Sentences with phrase «because ebook distribution»

Because ebook distribution doesn't involve the actual printing of books, getting your ebook out into the world takes less time.

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Because books physically degrade at different rates, and ebooks don't, publishers are sensitive to the ebook distribution terms, lest they leave money on the table in the long run.
It seems to have a lot of features that I'm just not entirely sure about, and I also think the newer version of Calibre is missing or has changed certain things; for instance, I can't find the option to maintain my cover's image dimensions (unless that's because I'm outputting to mobi instead of epub), which leads me to my additional question: How do I stop Calibre from constantly resizing my 1600 × 2400 image (what I've read is ideal size for use through any ebook distribution channel) down to 1333x???? (sorry, not at my computer at present so can't remember the dimensions it shrinks it to).
I like to recommend using Pronoun instead for distribution to Amazon KDP (for ebooks) because they have some marketing features of Select without locking you into the 90 day exclusivity period.
As critical as ISBNs may sound, some indie authors have dismissed their importance to their business, mainly because authors can sell ebooks through Amazon without ISBNs and even secure distribution without purchasing them.
I don't think individual library services should be concerning themselves with «ownership of titles» because there is no need to own ebooks in order to make them available for distribution.
The only reason I truly care is that because of Amazons $ 10 a month subscription ebook service, they've singed quite a few of my favourite authors to exclusive distribution.
This will make a world of difference because Hachette garners 25 % of their entire revenue stream from eBooks and Amazon accounts for 75 % of their total digital distribution.
However, with eBooks it is even easier because vast majorities of eBooks in every country in the worlds marketing lists of books are given away free and it just doesn't fit in models of limited distribution, as have been the de rigueur rules of civilizations, all the way back to the dawn of our history.
Horvath says that this new model was made possible because of the capabilities of the ebook distribution platform, Smashwords.
Given this, what we should expect with ebooks is that because the Internet has made book distribution free, publishers should be at a significant disadvantage to an entity (i.e. Amazon) that, thanks to a superior user experience, owns consumer relationships at scale.
Well, suffice it to say that individuals and groups associated with the defendants are sounding off through the comment process, and they are making very strong claims to the general effect that DOJ's efforts to protect consumers against ebook price - fixing are misguided, because the DOJ should instead be protecting the interests and the distribution infrastructure of the same publishers who colluded with Apple to raise ebook prices by 30 to 100 percent back in 2010.
«I chose Smashwords because of its excellent reputation and ability to publish on numerous platforms,» says the author of his decision to make this debut novel available as an ebook on that specific distribution platform.
«Originally, I had put my ebooks up on Amazon because they were the only game in town, and I had some relative success with Amazon,» says Andre of her early attempt at ebook distribution of her titles.
What is my ebook does not have chapters in it because it it small how do I overcome this for distribution?
AuthorImprints Services: eBook Conversion, distribution About the book: A Word with You Press has assembled this selection of memoirs, essays, short stories and poems about coffee because we know that you can't get enough of that magical, enlivening brew.
Because that's what we're looking at here, the new face of distribution within the ebook industry.
I keep reminding publishers that when readers want to buy an ebook and can't because of distribution resrtictions, they're as likely as not to run right over to Usenet or The Pirate Bay and download the damned thing for free.
OverDrive dominates ebook distribution for public libraries, but B&T, based in Charlotte, NC, saw an opportunity in this market because the company felt a cogent argument could be made for libraries to use a highly regarded print book distributor, with deep ties to the library market, for its digital content as well.
And eventually it would all fall apart anyway because so many authors tired of getting screwed would self publish, and such a huge percentage of readers would have switched to digital that paper distribution would all but collapse, making it unprofitable and forcing ebooks to be priced at a reasonable level.
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