Google has created a robot that can carry books from homes back to the library

Book Bot robot in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, California
Google experimental lab has developed an autonomous robot that can pick up books from homes. The small robot moves along pavements in Mountain View (in Silicon Valley, California), and visits houses where books are waiting to be returned.

The robot makes its round in the neighborhood near the Mountain View … Read >

Ebook news digest: best writing apps of 2018, Kindle as an agent of change, travel writing as a career

News on ebooks, writing and publishing

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The Best Writing Apps of 2018
PC Mag

The PC Mag article introduces a bunch of writing applications designed for novel, screen, or distraction-free writing. The article features a fine selection of apps, but if you want to find the best free distraction-free writing … Read >