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Actor Tom Hanks has just released a new audiobook and
ebook of short stories entitled Uncommon Type: Some Stories.
Not exact matches
I am currently offering a free copy
of my
short story, The Lie, and I hope to have another
eBook ready to distribute for FREE by the end
of the month, but it will be for newsletter subscribers only.
My only MG is a 5 - year - old collection
of short stories (
short stories, collections and otherwise, are always hard to sell), but I was never tempted to go ahead with the novels I'd had planned for those characters, not based on those
ebook sales.
If you like reading
ebooks, read on to find out how to take advantage
of a special offer that includes a free download
of one
of my collections
of short stories, Marry in Haste.
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In March 2002, his collection
of short stories «Everything's Eventual» was launched in print by Scribner, an imprint
of Simon & Schuster, and as an
ebook in Palm Digital Media, with an excerpt that could be freely downloaded.
In the end, even with 250 buyers, this wasn't a huge pile
of money, but I'm very happy that it allowed me to cover the entire
ebook - creation costs
of EE5 and the
short story up front.
But, I thought, if I could sell some early copies
of EE5, maybe I could come up with a couple hundred dollars to pay for turning the
short story into an
ebook.
If you've stopped by my blog before, you've doubtlessly heard me suggest that giving away a free
ebook (whether a
short story, a novella, or a complete Book 1) can be a great way to boost sales
of your other books.
I already touched on the idea
of using a free
ebook (a
short story, a novella, or even a full - length novel) as a loss leader, the idea being that you can sell more
of your other books by giving away free samples.
My search for an
ebook version
of Nightmares and Geezenstacks, released as a Bantam Book in 1961 with a cover price
of $.40, came up
short, although many
of Brown's novel and
short -
story collections are available in Kindle form.
People tell you
short stories are a waste because you won't make any money, but that's all changed with the ebook and the advent of Kindle Singles (see last week's post: «Why you Should be Writing Short Fiction&raq
short stories are a waste because you won't make any money, but that's all changed with the
ebook and the advent
of Kindle Singles (see last week's post: «Why you Should be Writing
Short Fiction&raq
Short Fiction».)
And she shared lots
of ideas like that: bundling the first 3, writing
short stories or novellas for anthologies, bundling 3 previously released
shorts into one independent
ebook and print, etc..
So even if you're doing just one chapter or a
short story, the table
of contents is best practice and more important, required, in at least some
ebook platforms.
I've self - published a handful
of my own previously - published
short stories and one nonfiction book for writers, and I've also helmed a computer game company's
ebook arm, but I'm always willing to learn more.
(If you want to help, you can buy the
ebook of Kiana Davenport's
short stories here.)
On the subject
of flash fiction (which, by the way, is just another term for very
short stories), if you sign up to my book launch emailing list (only used when I've got a new book to shout about), you'll be able to download a free
ebook of my own flash fiction collection, Quick Change.
After thanking their patrons The Author's Guide to
Ebook Bundling, More Than Monsters, and What Sells Books, the pair
of publishing pundits talked tips on
short stories, Amazon Author Central, and writing on planes.
Live: Fiction is a stream
of short stories and novellas (published as
ebooks) that are inspired by current events.
Over the last few months I've been working on two new
short story collections, the first
of which came out just under a week ago as an
ebook (paperback to follow later this month).
Once because the book description claimed it was a collection
of short stories, but the
ebook contained only a single
short story.
Love collecting rare books: Bookscout by John Dunning After years out
of print, this one's now available as an
eBook — though it's
short enough to be considered a
short story.
While long form journalism and e-novellas have taken off thanks in large part to digital publishing,
short story authors are still feeling the frustration
of being relegated to anthologies or trying to swim their titles in the sea
of other 99cent -
ebooks without a platform for discovery.
Her most recent announcement involves the launch
of three
ebooks early next month, which will include
short stories and first - person narrative
of her behind - the - scenes work on the series.
Genre: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult,
Short Stories, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Teen & Young Adult, Christian, Coming
of Age, Single Authors Size: 46 pages Free
eBook download for Kindle from 21 May 2018 onward PDT / PST
It is supported by its own library touted as the «YouTube»
of eBooks where both amateur and professional writers can share content by uploading their published and unpublished works for readers to download, and there are tons
of fiction
short stories, fantasies, science fiction, romance, etc., that you won't find in Kindle or Nook sites.
