Monday Morning Coffee – 5 August 2024

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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August 5, 2024

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

Bookbub has tips on how to tell when a book cover is hurting sales.
An open-source word processor combining an E-ink screen and a mechanical keyboard is about to go up for crowdfunding.
Francine Pascal, the creator of the Sweet Valley High series, died this week. She was 92.
Amazon is stepping up identity verification in KDP; they are now asking for a photo of your gov’t ID.
Dasung’s portable 12″ color E-ink monitor is now available, and it’s so expensive that I am almost afraid to mention the price.

TECH TIP: This is your semi-annual reminder that Google won’t automatically index your website. You may need to force them to do so.

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