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  <title>Inkless Books</title>
  <subtitle>Inkless Books publishes independent coverage of E-Books / Digital Reading.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-08-30T23:03:48.792Z</updated>
  <entry>
    <title>What E-Book DRM Actually Does to the Books You Buy</title>
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    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/what-ebook-drm-actually-does-to-books-you-buy-3/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[E-book DRM ties the file to a store's apps and devices — which is why you license rather than own. Here is the mechanism, the terms, and what happens when stores close.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-28T08:54:48.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T04:02:01.861Z</updated>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kindle Gained EPUB Support Through Send to Kindle — With a Conversion Catch</title>
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    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/books/kindle-gained-epub-support-send-to-kindle-3/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Amazon's Send to Kindle has accepted EPUB since 2022, converting files to Amazon formats on delivery. Here is what shipped, what it changes, and what it doesn't.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-26T08:54:47.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T03:57:26.487Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Read Library E-Books on a Kindle (and When You Can&apos;t)</title>
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    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reading/how-to-read-library-ebooks-on-kindle-3/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Every current US Kindle can borrow library e-books through Libby's send-to-Kindle delivery — one linking step, automatic returns, and one regional catch. Here is the setup.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-24T08:54:46.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-25T08:54:46.000Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Valentina Rossi-Moretti</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Do Kindle Direct Publishing Royalties Actually Work?</title>
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    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reviews/how-do-kindle-direct-publishing-royalties-actually-work-05f1d78a/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[The 35 percent plan and the 70 percent plan pay very differently, and Amazon just moved the price ceiling on the better one.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-23T08:44:14.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-25T08:44:14.000Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>William Elliott</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Can You Read Library Books on a Kindle?</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/reading/can-you-read-library-books-on-a-kindle/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reading/can-you-read-library-books-on-a-kindle/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Yes, through Libby or your library's OverDrive site — here's exactly how the loan gets from the library to the device, and where the U.S.-only limit kicks in.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-21T08:44:13.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-25T08:44:13.000Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Valentina Rossi-Moretti</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Buy E-Books From Independent Bookstores Instead of Amazon</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-to-buy-e-books-from-independent-bookstores-instead-of-amazon-e8c3d5aa/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-to-buy-e-books-from-independent-bookstores-instead-of-amazon-e8c3d5aa/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Bookshop.org routes e-book sales to local indie stores, but Kindle still isn't supported and Kobo compatibility keeps slipping.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-19T08:44:12.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T04:02:03.972Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>How to Borrow Library eBooks on a Kobo eReader</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-to-borrow-library-ebooks-on-a-kobo-ereader/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-to-borrow-library-ebooks-on-a-kobo-ereader/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Kobo built library lending straight into the firmware on most current models — here's the built-in setup, the device and country limits, and the Adobe Digital Editions workaround for everyone else.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-17T08:44:11.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T04:02:06.492Z</updated>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Library Ebook Licensing Works: the wait list is a contract term</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/books/how-library-ebook-licensing-works-the-wait-list-is-a-contract-term/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/books/how-library-ebook-licensing-works-the-wait-list-is-a-contract-term/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Why one licensed copy serves one reader at a time, what the four licence models actually buy, and what Rhode Island's 2026 law changes — traced to statute, state library policy and trade reporting.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-15T08:44:10.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T03:57:26.487Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Can You Read Library Books on a Kindle? Here&apos;s How the Handoff Actually Works</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/can-you-read-library-books-on-a-kindle-here-s-how-the-handoff-actually-works/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/can-you-read-library-books-on-a-kindle-here-s-how-the-handoff-actually-works/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Every current Kindle can borrow library ebooks, but only through a Libby-to-Amazon handoff that's U.S.-only and trips up on one format rule most readers never notice.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-14T08:44:09.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T04:02:08.452Z</updated>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Library E-Book Lending Works: you&apos;re borrowing a license, not a book</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-library-e-book-lending-works-you-re-borrowing-a-license-not-a-book/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/how-library-e-book-lending-works-you-re-borrowing-a-license-not-a-book/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Every hold, due date, and price tag behind a Libby loan traces back to a licensing deal most readers never see — here's what libraries and publishers actually agreed to.