As electric cars, vans and trucks are slowly but surely becoming more common in road transport, also air travel is facing a new era. Airplanes powered by batteries that can produce energ… Read More

Valencia is Spain’s third largest city, but its location on the Costa Blanca by the Mediterranean Sea make it the most pleasant year-round destination. The city has good public tra… Read More

Vanlife – living and traveling in a campervan – is a relatively new trend that has been reported in media, but not much researched or surveyed. How many people really are int… Read More

Rovaniemi. Winter in Europe is full of snow if you head north or to high mountains, or sun and sea if you head south. Lonely Planet has ranked Europe’s top 10 winter destinations… Read More

Amazon has created an exceptional travel product that allows travelers to stay home, and follow a local guide who shows the agreed destination or, for instance, a cake recipe over the in… Read More

Touring Switzerland. Airbnb problems in France, road trip across Europe during pandemic, and Helsinki guide Coronavirus exposed a dirty secret in travel business: Ponzi-style schemes by… Read More

When someone is planning a move to a foreign city, considering a new destination where to work remotely, or simply scanning exciting cities to visit, a factor that may have an impact on… Read More

Tall buildings in the background are between two seas. In the 1960s, investors made a huge bet in a large beach resort that was built from scratch on a narrow strip of dunes. The first&h… Read More

Lviv, Ukraine. An unexpected global phenomenon like a pandemic causes immeasurable losses to economies in every country, but it also opens doors to changes. As the number of travelers ha… Read More

Adventures Overland, an Indian travel company for long road tours, is creating a bus trip of a lifetime for travelers who want to experience South Asia, China, Central Asia, Russia, Cent… Read More

Playa del Carmen by Vic Padilla. Traveling professionals who call themselves digital nomads work remotely, typically staying in a destination for a few weeks or a few months at a time. M… Read More

Helsinki, Finland. News on tourism, destinations, service, and tools Europe is on vacation, here is the result: The old continent is suffering from a wave infections The big countries in… Read More

Skagen Beach in Denmark. Photo by Lars-Göran Hedström. Instagram is so dominant social media service for sharing photos that trending hashtags and number of likes for images in… Read More

Albufeira. Vacation goers who want to stay near beaches, but in a town that is big enough to provide services, varying nightlife, shopping opportunities, and a wide selection of hotels a… Read More

Nordic countries are somewhat like islands, separated from the Continental Europe by the straits between Denmark and Sweden and by the Baltic Sea. Flying and driving (including one or tw… Read More

Lisbon city view by Celine Colin. The pandemic that triggered restrictions both for international and regional travel is still dangerous in some countries, but a number of European count… Read More

Florence at night by Kristoffer Trolle. Each year, Travel+Leisure asks its readers to vote for the best hotels, airlines, resorts, cruise lines, cities, car rentals, and even islands. In… Read More

One of the best aspects of traveling is to chat with local people. Without local language skills, however, even asking for help can be difficult in countries where mastering foreign lang… Read More

Autobahn A5 in southern Germany. EU to allow visitors from 14 countries in July European countries are opening their borders for travelers in July 2020 after the first wave of corona vir… Read More

Social media services, especially Facebook not trusted as news source. Source: Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020 At first, it may feel strange that photo sharing service Instagr… Read More

Typing was a loud task at the time when writers used mechanical typewriters. You had to firmly hit the keys so that ink ribbon passed enough ink to a sheet of paper to form a… Mor… Read More

A cafe in Tavira, Portugal. If you travel for work, have adopted the lifestyle of a digital nomad, or simply access any online services that require you to login with personal credential… Read More

Photo by Sebastien Goldberg. News about ebooks, writing and travel Rick Steves about travel writing and the slow return Of European travel Travel professionals seem to agree that travel… Read More

Ebook sales growth at major bookstores and subscription services in April. Source: Publishdrive. Year 2020 may be remembered as a pandemic year, but it may also be remembered as the year… Read More

