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Jayce Joyce is now only 4 years and 10 months old. His mother has just helped him submit an application for the youngest male person to publish a book.
His two first books are A Beach With No Sea and Jayce’s Sweet Tooth. They were published on February 23, 2023, by the Book Chief Publishing House.
Continue reading “4-year-old Jayce Joyce may break the Guinness record for the youngest published author”
Ammaar Reshi’s Alice and Sparkle is the most famous book created with AI tools. It’s currently among the top 10 bestsellers in the Children’s Computers & Technology Books category.
The book provoked a discussion about artists’ role, copyright issues, and the nature of creative process.
Continue reading “Over 70 books created with artificial intelligence are already available on Amazon”
Green Monday 2022 in the U.S. is on December 12. Amazon is celebrating it with more deals, including the Kindle.
Many Kindle models are on sale today (including up to $45 off for Kindle Paperwhite), but I’d like to draw your attention to deals on Kindle ebooks.
Continue reading “Green Monday 2022: stock up your Kindle for $0.99 and up”
In the 14th edition of Goodreads Choice Awards, almost 5.8 million votes were cast by the users of this most popular book community in the entire Universe 😄
In the second phase of the contest, the winners in 17 categories were chosen and announced on December 7, 2022.
Continue reading “Goodreads Choice 2022 winners are here! Get them for your Kindle”
This innovative pillow stand will be extremely helpful for long reading sessions.
It’s a combination of a pillow and stand, allowing you to place your e-reader at the right height and angle no matter which position you choose.
Continue reading “The best, most innovative pillow for hands-free reading”
I am waiting for a massive Kindle ebook deal on Green Monday, December 12, 2022, but today’s offer is fantastic as well.
Almost 180 Kindle bestsellers are on sale, with prices starting at $0.99 and not higher than $3.99.
What do these titles have in common? They all made it to Amazon Charts.
Continue reading “180 Kindle bestsellers from Amazon Charts are today even 80% off”
As you may have known, besides blogging, I also create designs for bookworms and geeks.
One of the recently trending artworks on Zazzle and Redbubble is this vintage-style “Bookworm Power.”
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Black Friday is not over for book lovers 😄
Prices in the Amazon store of Out of Print are still lower by 15-20% for most, if not all, products:
▸ A water bottle with a legendary composition book design costs $28 ($7 less).
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According to Amazon, the 11th-generation Kindle released in 2022 may run up to 6 weeks without the need to recharge it.
The battery life is based on a half hour of reading per day with the display brightness set at 13 and wireless charging turned off.
The number seems stunning, but let’s count battery life in hours instead of weeks, especially that the assumption (half an hour of reading a day) is way too limiting.
Continue reading “Kindle battery lasts 6 weeks, which means… 21 hours”
Are you searching for a gift for a book lover in your life? Or want something for yourself?
Black Friday is a way to save money. The only problem is that there are thousands of products to go through to get to the right one.
If all you need is a bookworm-related gift, take a look at the handy list of the best Black Friday 2022 deals for readers that I curate on Amazon.
Continue reading “50+ best Black Friday 2022 deals for book lovers, in one handy list”
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