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Self-Published Authors’ Ebook Success

By Courtney Young @courtlbunny

January 15, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Self-Published Authors’ Ebook Success

More and more writers are becoming published authors. Some start with blogs, writers’ groups, and lifelong dreams. Traditional publishing can be difficult to break into, especially if you’re not already an established author. So how are new authors getting their books into the competitive market without an agent or a supportive publishing house?

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: amazon, blogs, digital, digital media, digital reading, eBooks, ereader, independent, Kindle, self-publish, success

The Age of Mass Distraction

By Monique Vieu

October 16, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Age of Mass Distraction

With an economic market that demands extreme multitasking and a digital culture that rewards immediacy, ease, and efficiency, our environment is changing at an astonishing rate. Pressured by this cultural shift, we have less time to consume information, and our brains are adapting to these demands.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: apps, best sellers, brain, digital media, digital reading, Facebook, instagram, literary awards, Maryanne Wolf, N. Katherine Hayles, Nielsen, reading skills, skimming, smartphones, twitter

Ebook Brain: The Neuroscience of Digital Reading

By Olivia Clarke

January 16, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Ebook Brain: The Neuroscience of Digital Reading

We’ve all heard the conventional wisdom that staring at screens all day is somehow bad for our brains: supposedly it destroys our attention spans, blunts our intelligence, and transforms us into technology-dependent zombies. But is there any truth to such grim speculations? Are screens really changing our brains?

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: brain, digital, Digital Content, digital publishing, digital reading, eBooks, neuroscience, print, Reading, science, screens, technology

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