Monday Morning Coffee – 10 April 2023

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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April 10, 2023

Here are a few stories to read this morning.

Rakuten launched Kobo Plus in the USA and UK.
Amazon is expanding the use of Transparency codes (Amazon’s proprietary QR code) on the back covers of the books it prints.
Joanna Penn shared a list of the tools she uses in her author business.
I’ve noticed that ChatGPT is wrong enough that I would call a bullshitter (someone who just makes stuff up on the spot). For example, it labeled one Australian mayor a criminal, and he’s threatening to sue.
Mark Williams wants to know why HarperCollins is selling the same ebook for $3 in India and $13 in the USA.
Amazon’s new Your Company Bookshelf service enables businesses to distribute books to their staff.

P.S. I haven’t mentioned this in many places yet, but last fall I started a blog about the house I am remodeling in West Virginia. It has been an interesting expereince.

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