read >
Thanks to EU, also Amazon has to compete on fair terms in the European ebook markets
European Commission has made a decision on complaints about Amazon’s business practices in the EU markets. The decision published on 4th May 2017 confirms that the new terms Amazon had offered to the EU have been accepted. The new terms between Amazon and book publishers who operate in the EU … Read >
Top 5 beaches of Algarve, Portugal with a photo gallery
There are so many long, tiny, shallow, deep, rocky, fine-grained, and you-name-it kind of beaches in Algarve, South Portugal that I am not going argue that I would be able to pick the best one. I have selected nice, popular beaches that are different, and suit to different tastes and … Read >
DIY project: turn your smartphone into a scanner that converts paper books into ebooks
People who read actively may have invested a significant amount of money in their book collections. Every time they have to move to a new place or want to take their library with them on a vacation, they have to ask themselves the inevitable question: why can’t I have all … Read >
Ebook news digest: why write a book, importance of manuscript editing, nomad culture
News on ebooks, writing, publishing and travel life
What are your publishing goals?
Kindle Press
Thinking and deciding on your goal – what are you really trying to achieve – for your planned book is one of the best questions to answer before even starting to write.
The Guardian pulls … Read >
Fun and rewarding World Book Day 2017 experiences around the globe
World Book Day 2017 is celebrated on Sunday 23rd April in thousands of locations across the globe. Also known as the World Book and Copyright Day, the purpose is the share the joy of reading (and why not writing, too) with other people. The story goes that the date was … Read >