Interesting Links #27: Ultimate Doom!
The final Interesting Links post of 2018! This week we have articles about self-publishing and computer games.
-I agree with this post. Be wary of traditional publishers! Stay Away From Traditional Book Publishing.
-This is an old article, but I like its description of Lois McMaster Bujold’s journey to self-publishing due to the ineptitude of traditional publishers. Lois McMaster Bujold Answers Three Questions about Self-Publishing.
-I use BookBub Ads a lot for book advertising, and this article offers some good advice on using the platform. Clever Ways Authors Are Using Bookbub Ads.
-If you use Findaway Voices to produce an audiobook, you’ll now get 45% of the sale price from Apple, while ACX only offers 40%. Your Audiobook On Apple Books.
-It seems like Microsoft is starting to add upgrades to the Notepad app in Windows. (I do use Notepad all the time to scrub formatting from text when copying and pasting between applications.) Latest Windows Insider build makes a major upgrade to, uh… Notepad.
-DOOM is now 25 years old! DOOM Changed the Game 25 Years Ago
-This is an interesting article about how Steam might finally have a viable challenge in the form of Epic’s new game store. (Though I do use GOG Galaxy a lot and like it.) Steam And Epic Are In A Game Store Battle, And Players Win.
-It’s the 20th anniversary of Baldur’s Gate! Actually played some Baldur’s Gate this weekend. 20 Years Ago, Baldur’s Gate Made Dungeons And Dragons Cool Again.
-JM