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-12T08:44:08.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-29T03:54:57.938Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Karen Hancock</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stuff Your Kindle Day Returns on August 10, 2026</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/stuff-your-kindle-august-2026/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/stuff-your-kindle-august-2026/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Stuff Your Kindle Day returns August 10, 2026, with free and $0.99 ebooks from Romance Bookworms — how to join, what to check, and the September event.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Kindle Unlimited Actually Pays Authors: The KDP Select Global Fund, Explained</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/authors/how-kindle-unlimited-actually-pays-authors-the-kdp-select-global-fund-explained-c92a46bc/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/authors/how-kindle-unlimited-actually-pays-authors-the-kdp-select-global-fund-explained-c92a46bc/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[There is no fixed per-page rate. Here is the formula Amazon actually uses to turn borrowed pages into author royalties.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-10T08:44:07.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-25T08:44:07.000Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Javier Hughes</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Why We Abandon Books and What E-Books Change</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/books/the-books-we-abandon-and-what-ebooks-change/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/books/the-books-we-abandon-and-what-ebooks-change/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Why we abandon books: guilt and sunk cost. What e-books change — free samples before buying, DNF culture, quitting that costs minutes. Permission granted.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-05T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Valentina Rossi-Moretti</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Best Kids E-Reader With Parental Controls in 2026: the Paperwhite Kids Bundle</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/reviews/best-kids-ereader-with-parental-controls/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reviews/best-kids-ereader-with-parental-controls/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[The best kids e-reader with parental controls in 2026 is the $179.99 Paperwhite Kids: cover, two-year warranty, six months of Kids+, real bedtime controls.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-01T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>William Elliott</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Handle Your First Bad Review</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/authors/how-to-handle-your-first-bad-review/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/authors/how-to-handle-your-first-bad-review/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How to handle your first bad review: what to do in hour one, spotting useful signal versus taste mismatch, and why public replies backfire.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Share Ebooks With Your Family</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/reading/how-to-share-ebooks-in-a-family-household/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reading/how-to-share-ebooks-in-a-family-household/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How to share ebooks with your family: Amazon Household, Kindle Family Library, Google and Apple sharing, and the license limits behind it.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-23T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Valentina Rossi-Moretti</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bookshop.org Says Kobo E-Reader Support Is Still Coming in 2026</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/bookshop-org-kobo-ereader-support/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/publishing-news/bookshop-org-kobo-ereader-support/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support is still coming in 2026, per TechCrunch, after the 2025 slip. What works today, plus the DRM-free route.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-18T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Karen Hancock</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Reread a Series in Order</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/books/how-to-reread-a-series-in-order-without-getting-lost/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/books/how-to-reread-a-series-in-order-without-getting-lost/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How to reread a series in order: one collection, old progress reset, sync on, the right order picked. The setup that stops you getting lost by book four.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-14T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Best E-Reader Battery Life in 2026: Twelve Weeks, If You Squint</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/reviews/best-ereader-battery-life-compared/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/reviews/best-ereader-battery-life-compared/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[The best e-reader battery life in 2026: the $159.99 Paperwhite claims 12 weeks — here is the fine print, the real math, and how Kobo compares.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clara Bennett</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to Choose E-Book Metadata and Keywords</title>
    <link href="https://inklessbooks.com/authors/metadata-keywords-that-help-readers-find-your-book/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://inklessbooks.com/authors/metadata-keywords-that-help-readers-find-your-book/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How to choose e-book metadata and keywords: seven KDP slots, category strategy, autocomplete research, and stuffing mistakes that get titles suppressed.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-05T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-30T19:50:33.547Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Javier Hughes</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
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