Jun 16 2013
I have a friend whose tastes in books are somewhat similar to mine. She would frequently ask me what I purchased and I found so many times that our tastes overlapped. Why not share an ebook account, I proposed. We both have multiple Kindle devices and so I signed us up for a joint gmail(…)
Jun 9 2013
Last week Brian posted an update of reading apps for Android devices. Today I’m revisiting the major reading apps for the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iTouch. Because of the prevalence of the iPhone and iTouch devices, all the images here are from the iPhone/iTouch except for the Marvin reading app which is designed for(…)
Jun 2 2013
The following is a revised and updated version of my very first post for Dear Author a few years ago. With tablets and smart phones becoming more and more popular, and with more apps than ever, we thought it might be a good idea to give this topic another look. For reference sake, these apps(…)
Apr 28 2013
A couple of weeks ago Kobo announced a new reading device, the Aura HD. The Aura brings something new to the table when it comes to eInk readers, a little bit larger screen with a higher resolution than ever before. While the most common size for eInk readers has for years been the 6 inch(…)
Apr 14 2013
Scott Turow has taken his lumps around the internet for his bombatic lengthy editorial on the NYTimes. Turow targeted everyone from readers and libraries to search engines as contributing to the death of the American author. But Turow’s lament offers no solutions, only complaints. The main crux of his argument is that the current system(…)
Feb 24 2013
In January 29, 2013, Amazon was granted a business systems patent for the sale of previously owned digital products. This patent was applied for in 2009 and Amazon has done nothing to indicate that it intends to set up a used digital bookstore either when it filed for its patent or when it received approval(…)
Feb 17 2013
I have a number of thoughts running around my head over the Agency pricing resolution and the post settlement state of affairs. 1) Will Agency pricing be brought back in two years. Per the terms of the settlement, publishers’ right to control prices will return in two years. The question is whether the publishers will(…)
Feb 10 2013
Jane kindly invited me to share a bit of what we at AllRomance.com learned about reader preferences in 2012. For those of you who aren’t familiar with All Romance (also known as ARe), we are a niche on-line bookstore that specializes in the sale of…. Yes, you’ve guessed it, Romance eBooks This past fall we(…)
Feb 3 2013
When readers talk to other readers about books, they speak in a language of tropes, character types, and hot button issues. They ask for spoilers and in depth details. They want to know if a character in book B is like the character in book A that they love. A quick run down of forum(…)
Jan 27 2013
How many people remember that All Romance EBooks sell DRM free ebooks from Avon? Or put another way, how many people actually buy from All Romance for the purpose of obtaining a DRM free ebook? Avon doesn’t make it easy for you to find the DRM free ebooks. You must first use its Facebook App(…)
Jan 13 2013
Last January I made 10 publishing predictions. I thought it would be fun to review these predictions. Next week I’ll post my 2013 publishing predictions. 1. (TRUE) More authors will self publish than in 2011. I promise that this was more amazing at the end of 2011 than it seems now because there was still(…)
Jan 6 2013
Here is a brief list of some apps I have found to be among my “must haves” for the Android platform. I look forward to hearing what others find some of their “must haves”. Reading apps Even though it’s not the best reading app available I find the Kindle app to be just OK(…)
Dec 30 2012
Dropbox + Airfile (free) Despite the security concerns that exist around Dropbox, it is one of the easiest cloud storage programs on the market to use. You designate a folder on your harddrive as the Dropbox folder and anything you place in there is instantly synced with the cloud. On the road, you can access(…)
Dec 23 2012
In light of the David Petraeus scandal, we learned that an existing law enacted in 1986 allows law enforcement entitties to obtain your entire cloud based storage without a warrant. This means that your information is only as secure as the third party deems it to be private. If they want to give it up,(…)
Dec 16 2012
Marvin App Recently a new ereading app has been released for iPad users. Marvin is currently free but I suspect that there may be a charge for it in the future. Marvin touts itself as an intelligent reading application. It’s intelligence is based on the app’s ability to process and analyze the text in the(…)
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