Reading

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 […]

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

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

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