Sentences with phrase «current ebook publishing»

ePub, on the other hand, is an open, XML based eBook standard, and is used by a huge number of eBook vendors... indeed, it's easily the standard for current ebook publishing.

I've worked with independent authors that have sold thousands of ebooks — many more than they initially expected, for sure — so there are surprising opportunities in this current ebook publishing environment.

To inform participants about EPUB3 standard, and ways to deploy this standard in their current eBook publishing programme.

Not exact matches

Uli is also the co-founder of Big Boost Media, which helps people stay current with the changing publishing market and do more than simply produce and distribute great eBooks.

As always, Amazon still dominates both the market place and the discussion, with its ever - expanding reach into different aspects of the publishing world, but keep in mind the eBook industry is international, and current events in foreign countries will also play a role in the success of a book or author.

This as - of - yet untapped level on consumer — the person who wishes he read more books or was more up - to - date on current events, but simply doesn't have enough time to devote to this type of reading — is becoming a bigger focus among digital publishing platforms; last week, Rooster announced the March 11th launch of its «snippet» reading subscription that lets users consume serialized books at a fraction of the cost of full - size ebook subscriptions, again, optimized for smartphone reading.

One of the most frustrating aspects of digital publishing is the current sad state of affairs in ebook lending.

Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules — from no lending of our new titles, to a book can only be borrowed a specific number of times, to no lending of any of our titles at all — it was chaos for the libraries and disappointment for their patrons.

This week, the publishing industry came together at Digital Book World 2014 — described as a reflection of the current state of the publishing industry and the changes it has experienced — to tackle discussions such as «change management, technology and start - ups, data - driven decision making, cutting - edge tools for ebook production, and much more.»

For example, many self - published eBooks don't have ISBNs, so Amazon's data structure can be used to discover current trends in the publishing industry.

There are key distinctions between ebook publishing's current problems and what the web standards movement faced.

Live: Fiction is a stream of short stories and novellas (published as ebooks) that are inspired by current events.

Ebooks can no longer be the realm of knowledge of just a few experts; we ALL need to understand the current issues, keep up with new writing on the subject (from librarians, educators, technologists and the publishing / e - reader / mobile device world), and scan the horizon to gain some sense of where things are going.

The current ebook trend in academic and scholarly publishing might be attributed -LSB-...]

Ron Martinez takes a look at the commercial realities and the current state of play for illustrated ebook publishing today.

Additionally, by being selective about what companies would be in on the final release of the ebook editions, Rowling has created her own publishing company solely to oversee the expected galactic - proportion sales of the Potter series, rather than conceding fees as high as 30 % to the current online bookselling giants.

Digital Book World is one of the leading conferences, where the entire digital publishing industry gets together and talks about the current state of affairs and future of e-readers and ebooks.

The one - star reviews of books that are not even published yet are definitely harmful to an author's career because consumers who go to an outside ebook retailer to pre-order or purchase the book will see those ratings and reviews and not be aware of the current sad state of ugliness between authors and reviewers.

For our first season we'll be hitting big ticket topics such as a commentary on the current publishing landscape, how to optimize your book metadata for sales, how to sell your book to indie bookstores, ebooks vs. print books, and how much it costs to self - publish.

With the creation of Project Gutenberg in the 1970s, digital reading has actually been a viable publishing option for nearly forty years, yet only in 2010 did the industry take off in the current state of ebook sales.

All of this expansion serves to help libraries worldwide in their efforts to bring current digital content to their patrons, furthering the climate of digital publishing by enabling an ebook lending model that meets the publishers» and the consumers» needs.

Good e-Reader sat down at the Frankfurt Book Fair today with Theresa Horner, Vice President of Digital Content at Barnes and Noble, to talk about the current state of the Nook division, the associated Nook Press self - publishing platform, and the upcoming affiliate drive to help authors receive an additional benefit for driving their own fans towards ebook purchases that offer a return on the transaction.

«If Gutenberg had invented the ebook and print - on - demand technology instead of the printing press, the current publishing model would have never arisen,» Horvath says.

The potential for a renewed interest in short stories — stand - alone fiction that will no longer have to wait to be anthologized or published as a collection — as well as timely pieces of non-fiction on current world events means that readers without the time or inclination to tackle longer pieces of literature can now fill their reading needs with shorter and less pricey ebooks.

