Sentences with phrase «ebook distribution platform»

With simple to use formatting and uploading for indie authors to any number of ebook distribution platforms, the ability to discover great new reading material has never been easier.

For many self - published authors, the various ebook distribution platforms that have made it easier than ever to put content in front of readers are the only avenue to publication.

There is no shortage of ebook distribution platforms, both free and for fees or royalties, that will help authors get their works into the hands of readers across different device preferences.

Mark Coker, CEO of ebook distribution platform Smashwords, posted a startling announcement on the site's blog: as of yesterday, four self - published authors have a total of seven books on the New York Times» ebook fiction bestseller list.

Good e-Reader first caught up with ebook distribution platform Red Shelf at the BookExpo America publishing event in New York, and sat down today with co-founder and CEO Greg Fenton to discuss what changes and updates the company has undergone in the last six months.

All the main publishers have built ebook distribution platforms like Numilog (Hachette), ePlatforme (Editis), Eden (Gallimard / Flammarion / La Martiniere)

By utilizing their technologies and knowhow, the four participating companies aim to create an environment where publishers and newspapers can assuredly provide digital content, and plan to build one of the largest eBook distribution platforms in Japan.

Her title can be found on all major ebook distribution platforms for readers who wish to purchase the book and download it directly to their devices, but Banks is making free copies available in PDF format for anyone who leaves a working email address in the comments section below.

Now InterMix, a new ebook distribution platform from Berkley / NAL, Penguin Group (USA)'s paperback imprint, is working on filling the void for e-reader owners by offering those typical titles in ebook form.

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more harm than good for an author.

- Eight years of adventure and travels of a foreign language teacher) is available via ebook distribution platform XinXii, describes her book this way:

China is already enjoying the beginnings of indie publishing access with some of the country - specific online book retailers like Dang Dang developing ebook distribution platforms as an outcropping of their online stores.

Max 8 % of printed books are available as ebooks, though many of the main European publishers have built ebook distribution platforms like Numilog (Hachette), ePlatforme (Editis), and Eden (Gallimard / Flammarion / La Martiniere).

The Japanese electronics giant plans to build «one of the largest eBook distribution platforms in Japan,» with telecoms operator KDDI, the Asahi Shimbun company and Toppan printing company, it added.

FastPencil, the multilevel ebook distribution platform for both indie and established authors alike, will announce a partnership today with Barnes and Noble that will afford its authors the opportunity to have print editions of their books placed in select B&N physical locations.

Europe's leading ebook distribution platform, XinXii, has formed a partnership with the largest bookselling chain in Spain to incorporate its self - published ebook titles into Casa del Libro's online store.

PayPal had initially informed ebook distribution platform Smashwords that it would have to remove... [Read more...]

Publishers and ebook distribution platforms use various types of DRM, and this infographic from Sheridan explains what the DRM solution offered by Adobe is about.

Most significantly, ePUBs are compatible with Nook, iBooks, OverDrive, Kobo, and most other eBook distribution platforms.

With the wealth of ebook distribution platforms available to self - published authors, this would conceivably allow greater access to at least the reading of more authors» files, if not all of the bells and whistles that come from reading on a dedicated e-reader device.

The new generation of publishing houses focus on getting independent authors onto various ebook distribution platforms such as Kindle, iBooks, and Nook.

Matt Cavner of Vook, developers of a cloud - based ebook distribution platform, spoke with GoodEReader about what sets their product apart from the multitude of options for authors to create, format, and distribute their digital content.

The wealth of books from the various ebook distribution platforms selling at an under - three - dollar price point — and many of those selling for under one dollar — speaks to what readers are willing to pay for digital titles, especially from newer authors.

Now, with Tesco's purchase of ebook distribution platform Mobcast, the retailer might just be setting its sights on becoming the next Amazon, as well.

While ebook distribution platforms are not very new or spare, QBend works instead to create a branded ebook platform for both publishers and authors, powering their ebook stores.

When the free ebook distribution platform Smashwords was created, critics claimed that it was nothing more than a portal for lousy ebooks to flood the market while supporters countered that it was the first genuine concept in stripping away the artificial barriers to publication.

A traditionally published author often finds that she has no input in selecting the editor or proofreader, but an indie author who chooses print - vs - digital or selects one ebook distribution platform over another also has the opportunity to select her editor «using her own assessments about both the editor's capabilities and the quality of the author - editor relationship.»

Smashwords, the popular online ebook distribution platform that recently celebrated the uploading of the 100,000 th title to its catalog of digital editions, found itself embroiled in some controversy over a request from PayPal that it remove nearly 2,000 titles that the online payment company considered inappropriate... [Read more...]

GoodeReader covered the news this week that ebook distribution platform Ganxy allows authors and publishers to more easily bundle their ebooks, but that is only one of the features for bookselling.

Over the course of the past several years, social reading platforms have sprung up almost as fast as digital ebook distribution platforms.

Part of the push in sales has to do in large part with the publishing house signing key deals with ebook distribution platforms, including the German Amazon store.

«It's important to understand we are creating a radically new ebook distribution platform.

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more... [Read more...]

Self - publishing and ebook distribution platform Smashwords announced this week the results of its annual survey which tracks sales for the previous year and compiles an intense look at trends in ebook retailing from the data.

Libranda is one of the largest ebook distribution platforms that was founded by the big three publishers in Spain: Grupo Planeta, Random House Mondadori, and Santillana.

With so much emphasis placed on the expansion into foreign markets at this year's FutureBook event, where even the major ebook distribution platforms were discussing their investment and planning in global expansion, self - published authors truly stand to benefit from the opening of larger reader markets, but only if... [Read more...]

FastPencil is a multilevel ebook distribution platform for both indie and established authors alike.

There, Klingelhöfer could tell, «Even if we had good standing in the German market» as a leading ebook distribution platform, «we felt you need to be in the jet stream of the big companies, we'd need to be in other territories.

Publishers and ebook distribution platforms use various types of DRM, and this infographic from Sheridan explains what the DRM solution offered by...

I now have four ebooks selling on the Kindle and other ebook distribution platforms and recently went through the process for my first novel, Pentecost.

Considered a taboo subject to the point that discussing exact book sales actually violates the terms of service of a number of ebook distribution platforms, Howey and the team at Author Earnings has been providing information that is as genuine as possible in order to help authors understand their own industry better.

A lot of the controversy regarding the publishing industry climbing into bed with the digital publishing world stems from the so - called conflict of interest in agents shopping books to publishers, or rather, not shopping books to other publishers now that they themselves have taken on the responsibility for converting the book to electronic reader and releasing it to the various ebook distribution platforms.

Recently Mark Coker, founder and CEO of the ebook distribution platform Smashwords, posted an article on the Smashwords blog about the state of ebook marketing.

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of digital reading patrons.

BookShout, the ebook distribution platform that has seen a great deal of recent success in partnering with publishers to produce sales dashboards and seamless, device - agnostic file integration for ebook consumers, announced at today's DBW event that several industry veterans from across major publishers have joined... [Read more...]

eBook distribution platform Smashwords has forged a lot of the paths that self - published authors have taken, and has provided a lot of groundbreaking data to help authors form career plans that may or may not include the status quo.

LIBRANDA is an ebook distribution platform founded by big three publishers in Spain: Grupo Planeta, Random House Mondadori, Santillana.