Genre: Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction, Classics, Contemporary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Dark Fantasy,
Short Stories, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Metaphysical, Romance, Sea Adventures, Travel, War & Military, Women's Adventure, Coming
of Age Size: 205 pages Free
eBook download for Kindle from 21 May 2018 onward PDT / PST
A number
of my
short stories have been collected in a book, Spirits Abroad, which is available both in print and as an enhanced
ebook with additional content.
The force
of Ebooks IS with me as I aggregate my collection of over 100 short stories and flash fiction pieces from my 4 - year - old e-mail subscription short fiction Web site http://www.LongShortStories.com into my first of several e
Ebooks IS with me as I aggregate my collection
of over 100
short stories and flash fiction pieces from my 4 - year - old e-mail subscription
short fiction Web site http://www.LongShortStories.com into my first
of several
ebooksebooks.
Author
of 23 novels, 2 novellas and 12
short stories, and a 2012 & 2014 Epics
eBooks Awards * Finalist * for The Last Vampire - Revised and Dinosaur Lake, Kathryn Meyer Griffith
[email protected]
He also authored a critically - acclaimed, special edition
ebook of John Pilate Mystery
short stories entitled Pilate's 7.
Genre: Children's
eBooks, Literature & Fiction,
Short Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Other Sacred Texts, Christianity, Growing Up & Facts
of Life, Single Authors Size: 46 pages Free
eBook download for Kindle from 08 May 2018 onward PDT / PST
I have 8 versions
of my
short story anthology's cover: one thumbnail (60px tall), one small version (144px), four
of varying sizes for others» websites (200px, 210px, 216px, and 423px), the
ebook cover itself (823px), and a 300 dpi version for possible posters and brochures.This is overkill, but you see where having at least a thumbnail, small, medium, and large versions might help.
At the year's Digital Book World event, Atavist founder Evan Ratliff, another pioneer in
ebook shorts, explained the attraction for readers who are enjoying the increasing amount
of titles available in both the essay and
short story categories.
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.
I'll eventually bundle some
of these
short stories into
ebooks, but for now, please enjoy them on my blog.
Rather than limit yourself to the offerings at Amazon, there are literally thousands upon thousands
of books,
short stories, and more available to you for no charge which you can transfer directly to your Kindle or other
eBook reader, download or email directly to your Kindle.
Kindle (99cents), Nook, Kobo, iTunes, Smash (all free) contains «Seeds
of Promise» An exclusive NEW Mindjack
short story For every download / purchase
of the
ebook, Audiomachine will make a donation to the LA Youth Orchestra!
Reblogged this on The Long and
Short Stories of Life and commented: Diane Tibert provides some food for thought if you're thinking
of publishing a paperback copy
of your
ebook.
tinyurl.com/KurtVonnegutEbooks Every Kurt Vonnegut
ebook in Amazon's Kindle Store — including a free edition
of his science fiction
short story, «2 B R 0 2 B»
But, I just walked through some
of the process with one
of my
short story eBooks and it does ask for a paperback manuscript, so that selling point (and I assume that's what they were using it for) is not true.
I've always preferred to read and write novel - length fiction, but the
ebook has brought back the
short story, the novella, and the serial (among other things),
story formats that were never that practical outside
of magazines (and even then, it had been a while since you saw many novellas and serials).
At last year's Digital Book World conference, GoodeReader caught up with Atavist to talk about the rise in popularity
of long - form journalism, digital
short stories, and serialized
ebook novellas.
The
short version
of his
story is that he used his hundreds
of fake accounts to download garbage
ebooks,
ebooks that he would make free, then use that traffic to drive the rankings up.
The majority
of clues will be available in three original
short stories authored by J.F. Penn, which are free in the Kobo
eBook Store.
Long
story short: Prices are pretty much the same as they were a few weeks ago, but there have been tiny declines in the percentage
of books at the price points to which Apple, the Apple 5 publishers, and the agency model were supposedly driving
ebook prices:
If you use these writing prompts each month, at the end
of the year you'll have thirteen
short stories you can publish in your own
eBook.
While Riverhead Books, a division
of Penguin, prepared to launch her novel, The Chinese Soldier's Daughter, she attempted to beef up her platform by self publishing Cannibal Nights, a collection
of twenty year old
short stories, as an Amazon
ebook.
And since I can't do anything else with them, (re-publication
of short stories seems to be darn near impossible unless you're famous), I've decided to offer them as stand - alone
eBooks, and possibly even POD versions.