Over 1000
ebook authors already are part of this program.
Not exact matches
> Map out your writing empire, including all the things you love to do > Start setting up and implementing the systems and structures you need to support your empire (including an
author website, if you don't
already have one) > Overhaul your writing life so you're aligned with and set up for the success you want to create > Get your nonfiction
eBook written and published (at least one, but possibly more than one, if you're up for it) > Grow your following > Sell more books
If someone did make an
ebook out of all of this, I don't think anyone would call the person who compiled the information a «writer» or an «
author» because those words
already have established meanings which are very well known to people who craft the English language for pleasure or profit.
Digital - first and
ebook - only publishers are
already providing services to
authors whose books would never make it past the censors, and crowdfunding of books has
already produced several titles.
Projects like Hugh Howey's
Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive consumer engag
Author Earnings are
already maximizing on the available information to help
authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route,
ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or
author, and using that information to drive consumer engag
author, and using that information to drive consumer engagement.
Projects like Hugh Howey's
Author Earnings are
already maximizing on the available information to help
authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route,
ebook pricing, and... [Read more...]
No
author in his right mind would advocate stealing
ebook titles except one who is
already established and wealthy and could clearly care less about his work being stolen at this stage in his career... and no clear - thinking person could believe that the field has been leveled for creators of short fiction versus longer fiction
ebooks by the «pay per page» standard when you include short illustrated works.
When you have
already published your
eBook on XinXii and would like to offer it on other
eBook shops, then just write us an email at with the following information: - Title -
Author's name - Desired sales channels - ISBN (except for Amazon, Casa del Libro and Barnes & Noble) Please note that you should have uploaded a book cover with a width of 1400 pixels and mentioned the book title and author's
Author's name - Desired sales channels - ISBN (except for Amazon, Casa del Libro and Barnes & Noble) Please note that you should have uploaded a book cover with a width of 1400 pixels and mentioned the book title and
author's
author's name.
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've
already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm
already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of
authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my
author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing
authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for
authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published
authors who are strategically leveraging
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow
authors.
I became intrigued by this topic when as an
author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie
Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the
author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has
already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»
Obviously I'm the tiniest drop in the largest ocean, but how long will it be before there are more
authors like Ian McEwan, who has
already done an exclusive deal with Amazon doubling his royalties for
eBook versions of his back catalogue?
I've
already seen reports that Kindle Unlimited is gutting
ebook sales for participating
authors — and may even be impacting sales for
authors who aren't participating.
Step three, top selling
authors realize that if Amazon sells half of their books
already, and 80 % of their
ebooks, and Amazon will pay them triple to five times more than their publishers do, then thay can make more money on Amazon right now.
As a non-fiction
author that started in print and is now just getting into
ebooks, I encourage you to learn InDesign — especially since you
already own it.
One problem that Chen
already foresees with his business model is preventing consumers from paying a few cents for a bundle of
ebooks; in theory,
authors may fear the allure this pricing model may hold for
ebook pirates.
These feature streamlines the process of the increasingly popular blog - to - book, which lets
authors take their
already publishing WordPress content and assemble it into a publishable print or
ebook title.
One of the things that has kept subscription
ebook reading from
already securing its place on consumers» devices has been reluctance on the part of publishers,
authors, and rights holders to adopt a model that didn't offer very clear explanations of how royalties will be determined.
It also lends credence to rumors that some top - name
authors are
already receiving
ebook royalties higher than 25 % of net.
Despite its position as one of the smaller
ebook aggregators, XinXii
already hosts a catalog of over 25,000
ebook titles from more than 15,000
authors, with new content being added to the collection daily.
Like in any main market, there is jockeying for positions and we have
already seen Federal Investigations about exclusive
Authors being roped into exclusive
ebook content distribution from Amazon and Apple.
Fishcake Publications has been set up as a small, independent publisher primarily focused on helping
authors, whether
already established or unpublished, get their work into the digital realm on as many
eBook platforms and formats as possible, therefore maximising their potential exposure and making their work accessible for the general public worldwide.
The
author, who is
already very active via Twitter, will talk to fans, answer questions, and host a giveaway of several of the new
ebooks during the hour - long event.
But like the much heralded success of
authors Amanda Hocking and John Locke, both of whom have each sold more than one million copies of their self - published
ebooks before going on to sign contracts with major publishing houses, Wilkinson is open to the idea of traditional publishing and has
already heard from some print publishers, although he admits he didn't set out to be an
author.
If you are an established
author already, but do not have your book in ePub format, you can simply copy and paste all of the text into the
ebook wizard and it will format it into a proper marketable epub format.
