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.