If you had read the Terms of Service for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google, you would have realized how much data the online services collect about you. Well, you not the only one w… Read More

A planned Onyx Boox ereader with color E ink screen. The question “What is the best tablet with ereader screen” may mean something else for the person who presented it as it… Read More

Every traveler experiences a period when it is impossible to embark on a new trip. Perhaps the reason is too much work, too little money, sickness, or international border controls that… Read More

Feskekyrka (Fish Church) in Gothenburg, Sweden. As people in Nordic countries are planning their summer vacations, a frequently heard message is that they are thinking of a destination w… Read More

Image by Teodor Kuduschiev. Often, travelers like to compare prices of hotels nights and meals they have paid during their last trips, but expats, digital nomads, and other people who ar… Read More

Writers have enjoyed the possibilities of self-publishing ebooks for more than 10 years, and during that time indie writers and their works have become a mainstream phenomenon. Music mak… Read More

Sometimes, for one reason or another, our busy lives are interrupted with a tranquil period. It is the perfect moment to open that classic book you have been aiming to read for a long ti… Read More

Collabora Office on a phone. News on ebooks, writing and travel Take a Look How Europe’s Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life A fascinating project by NeoMam Studios lets you… Read More

The most common tool for writing is a laptop or a high-end tablet for those who prefer handwriting and sketching. Both of these computers are general purpose devices that are good for ma… Read More

I lost my faith in Airbnb after I stayed in an apartment with misleading description and questionable reviews. After reporting the false information, Airbnb didn’t lift a finger to… Read More

Photo by Ali Yahya. Thailand often exists in people’s minds as a stereotypical tropical paradise, full of beaches, good food, and exciting Muay Thai matches. These stereotypes… Read More

Writers tend to research a myriad of topics for their manuscripts, whereas travelers like to research options for planned trips. Today, the tool most people use for finding information i… Read More

North train station in Valencia, Spain. In addition to managing life and work on the road, a traveler must organize life and work at home before leaving. Plenty of small things require a… Read More

Tromsö, Norway in Lapland. If you want to avoid all risks, your options for traveling the world are extremely limited. For venturing a little bit further than the neighborhood park… Read More

Every remote worker and digital nomad who works and travels knows the satisfied feeling when a reliable and secure internet connection has been successfully setup in a new destination. I… Read More

A sample page from travel guide The Gems of Nice and the French Riviera. People who haven’t visited the French Riviera may think that places like Cannes, Monaco, or Saint Tropez, a… Read More

Reading an ebook is a simple task: push a button or touch the screen to turn the page, and if you want larger font or another background color, open the settings. Keeping things simple i… Read More

News on ebooks, writing and travel Screen time: Conclusions about the apocalyptic effects of digital media are often incomplete, overstated A voice of reason about concerns of regularly… Read More

Most important revenue stream for my company going forward? (Source: Reuters Institute) Reuters Institute has published a survey on news business that highlights the key trends for 2020… Read More

World Heritage Sites map by Unesco. Unesco nominates destinations in all parts of the world as World Heritage Sites annually. Only the destinations that have outstanding universal value… Read More

Travelers who have visited a popular tourist destination during the high season surely have experienced never-ending crowds, time-consuming queues, and overpriced restaurants and shops… Read More

Turism is a key industry in Australia that universities. Professors of the University of Canberra have published a study The social media tourist gaze that focused on the effect of socia… Read More

Just like newspaper and magazine editors who don’t understand how they coped without statistics of articles published in their print products, I don’t understand how I surviv… Read More

Photo: Valencia travel guide. A city break in Europe is always a fascinating experience, but choosing a new exciting destination that matches the earlier trips can be a challenge. Britis… Read More

Photo by Joshua Earl. There is plenty of development in media as 5G mobile networks become available, rules of online privacy are changing, politics mixes with advertising and a new ente… Read More

