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There are a number of printers who produce Print on Demand copies of books these days. Amazon is the one most readers have heard of. But there is also Ingram, and Lulu Press. And a newcomer to the scene, the British company BookVault, who have print facilities in the US, so I can print and …
This is Part Six of a series: _______________ Fiction Apps are applications that you download and install to your phone or tablet, or that you can read on your laptop or desktop, if you prefer, and if the app has a browser-based site. I have no experience with fiction apps at all, but I know …
Several months ago, on the Reader’s Hangout, there was a discussion about romances featuring older heroines. I ran a poll at the time, asking if readers would like to read romances that featured older women, as none of us is getting any younger. 🙂 Here’s the results of that poll: I took the results seriously, …
Other Places to Find Good Books: Subscription Services This is an informal series. It has been a while since I added to this series, but let’s check out another source of books: Subscription Services. These are services that ask you to pay a flat monthly fee, usually quite low, and in exchange, you can read …
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This is a pretty bad image, but I had to hunt one down as I do not read on either a Kindle or a Kindle reading app. (I use Google Play Book’s reading app.) The image shows what pops up when you reach the end of a book. But did you know that this is …
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This is an informal series. A lot of readers overlook buying from Smashwords, because it seems to be an indie-author-centric site. The logo is written with indie authors in mind, and authors who upload their book to Smashwords can also have Smashwords distribute their book to other book retailers. But Smashwords is a retail bookstore, …
This is an informal series. Asking an AI is a source of good book recommendations that wasn’t possible even a year ago. There are a ton of GPT-style AIs out there, including Microsoft’s Bing, and of course, Chat GPT itself. The AIs are good at recommending similar books to something you’ve liked. And, they’ll only …
This is an informal series. A few weeks ago, I did a post about finding good books on Kobo, and the benefits of being willing and able to buy from multiple sources, instead of just one bookstore (usually, the Big River). Today, I’ll round up the other “big” retailers: Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple …
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Kobo announced the release of Kobo Plus in the USA and UK on April 4th, but this was the soonest I could squeeze it into the post schedule, so you may be aware of this already. However, following up on my post “Other Places to Find Good Books: Kobo” last month, I’m letting you know …
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This is an informal series. I have a truly international readership. The map, above, shows all the places in the world where I sell books….and this is just the places I sell books through Kobo. I sell books to other countries via other retailers and my own site, but don’t have a fancy-dancy map for …