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