The information technology revolution has changed all aspects of life, just as the industrial revolution and agricultural revolution did in centuries past. Publishing books is no different.<\/p>\n
And boy was there a lot<\/em> of change in the last two weeks! I think all of Amazon’s competitors woke up and realized that 1.) Amazon makes a river of money from ebooks and audiobooks, and 2.) they want some of that river for themselves<\/em>!<\/p>\n -On Amazon, 28% of the top 1000 bestselling authors are indie writers: Author Earnings: January 2018 Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n -But! When pursuing technological change, don’t alienate your constituency<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Barnes & Noble is upgrading their self-publishing platform: Discover Barnes & Noble Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I don’t want to get involved in cryptocurrency, but it is nonetheless fascinating to watch. Evidently there is a graphics card shortage because so many graphics cards are being used for crytocurrency mining:\u00a0Here\u2019s why you can\u2019t buy a high-end graphics card at Best Buy<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I complain about the Surface Pro 4: Surface Pro 4 Keyboard Firmware Problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I do a guest post about writing SILENT ORDER: ECLIPSE HAND in Ubuntu Linux: Create Your Ebook For Free<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Google Play now offers audiobooks: Audiobooks Arrive In The Play Store With Google Assistant Integration<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Apple is redesigning the iBooks app: Apple to redesign iBooks app in efforts to accelerate its e-books business<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Here are five suggestions for Apple’s redesign of its bookstore: Thoughts On Apple Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Looks like you’ll be able to buy ebooks from Wal-Mart soon:\u00a0Walmart and Rakuten partner on grocery delivery in Japan, Kobo e-books and audiobooks in U.S<\/a>.<\/p>\n