Morning Coffee – 8 June 2026

by Nate Hoffelder

After a decade of running The Digital Reader, Nate is a veteran web publisher with experience in design, maintenance, recovery, and troubleshooting. What little he doesn't know, he can learn.

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June 8, 2026

Here are a few stories to read this morning.

JD Henning proposes using a stenographer’s typewriter as a solution to the RSI caused by the Qwerty keyboard . Me, I avoid it by using 3 and a half fingers to type.
Jonathan Bailey compares how well AI chatbots cite their sources.
Judging by this editorial, it looks like The Guardian has revived its editorial policy from 10 years ago of shitting on ebooks.
Here’s a guide to bookstores owned by authors. I’ve actually been in Parnassus Books in Nashville, but had no clue it was owned by Ann Patchaett. (I prefer Rhino Books across town.)
Nathan Bransford explains how to find comp titles.
Fintan O’Toole delves into the subtext of Gulliver’s Travels on the 300th anniversary of its publication. (paywalled, sorry)

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