TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Facebook http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:09:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.4 Facebook reveals the top 100 books that have stayed with users http://www.teleread.com/books/facebook-reveals-top-100-books-stayed-users/ http://www.teleread.com/books/facebook-reveals-top-100-books-stayed-users/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:25:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=118480 If you logged onto Facebook recently, you may have noticed some of your friends talking about 10 books that stayed with them in some way. They then tagged someone in turn – maybe you – to continue the list. Facebook has brought all the data together from these status updates to show what books have […]

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Social media self-promotion for writers Lesson One: Do not beat up on your readers http://www.teleread.com/promotion/social-media-self-promotion-writers-lesson-one-beat-readers/ http://www.teleread.com/promotion/social-media-self-promotion-writers-lesson-one-beat-readers/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:25:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=118249 Best-selling crime author Chelsea Cain appears to have gone into social media meltdown in a really bad case of Author Meets Facebook. In a series of posts, she managed to diss on her readers for their asinine behavior and intrusive questions. She then managed to compound the damage. Her initial posts were taken down pretty promptly, […]

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Twitter’s potential changes could affect author promotion http://www.teleread.com/twitter/twitters-potential-changes-affect-author-promotion/ http://www.teleread.com/twitter/twitters-potential-changes-affect-author-promotion/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:32:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=118207 So Twitter wants to change things. According to multiple reports (you can find here, here, and here), Twitter is more than considering changing the way users see their feeds. Exactly how is not entirely clear yet as many have looked at smaller changes such as bringing back out tweets from users you already follow or […]

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Morning Roundup: HarperCollins Humble Bundle. Monkey selfie not copyrightable and more http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-harpercollins-humble-bundle-monkey-selfie-copyrightable/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-harpercollins-humble-bundle-monkey-selfie-copyrightable/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:00:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=117632 HarperCollins Humble eBook Bundle with Gaiman, Bujold. Coelho, Williams and More (Boing Boing) It’s a really big deal that HarperCollins has teamed up with the Humble Bundle. When I was curating the first of these bundles, a bunch of big name HarperCollins writers — and their editors — were incredibly excited about the opportunity, only […]

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Morning Roundup: Amazon expands Same Day Delivery. Nook Glowlight now in UK http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-amazon-expands-day-delivery-nook-glowlight-now-uk/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-amazon-expands-day-delivery-nook-glowlight-now-uk/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=116854 Barnes & Noble Launches Nook Glowlight in UK (GoodeReader) Barnes and Noble has just launched their Nook Glowlight e-Reader in the UK for £89. It will be available this week at Argos, Currys/PC World, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, ASDA and bookshop chain Foyles. *** More than 20,000 People Are Now Suing Facebook in Europe Over Privacy […]

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Morning Roundup: Facebook adds Save for Later. Five things about subscriptions http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-facebook-adds-save-later-five-things-subscriptions/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-facebook-adds-save-later-five-things-subscriptions/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:00:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=116309 Libraries Receive Shrinking Share of University Expenditures (The Scholarly Kitchen) As a percentage of overall university expenditures, libraries have been steadily losing ground. This is the main message of an updated graphic produced by the American Research Libraries (ARL). *** Facebook Adds Save for Later Reference (GoodeReader) A new save feature lets you put a […]

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Weekend Links: Facebook adding Buy Buttons to ads. Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/weekend-links-facebook-adding-buy-buttons-ads-thoughts-kindle-unlimited/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/weekend-links-facebook-adding-buy-buttons-ads-thoughts-kindle-unlimited/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:12:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=116261 Facebook is Adding Buy Buttons to Ads—Do You Think They Could be Used to Buy/Sell eBooks? (The Digital Reader) Only a couple days after BitTorrent announced that they would be adding a payment option to BitTorrent Bundles, Facebook started letting a handful of advertisers add buy buttons to their ads. *** Is Kindle Unlimited Good […]

