One of the Most Remarkable Publishing Stories I Have Ever Read
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One of the most remarkable publishing stories I’ve ever read
I try to avoid exaggeration. Best. The craziest. worst. whatever. And I’m not sure what superlatives apply to The story of Woody Brown, his first novel, and his mother, Mary Brown. I urge you to give it a few minutes of your time. All I can tell you is: I will keep reading tied up.
Amazon is making magazine reading worse with Kindle Unlimited
Reading magazines is (was?) one of Kindle Unlimited’s secret superpowers. The selection was good, the reading quota was generous and delivery was automated. Two of those things are going bad this month: :
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Automatic Delivery Expires: Only the issues you select will be added to your library. Automatic delivery of future issues will no longer be available.
Magazines will count towards your 20-borrow limit: Magazines will share a 20-borrow limit with all other Kindle Unlimited content.
I’m not sure what competitors there are: I use Apple News to read a lot of magazines, but I’m not a heavy user of the Kindle (device) either.
Bookstore is hosting a scavenger hunt for rare books
It’s very rare now for me to see an indie bookstore event/activity that catches my attention, but “Rare Books Sleuth Hunt” clearly does that. Next Chapter Bookstore in Huntington, NY is hosting an event They’re hiding rare books around the store, at a special $10 price per bookWhere the regular price will be $150 or more. If you find it, you have the option to purchase it. fun. I wonder if bookstores have invented Easter eggs aimed directly at children…oh wait, the next chapter is doing the same.