News on ebooks, travel, and writing Italy Revives Abandoned Villages as Experiential Travel Destinations Entrepreneurs are reviving ancient villages that have been almost completely aban… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a software technology that usually relies on large amounts of data that is fed to smart algorithms for making informed choices. It is not black magic that… Read More

Teachers create plenty of course material for their students, especially for lessons that are under constant change and development. Workbooks and other resources are of course available… Read More

Faro in Portugal, the country was ranked third by expats. When we travel for a long weekend or for a couple of weeks vacation we are usually interested in the destination alone. Whatever… Read More

Lello bookstore in Portugal (yes, people are queuing to get in). News on ebooks, writing and travel photography 6 easy ways to gift Audible audiobooks It is possible to gift a single aud… Read More

Picos de Europa mountains in Spain. What is a stunningly beautiful place to someone may not cause any reaction for the next visitor. Nonetheless, as I viewed the list of Europe’s m… Read More

Yes, it is possible to read ebooks purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store in a web browser, like Firefox, Opera, or Brave on a computer. Kindle ereaders are familiar devices for avid rea… Read More

It is highly personal which size reading device you happen to like. A small ereader is easy to carry along for commutes and trips, whereas a large device can display more and many types… Read More

This is a question we hear often and see frequently in our inbox: which e-reader is able to open common ebook formats? Can the Kindle do everything, is Kobo better, or Sony the best? The… Read More

News on ebooks, writing and copyright French and German publishers unite to fight Google’s refusal to pay them copyright fees Get ready for a long fight between major newspapers an… Read More

I have been pretty happy each time I have accidentally, or on purpose, visited a Unesco World Heritage Site. The places Unesco has chosen truly are special places worth visiting. The pro… Read More

Scenery in Lapland, Kilpisjärvi. The summer of 2019 in Finland’s capital Helsinki was the first time when I thought that finally, overseas tourists have discovered the city. T… Read More

Ebook retailer and ereader vendor Kobo has introduced an ereader that should attract large groups of book lovers. The Kobo Libra H20 has all the features a modern ereader should have, in… Read More

News on ebooks, writing and travel Oodi library in Helsinki. 11 best epub reading apps for Windows 10 PCs Epub is the standard ebook format that was jointly created by the publishing ind… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology is a hot development target that is already being applied to many daily tasks. We have heard about self-driving cars, automatic face reco… Read More

Piazza San Carlo, Torino, Italy It is easy to roam in Europe once you have arrived in the old continent. In some regions, remarkable cities and sights are so close one another that it on… Read More

A page from travel guide to Lapland. When a traveler is planning a trip to a new destination, he or she usually looks up some information about the city, region, country or continent. Th… Read More

If a computer keyboard is your most frequently used tool, you probably have thought about changing the values of some keys, or would like to have a key combination that types a frequentl… Read More

It is not always easy to find an ereader that is fully waterpoof, especially, if you want larger screen than 6 inches. The waterproof Pocket Inkpad 3 Pro with 7.8 inch screen is now avai… Read More

A writer taking notes in a park in Algarve, Portugal News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing Is the Internet Making Writing Better? The New Yorker examines linguist Gretchen McCulloc… Read More

Audible, an audiobook publisher owned by Amazon, has developed a new feature to the application that lets customers listen to audiobooks. It is possible to read a book in the app at the… Read More

The biggest book publisher in the world (also the biggest textbook publisher), Pearson Plc, has confirmed that the future of textbooks is digital. In July 2019, Pearson announced that al… Read More

The new Oodi library in the center of Helsinki was warmly welcomed by book lovers, but the library also has features that attract tourists to tour the elegant building. Oodi library in t… Read More

When a manuscript is ready, the book is far from ready to be made available in bookstores. A commercial product requires plenty of work before all elements are in place for paying custom… Read More

Scribd is an online ebook service that lets people read as many books as they have time to (certain restrictions apply)after they have paid a monthly subscription fee. The difference bet… Read More

