Kindle Create App Out of Beta - The Digital Reader

20 Days Until Christmas

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was buffeted by clapping and cheering. Following all the jocularity, took our brave kitty explorer to The Digital Reader site. There he discovered a post about Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing's (KDP) Kindle Create App.

According to the post by The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, Amazon has announced the Kindle Creater App is out of beta testing and ready for Windows and MacOS users. Users can download the free software from KDP to their computers. The software edits (formats) .doc and .docx files to the proper formatting for uploading to KDP for ebook publishing. The software also has four layout templates for users' ebooks. The post includes a link to the download site.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Making it easier to publish to KDP?"

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin to read today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the download link and read the Q and A section, bring a second cup of tea and a muffin.

To read the post, tootle over to Kindle Create app

Microsoft Windows 10 Privacy Settings

A little privacy please.

Panzer woke up from his afternoon nap to all kinds of crying and hissing and booing. Following all the noise, took our brave kitty boy to the New York Times site.

According to a post by J. D. Biersdorfer, Microsoft's new Windows 10 has taken a lot of your privacy away. It will be tracking your keystrokes on your computer keyboard, keeping track of your Contacts list, and keeping track of where your computer is. Why? Remember that little (actually huge) Privacy Terms document you agreed to when you installed Windows 10? Well, you gave Microsoft permission to do all that and more, because the privacy defaults allow this. To opt out now, you'll have to change all of your privacy settings.

Panzer says, "If you don't care that Microsoft knows everything you type in your emails, your work documents, and your private journal, don't change your privacy settings."

To read the post, tootle over to privacy

Ten Free Software Products for Writers

Free! Free!

Panzer was out trawling the Catosphere for FREE stuff today and he found it!

At her Paperback Writer blog Lynn Viehl offers FREE writers' software sources. Lynn has software listed for photo manipulation, journal writing, story construction and more.

For this FREE stuff, Panzer says tootle on over to Paperback Writer.

Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word

Panzer found a great post over at BubbleCow.  (He just loves that name and checks in there whenever he's out in the catosphere.)

The post is titled 14 Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word. We all know how much Panzer loves free stuff! There are links to online word processors (like Google) or downloadable word processor software here. Whichever you prefer.

So, tootle on over to BubbleCow and make your choice.

Panzer says, "Free is always good. Right?"