Author discusses the English book market in India and writer-centric software

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 11:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn’s interview with author Vikram Chandra covers quite a bit of new ground. After years of hard work (familiar...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Technology

All the infographic tools you could ever need

Posted on 10/23/2019 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are countless infographic-creation tools floating around the internet. But how do you find the one that fits your needs?...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Technology

Amazon expands Kindle options for children

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 08:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re looking for an e-reader for a young bookworm, Amazon certainly has options for you. The company unveiled its...

Tagged As: Amazon, E-reader, Technology, The Digital Reader

A primer on turning posts into podcasts

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re ready to take the plunge from blog posts to podcasts, Joseph Kunz has a beginner’s guide ready to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Podcast, Social media and websites, Technology

Dive into video production and marketing

Posted on 09/25/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know video is important, but how do you even get started, let alone reap the benefits from your labor?...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Technology, Video

How to handle spam comments on your blog

Posted on 09/04/2019 at 04:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Identifying a spam comment seems obvious, right? Sometimes, but not always — and then there’s the question of how to...

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Tagged As: Social media and websites, Technology

Traveling domestically? Look for a Pop Up Library

Posted on 08/28/2019 at 08:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We love being able to access our local library branch from wherever we have a mobile device, WiFi (to save...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: E-reader, Libraries, Technology, The Digital Reader

Publishers file lawsuit over Audible Captions feature

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 04:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Big publishers weren’t happy when Audible revealed its planned Audible Captions feature last month. Today, they acted on that displeasure:...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Technology, The Digital Reader, The Passive Voice

Joanna Penn: AI will change your job; it won't take it, though

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn is the interviewee on her latest podcast, with Orna Ross serving as the guest host. The topic: how...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Podcast, Technology

Would you want an author hologram to read to you?

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cool or creepy? A Chinese company is using artificial intelligence to create avatars of authors to narrate their own books....

Tagged As: Audiobook, Technology