Photo by Konstantin Dyadyun. News on ebooks, writing and business of publishing Instagram for Writers Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog shares tips for writers who are trying to use Instag… Read More

If you have children who are learning to read or struggling to read, a little bit of extra screen time may help. Google has developed Rivet app for mobile devices that is designed to assist… Read More

Overtourism (too many tourists in the same place at the same time – crowds so large that they negatively affect the daily life of residents) is a serious problem in the world’s m… Read More

If you need a mobile device for reading ebooks or documents and for taking notes or drafting images, an ereader is a valid option today. A tablet is another obvious option, but new high-end… Read More

So far, Apple has used the same iOS operating system both for iPhones and iPad tablets. Now the company wants to develop the iPad product range to become more like computers, and has decided… Read More

Portugal’s southernmost province Algarve in the southwest corner of continental Europe is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Spain. Long coastal dunes with beaches between tall cliffs… Read More

Many aspiring writers have read stories about authors who became overnight successes after self-publishing a couple of ebooks. It is true that a small number of self-published writers have s… Read More

A report titled Pay Models for Online News in the US and Europe: 2019 Update published in April 2019 by the Reuters Institute indicates that the number of newspapers that charge for access t… Read More

Modern laptop computers are light and relatively battery-friendly devices that can be used, among other things, for reading ebooks. Windows computers don’t come with a pre-installed eb… Read More

Plagiarism is a nasty problem that hides in the dark corners of self-publishing. In essence, it is a shortcut where a wannabe writer steals authors’ published works, and labels the res… Read More

News on ebooks, writing and reading Actually, reading books on a phone is great The Next Web journalist admits that ebooks are more convenient to read than print books. The key factor was th… Read More

Writers, readers, travelers, and anyone who wants to understand a document or a piece of text written in foreign language can access an online tool that produces a rough translation for tens… Read More

When a book lover is planning to take a vacation, the inevitable question is: which books to take along, and which device to use for reading? Fortunately, the number of books that can be pac… Read More

Google experimental lab has developed an autonomous robot that can pick up books from homes. The small robot moves along pavements in Mountain View (in Silicon Valley, California), and visit… Read More

Even in electronics and computer business there are a few products that stand the test of time. One of these few products is the Amazon Kindle ereader. Especially, the entry level model with… Read More

In Spain, every city and village has its own festivities that are unique to the community. A number of these fiestas have long traditions, whereas others, like the Tomatina near Valencia in… Read More

Ereader device manufacturers are developing their products to include writing and drawing functions, and tablet vendors are following the same trend. The biggest IT company in the world, App… Read More

News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing Why slow journalism and limited amount of news is growing a following Nieman Lab has a story that you should read slowly and digest properly becau… Read More

Writers, ebook lovers, travelers, and anyone who is using downloaded applications on their mobile phones or tablets are silently leaking their personal data to Facebook. A research organizat… Read More

Ereader product development is going through a very active period, especially in China. In addition to traditional e-reader devices solely targeted at reading ebooks, and recent products tha… Read More

Travel and tourism is already one of the largest, yet also one of the fastest growing global industries. It was estimated to account for about 10% of global GDP in 2017. Entire regions depen… Read More

Many professionals, for instance, writers, artists, and designers have been working remotely – alone at home or in a study near home – for ages. It has been considered something… Read More

Fallas carnival in Valencia, Spain, is considered such an important tradition that it has become a Unesco World Heritage event (Intangible Cultural Heritage). Party-goers, however, don&rsquo&hell…Read More

News on ebooks, indie publishing and copyright Myths Versus Facts in Book Writing and Publishing Booher Research Institute makes good points in this article about common urban tales in book… Read More

Many parents restrict the time their children (or parents themselves) can access phones, tablets or any electronic devices with a screen. But what about an ereader? Kindle, Kobo, Nook or ano… Read More

Ereader devices have found a new life and new customers after manufacturers started designing large-screen products with handwriting capability. 8, 10 and 13-inch ereaders can be used for ta… Read More