The dreaded commute is getting another literary facelift, this time in Shanghai. Just like initiatives in other parts of the world that aim to improve travelers' often lengthy metro and subway rides by providing access to borrowable reading material, Shanghai's bookselling chain Aizhi Bookstore is allowing commuters to rent a book for the ride and drop it off at a bookstall at … [Read more...] about New Book Lending Initiative via Shanghai Public Transit
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Indie Publishers Leverage Social Media Participation for Book Discovery
One of the greatest changes to the publishing arena that has come about as part of the recent digital revolution is the access that readers have to authors through social media. It's considered commonplace now for authors to have an online presence that includes fan interaction. Even for self-published authors, the going mentality is that an online presence and a fan base built … [Read more...] about Indie Publishers Leverage Social Media Participation for Book Discovery