I’m always skeptical of articles and posts I read on April 1, for obvious reasons. Sometimes they look plausible enough to pull you in, and this year I decided to share some of the April Fool’s posts I’ve particularly enjoyed this morning.

Google, of course, had to have some fun with us by introducing Google Nose. Really, “Photo, auditory, olfactory sensory convergence?” Try saying that three times fast!

Ron Charles, from The Washington Post, gives us “Apple Letters,” Apple’s latest patent. After patenting the page turn, there wasn’t much left.

Joe Konrath is tired of making too much money and is pulling all his books off of Amazon. Apparently it’s just too much work to be so successful. Indie authors, this is an important cautionary tale!

And I will close with my personal favorite today. Thank you Nate from The Digital Reader for clueing us in to the first organic e-reader. It’s a proud day for e-books! (I’ve no idea where Nate found that picture, but it’s priceless!)

Hope you enjoyed my selection, and if you’ve found any particularly good April Fool’s jokes today, please share them in the comments.

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