How Other Smartwatches Stack Up to Apple Watch (Re/Code)
Smartwatches are quickly evolving from geeky, ugly devices into user-friendly, stylish wrist computers.
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Terry Pratchett’s Final Discworld Novel Will Publish September 10 (GalleyCat)
The release date for the late Terry Pratchett‘s final novel has been revealed. The Shepherd’s Crown, will be published by Penguin Random House on September 10th.
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3 Ways For Self-Publishers to Break Into the Public Library Market (The Book Designer)
With the gradual disappearance of many retail bookstores, libraries are becoming more important as places where our books can be discovered.
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YouTuber Angry Joe Swears Off Nintendo Videos After The Company Claimed His Mario Party 10 Take (Techdirt)
And the biggest issue in all of this: Nintendo still can’t seem to grasp that these YouTubers are giving the company free advertising. Gamers love the kinds of videos these YouTubers produce. They use them to make purchasing decisions, to become interested in new games, and to fuel word-of-mouth advertising that no trumped up ad campaign could ever possibly hope to achieve.
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Kindle Daily Deal: The Queen’s Gambit (and others)