JK Rowling
JK Rowling
JK Rowling

“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling’s new book for adults, The Casual Vacancy, was published today to great fanfare and decidedly mixed reviews. Some ebook readers are holding on off on purchasing the digital edition because it’s priced at $17.99 (here’s why), but Kindle e-reader owners who did buy it right away are in for a disappointment: It’s basically unreadable, unless you have a magnifying glass. Twitter user Alan Jacobs was among the first to notice the problem: “Someone throughly screwed up the font in the Kindle ed. of The Casual Vanancy: you can choose only minuscule or enormous.” Read the full story at Paid Content.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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