Sentences with phrase «ebook on author platform»

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

These authors will find their way to market via ebook self - publishing platforms, and once they learn they can do it better, faster, more profitably and more enjoyably on their own, it'll be tougher and more expensive for publishers to win them back.

Five Ideas for Using Twitter to Sell Your Books and eBooks Author's promotions and platform building, Amanda McArthur gives us some clues on letting Twitter help.

For example, the Createspace platform gives authors the opportunity to have their completed books sold on Amazon, currently the leading online bookseller, for both print and Kindle (ebook) editions.

Pressbooks Public is an indie author platform that turns public libraries into writing centers for local authors, helping them to format their books for distribution in library collections, and commercial ebook and print - on - demand channels.

«If selected via Library Journal's SELF - e curation process, the author's ebooks will become part of a unique discovery platform for participating public libraries across the United States that enables patrons to read ebooks on any device, at any time.

Many authors have spoken out on the superfluousness of having an agent take on roles that the indie author can easily fulfill; if ebook platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing were to ridiculously insist that they would only accept ebook submissions from literary agents, that would be the end of indie authors and agents would once again be almost a requirement for authors to put their works in front of readers.

«As a device - neutral platform, eBooks purchased through Kobo's eReading service can be read on various eReaders, which is a level of flexibility that benefits our authors as they seek to grow their audiences of readers,» went on Mr. Gutch, expounding the virtues the company's decision to embrace open standards such PDF and EPUB.

About Graphicly Graphicly is a cutting - edge entertainment and digital content publishing platform designed to deliver what authors and publishers need to share their work with audiences across all digital channels, including the Apple iPhone and iPad (plus Newsstand); eBook stores including Amazon Kindle, Kobo and Apple iBooks; Android devices including the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and Color and the Amazon Kindle Fire; websites and blogs through an industry leading HTML5 web app; and the only way to read, share and sell books on Facebook.

Ahn went on to describe some of the processes which Korean ebook publishing platforms employ, notably a very user friendly drop - and - drag system which he compared to the ease of using Power Point, a factor which may lead to greater numbers of self - published authors, even as greater numbers of readers go digital.

While no publisher can give authors the royalty percentage they get from KDP and other online platforms (our overhead makes that impossible) we can definitely compromise at a fair level; Bell Bridge pays 40 percent net on ebook royalties.

And with our initiative on DRM and device independence we are also working to get our authors eBooks out to as many platforms as possible.

Typically, the royalty rates paid to authors are established by the self publishing platform used, are non-negotiable and depend on costs to produce and distribute the book or ebook.

2) BARNES & NOBLE (claims to have 27 % of the ebook market, must create account on «Pubit», only U.S. authors for now, market very limited, free to publish, royalties 65/30, can change price at any time, can publish to other platforms)

At this level, besides total book design, including print and ebook formatting, you'll also get access to two of my premium online courses on book marketing and building an author platform, my step - by - step book launch checklist, as well as one month of publishing support... along with some book promotion graphics to make your book look awesome.

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.

Everyone has their favorite platform so we provide as many links as our authors send us to satisfy your preference, making it easy to read your favorite new ebook on Amazon US, UK or CA, Kobostore, B&N, Apple iBooks, Apple iTunes, Google Play, Smashwords and Audible.

Copy Editing, to Cover Design, to Interior Layout, eBook creation, Advanced Reader Copies, Global Distribution, Ingram Catalog, Virtual Assistance, one year Membership in AuthorU.org, full registration at the Author U annual Extravaganza, one year membership in APSS, Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisAuthor U annual Extravaganza, one year membership in APSS, Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisAuthor Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisauthor, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assistance.

This service is available for unpublished writers who have not still published their manuscript on self publishing platforms and for self published authors who dream to see their ebook on the paper version.

In terms of royalties, authors can earn as much as 35 percent for print books up to around 70 percent for ebooks (as of this writing), depending on the platform used.

Some of the specific tactics that publishers and authors have tried in order to reduce ebook piracy have included DRM restrictions, which limit content to one specific device platform and eliminate the ability to share beloved books with fellow readers, and other professional tactics like the watermark that the Harry Potter ebooks contain, theoretically pointing out which reader posted them on file sharing sites.

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.

Today, they talk about all of the news surrounding Sony and Kobo joining forces on eBooks and how it affects indie authors and self - publishing distribution platforms, such as Smashwords.