«Our current publishing customers will appreciate the extra options presented by FastPencil's cloud - based collaborative platform, intuitive design and development tools for both print and ebooks, and integrated use of social media at every stage from concept to distribution.

In those early years of the current phase of this digital publishing revolution, ebooks were being hailed as the new frontier of educational publishing.

This program is something that digital publishing proponents have clamored for since the current state of ebook sales.

We talk about the current state of affairs in digital publishing, eBooks, e-Paper, e-Readers, Tablets, Library... [Read more...]

To get a clearer picture of the current ebook market in Germany, Publishing Perspectives spoke with Ronald Schild, CEO of Germany's MVB (MVB is an economic subsidiary of the Börsenverein, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association), about recent developments.

When GoodEReader first reported on ebook distribution startup BiblioCrunch at this year's Digital Book World, at first glance the company's approach to ebook publication may have seemed a little out of place in the current self - publishing atmosphere.

GoodEReader.com has reported on some of the limitations of digital publishing in some Western countries like Canada and Germany, where current legislation and cultural norms are throwing up roadblocks to the success of ebooks.

Random House Canada, a division of the major print publisher, has launched an online magazine and an ebook platform that is blurring the lines between the expected roles of the publisher and the current popularity of digital publishing.

Rebecca Smart, CEO of Osprey Group, also spoke on some of the current obstacles in digital publishing, notably the lack of speed that belies the entire digital model and an artificial level of complexity to publishing ebooks.

Despite the previous whirlwind week that included the Department of Justice going forward with a lawsuit against Apple and two publishers for colluding to force Amazon to raise the prices of its ebooks, as well as the launch of a new device from one of Amazon's key competitors that does something that no current Kindle can do, Amazon calmly announced several highly anticipated titles from its Amazon Publishing division under the New Harvest imprint, newly formed under Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Even though ebooks and digital publishing are a relatively new concept to most consumers and in its current form has only celebrated a few birthdays, digital publishing on the web is actually a concept nearly as old as the internet itself.

Digital publishing in the current age of constant mobile connectivity has seen growth over the past few years with eBooks making up 17.3 % of the book market.

With the current whirlwind of change within the publishing industry — led by the rapid growth in ebooks, self - publishing and the growth of social media — there are few reassuring constants.

• Amazon dominates ebook sales — traditional and self - published combined — with nearly 80 % of the market in the U.S. and more than an 80 % share in the U.K. • Apple is the next largest ebook retailer, but with a mere 9 % in the US and about 7 % in the U.K. — no one else has any meaningful share in the two current largest English - language markets.

The main thing to understand is that ebooks and on - demand publishing are so new that current software is required.

My current project — which I have been working on for two years, in between other books — is a guide to self - publishing your own ebooks.

> Guy LeCharles Gonzalez commented: «When you think about it, there's > really no difference between the self - publishing «revolution» of the 90s > (aka, blogging) and the current ebook boom.

When you think about it, there's really no difference between the self - publishing «revolution» of the 90s (aka, blogging) and the current ebook boom.

McQuivey said the Department of Justice action against Apple and five publishers charged with eBook price - fixing put an end to «Apple's hope for ever becoming an alternative refuge for publishers to run to» and «certainly made it clear that Apple is not going to be a contender in the publishing world — at least not given current circumstances, devices and customer relationships.»

Analyzing the data, the current climate of the publishing industry is one where self - publishers are earning higher income selling their eBooks on Amazon.

The company's services include a marketplace offering professional assistance with various aspects of publishing, a ranking of relevant eBook category options based on current competitiveness, keyword recommendations based on popular searches, and MOBI and EPUB files for personal distribution.

Orna Ross founded The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) for indies and professionals of diverse background who work with indies; Hugh Howey provides sales data in his author earnings report, engages himself with other self - publishing gurus to clarify the current state of eBook sales, and reach out to his fans and fellow authors on his website; Joanna Penn shares her insightful advice regarding self - publishing and encourage indie authors to speak up and share their success.

The exploration of the current intertwining relationship between book and eBook may not be complete if the future trend of self - publishing is being left out.

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