One of the new features that Autography is currently testing through the app allows
authors to sign
ebooks for fans who
already own the book, such as fans who come to a live book signing event or a conference where their favorite
authors will be speaking.
Whether you're new to
ebook publishing or you're
already a New York Times bestselling indie
author, the Smart Author podcast will give you the guidance you need to reach more re
author, the Smart
Author podcast will give you the guidance you need to reach more re
Author podcast will give you the guidance you need to reach more readers.
I think that's it's
already generous, for an
author to offer her
ebook for $ 7,99 knowing that the same
ebook will perhaps be downloaded 1,000 times by different people, and they would get no more than $ 7,99.
He went on to co-found a startup, Alteroxity, which claims to help
authors publish
ebooks that are
already «done for you» — that includes the writing, the creation, the publishing, and even «dozens of honest positive reviews».
The promised improvements you talk about may excite you, but most indies are jumping ship to Draft2Digital, which is
already ahead of the game with price controls, is far easier to use for
ebook conversion, offers monthly payments for
authors, and is rapidly expanding its distribution options too.
There's so many
ebooks that are
already available at a low price on the Kindle, and I've seen a few first - time
authors crashing past the expensive new releases with their own low - priced, self - published
ebooks.
According to an article by Laura Hazard Owen for paidContent, «Ganxy
already lets
authors and publishers create
ebook «showcases» that can be tweeted and embedded on sites like Facebook, or can stand alone as websites.
Many
authors already first cut their teeth into writing via a Blog, the Jack Daniels series of books where with the loyal following they develop, it's easy to transition into
ebooks.
This has enabled
authors to simply publish
ebooks with software and skills they
already know and have.
I think why this practice emotionally hurts Kindle
eBook authors more is that they've
already had to reduce the price of the
eBook up to half or more of the print price, even though it's the exact same content.
Yes, they might make the latest Big Name
Author book 99 cents as a loss leader — but those books are
already selling well, even in an indie - dominated
ebook world like we have right now.
There are
already hundreds of
authors effectively self - publishing to Kindle, and quite a number of small publishers who are happy to work the
ebook market.
And as a budgeoning publisher, this is indeed a new field to discover, as the growing base readers
already owsn MANY
ebooks and is trying to find ways of further discovering NEW
authors, much like WATTPAD.com is doing.
The real shame in this change from Goodreads isn't necessarily the free
ebook program — as that could potentially have some value — but that they've added a fee to something that
already required
authors to shoulder printing and shipping costs.
Authors and publishers are already contending with the new challenge of digital piracy and so embracing ebook lending has been slow as authors and publishers have been ca
Authors and publishers are
already contending with the new challenge of digital piracy and so embracing
ebook lending has been slow as
authors and publishers have been ca
authors and publishers have been cautious.
If you are an
eBook author signed with the Amazon Kindle Digital Publishing Select Platform (KDP Select), you will
already know about the option to list your book on Amazon as a free item for up to five days.
The thing to consider is when exactly potential readers are going to be looking through the front matter of an
ebook: in an online store, where all of the reviews are
already displayed — not just the ones from that site, but, hopefully, the juicy ones from elsewhere, which the
author and / or publisher can almost always add either to a separate dedicated «Editorial Reviews» section or, at worst, to the description.
For indie
authors, QR codes represent an ideal way to market
ebooks to an
already digital - friendly audience.
It is much easier for an
author to succeed in the
eBook industry if he is
already popular.
First I am very happy about getting «free» via prime credits independent
author's
ebooks, but since I can't use the credits on traditional books, I've
already hesitated on a couple purchases.
Very interesting and a great conversation to have right now, as
eBook platform lock - in and DRM is really weaking publishers
already weak position with both eCommerce sites and self - published
authors.
Another
author in the story had published over 22 different books — using material which Amazon considered nearly identical to
ebooks they were
already selling in the Kindle Store.
This updated January 2014 edition of the The Secrets to
Ebook Publishing Success has already helped tens of thousands of self - published ebook authors publish more profession
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If one of your search results is in an
ebook you
already bought, you have full text access to this
ebook through your browser and you can exchange comments with other customers and sometimes even with the
author.
PORTLAND, OR — BookBaby,
already the largest
eBook distribution network for independent
authors, has announced the further expansion of its network through a new partnership with Scribd, the world's largest online library of stories, novels, essays, and more.
You probably don't realize it yet, but you may
already be an indie
author in the making - and writing an
eBook as an indie
author may be easier than you think.