Amazon signs authors to one of their imprints who sell lots of ebooks on their Kindle Direct Publishing platform or they bid on the rights to the... [Read more...]

He said that indie authors who sell lots of ebooks are fast tracked through Singles or invited to publish on their platform.

What actually may make this venture far more profitable than enhanced ebooks from a few years ago is the building on the HTML5 platform for ease of consumption across multiple platforms, as well as Pubsoft's original offering to the digital publishing industry of creating streamlined, one - stop - shopping for authors and publishers to market, sell, and retrieve royalties on their titles, regardless of retail outlet.

Although indie authors can not currently sell enhanced ebooks on any major platforms, they do have the option to put their books up for sale before their release date, at least on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble (via Smashwords).

Unlike Lulu.com or CreateSpace.com, FastPencil is the only online publishing system that provides authors with a free online book editor, free formatting and design templates and totally integrated publishing and distribution for all platforms - including print - on - demand and eBooks.

With a market flooded with user - created ebooks across an ever - growing number of distribution platforms, indie authors have discovered that making their work stand out from the crowd is a full time job on its own.

A release from ebook developer Vook today announced that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will now accommodate embedded videos in ebooks, which is long - awaited news for authors who have until now not been able to promote and sell their titles on one of the largest retail platforms for ebooks.

There is no shortage of authors writing books and thanks to the multitude of platforms to create an ebook or a print - on - demand physical book, there is also no shortage of ways an author can go about getting his work into the hands of the reading public, even while bypassing the traditional publishing industry altogether.

It allows small publishers and independent authors to sell their ebooks on a new platform, DRM - Free.

Amazon offers two platforms for self - published authors, the first being the Kindle Direct Publishing site that helps authors post their works to the Kindle store as ebooks, the second being the print - on - demand service CreateSpace.

The essence of this new platform is to allow indie authors to publish their ebooks on Kobo's expansive ecosystem.

Today Booktango announced that authors who publish by July 4, 2012 using Booktango's DIY Free eBook Publishing Platform will keep the entirety of the sales on ebooks sold on Booktango.com for the life of the eeBook Publishing Platform will keep the entirety of the sales on ebooks sold on Booktango.com for the life of the ebookebook.

Inexpensive access to print - on - demand uploading has allowed authors to have a bookstore - quality edition of their titles in print, and platforms like KDP and NookPress have made it possible to list self - published ebooks alongside their bestselling, traditional counterparts.

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...]

Short of creating coupon codes on other platforms that can be passed around without limitation, or requiring authors to email PDF files of their books to reviewers and other recipients, until now there hasn't been a good streamlined method of releasing professional ebook content to limited users.

While BookBrewer is known for its ebook distribution, its print - on - demand hard copy editions, and some of the highest author royalties among any of the indie publishing platforms, the site focused on its AuthorApps feature at the Expo.

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 they are prepared to do so.

Webmasters and authors can easily intergrate the RSS feed as the text for the ebook and start selling it on Borders new platform.

«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.

Smashwords, an ebook distribution platform, has posted a scathing warning to authors on its blog that encourages authors to be aware of all of the terms and conditions prior to enrolling any of their works in this program.

More experienced authors also make use of Amazon owned CreateSpace platform to create «Print On Demand» paperback copies of their eBooks for even more distribution and income opportunities.

When it comes to selling ebooks, the more people there are on one platform to buy ebooks, the more publishers and increasingly authors will have to be on there.

You can publish a paperback with an ISBN for distribution, a non-ISBN paperback version to sell specifically on Lulu and your author site, an ebook for sale on all platforms, a dust jacket hardcover you can sell either through distribution with an ISBN or solely on Lulu depending on demand for hardcover, and on top of all of this, you can always create a unique version to sell by hand at an event, perhaps featuring a special foreword, bonus chapter, or teaser for another book still in the works.

«For fiction, authors should try Goodreads giveaways, which offer visibility on this important discoverability platform — and winners are those who are active in the book's genre, and submitting their title to BookBub, which offers «vetted» ebooks at a discount to book lovers interested in the author's genre.

In fact, it is completely free for an author to self - publish on the most popular ebook platforms.

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.

Barcelona eBooks» agreement with Open Road will allow her to benefit from a proprietary platform that focuses on connections between authors and their audiences using video content and social media.