Bookstores report strong growth for ebooks as people are staying home

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Ebook sales growth at major bookstores and subscription services in April. Source: Publishdrive.

Year 2020 may be remembered as a pandemic year, but it may also be remembered as the year when ebooks made a breakthrough to the mass market in countries where print books dominated reading habits. Just like … Read >

Google applies self-publishing strategy to Stadia game cloud service

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Writers have enjoyed the possibilities of self-publishing ebooks for more than 10 years, and during that time indie writers and their works have become a mainstream phenomenon. Music makers and film creators have their own avenues to self-publish their works, but game developers have other types of challenges. Move to … Read >

Ebook news digest: overhyped screen time concerns, Trivago rip-off, book piracy in Italy

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News on ebooks, writing and travel

Screen time: Conclusions about the apocalyptic effects of digital media are often incomplete, overstated

A voice of reason about concerns of regularly accessing media on a mobile device or PC: “a recent review of over 200 studies about social media concluded there was almost … Read >

Ebook news digest: Internet improves writing, travel can be political, two approaches to travel writing

Tavira, Portugal: a non-digital nomad in a park
A writer taking notes in a park in Algarve, Portugal

News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing

Is the Internet Making Writing Better?

The New Yorker examines linguist Gretchen McCulloch’s new book “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language”. The review concludes: Yes, the internet is making writing better.

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Ebook news digest: travel blogging vs writing, publishing vs self-publishing, best travel camera

Ebook news digest February 26, 2017

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Published Author Book Writing Tips
(Heidi Cohen)

Heidi Cohen has compiled the best book writing tips from successful authors into this article. If there is one thing that caught my eye in these valuable tips, it was the fact that so many … Read >

The Best Ebook Self-Publishing Services as Rated by Authors

Ebooks not only generate income for established authors, but they have also enabled thousands of new authors to kickstart their writing careers. New ebook publishers and self-publishing services provide opportunities for writers to get their works in front of large audiences.

The Independent Publishing Magazine has collected an extensive list … Read >