Monday Morning Coffee – 14 November 2022

by Nate Hoffelder

After a decade of running The Digital Reader, Nate is a veteran web publisher with experience in design, maintenance, recovery, and troubleshooting. What little he doesn't know, he can learn.

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Morning Coffee

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November 14, 2022

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

Here are three ways to step up your book marketing.
Mike Shatzkin delves into the long-term impact of PRH and S&S losing their antitrust case.
Did you know PW has been publishing dull and tedious editorials for over 90 years? Here’s one example.
Dave Chesson explains in detail how your book can be pirated on Amazon (both print and digital).
The Atlantic believes we are witnessing the end of social media, to which I say “eh”. Social media is merely the latest form of online communities which have existed for 40 years now. If it goes away, something else will take its place.
Workers at HarperCollins have gone on strike this past week.

P.S. Did you know that Saturday, 19 November, marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Kindle?

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