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Dark Side of the Sun: A Facebook sale, a social media precedent http://www.teleread.com/promotion/dark-side-sun-facebook-sale-social-media-precedent/ http://www.teleread.com/promotion/dark-side-sun-facebook-sale-social-media-precedent/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:25:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=114303 For any authors, self-published or otherwise, wondering how to use social media to promote their work, as well as any fans of the dark, weird, and horrible in general, here’s an example for you. A group of horror and dark fiction writers has come together to launch “Dark Side of the Sun: A One-Day Sale […]

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Morning Roundup: Hachette titles strong on eBook bestseller lists. What motivates reviewers? http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-hachette-titles-strong-ebook-bestseller-lists-motivates-reviewers/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-hachette-titles-strong-ebook-bestseller-lists-motivates-reviewers/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 13:00:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=113551 Hachette Titles Hold Strong on Ebook Best-Seller List Amid Trade Dispute With Amazon (Digital Book World) As the trade dispute between Amazon and Hachette grinds on, there are at least three authors who have less cause than others for grievance: James Patterson, Donna Tartt and David Baldacci. *** Facebook Will Curb Automatic Posts from Apps […]

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Beware the First of April! http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/beware-the-first-of-april/ http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/beware-the-first-of-april/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:26:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=111035 The dark time is upon us once again. Tomorrow marks April Fool’s Day. (In fact, in some parts of the world it’s April 1 already.) Remember to be careful believing and sharing what you read for the next few days until the joke posts age off the pages. If it seems too good (or too […]

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Web IM aggregator imo.im decides to stop supporting other IM services http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/web-im-aggregator-imo-im-decides-to-stop-supporting-other-im-services/ http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/web-im-aggregator-imo-im-decides-to-stop-supporting-other-im-services/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:23:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=108834 Well, that’s remarkably stupid. I just received an email today from imo.im, an instant message web/mobile app that I’ve used on my desktop computer, my iOS devices, and my Android devices. The point of the service was to aggregate multiple accounts—AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, etc.—together in one web window so you could access […]

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Facebook: authors need to rethink strategy in light of latest changes http://www.teleread.com/social-media/facebook-authors-need-to-rethink-strategy-in-light-of-latest-changes/ http://www.teleread.com/social-media/facebook-authors-need-to-rethink-strategy-in-light-of-latest-changes/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:18:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=106031 Authors will have to re-think how they use Facebook. The social media company announced its changing the way updates from brand Pages will appear in Facebook feeds. Many authors have fan pages instead of profiles and will need to adjust based on the new algorithms, according to a post from Facebook. Facebook’s Chris Turitzin, a […]

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Facial recognition for random strangers, coming soon to Google Glass and your smartphone http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/facial-recognition-for-random-strangers-coming-soon-to-google-glass-and-your-smartphone/ http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/facial-recognition-for-random-strangers-coming-soon-to-google-glass-and-your-smartphone/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:39:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=104974 Smartphones might be good for e-reading, but soon they’ll be able to read your face, too. Remember the uproar when Facebook announced plans to add face recognition identity tagging to its photos? It turned out only to be meant to tag people who you’d friended already, but to hear most people you’d have thought they […]

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Morning Roundup: Getting the Most Out Of New eReaders, Google Books Appeal Filed http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-getting-the-most-out-of-new-ereaders-google-books-appeal-filed/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-roundup-getting-the-most-out-of-new-ereaders-google-books-appeal-filed/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:00:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=104425 How to Get the Most Out of Your New eReader (GoodeReader) Today, we look at some of the great websites out there to aid you in your literary endeavors and look at some cool services that will get you the most out of your e-reader. *** Author’s Guild Files Appeal in Google Books Lawsuit (The […]

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Want to promote that ebook? Do Facebook http://www.teleread.com/promotion/want-to-promote-that-ebook-do-facebook/ http://www.teleread.com/promotion/want-to-promote-that-ebook-do-facebook/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:44:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=100215 First let me state that I have no shares in Facebook or personal interest in promoting Mark Zuckerberg. But I thought I’d share the new Mashable/Statista/Shareaholic data on traffic from social networks to publishers. After all, it looks like everyone else is sharing – on Facebook most of all. “Facebook Drives the Most Traffic to […]

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