Sentences with phrase «ebooks by their new authors»

They publish original ebooks by new authors, and have a wide selection of free public domain ebooks and original titles.

Likewise, Freese argues that publishers are doing themselves a disservice by not offering libraries the opportunity to promote backlist titles, or ebooks by their new authors and mid-list authors.

Not exact matches

PR WEB - Oct 13 - The new eBook, written by author and communications professional Susan Torbitt, is about dating experiences singles go through when online dating.

The above files are mostly classics, with a sprinkling of new, but the 1.6 million eBooks donated by Wattpad are all new works by new authors.

The top news of the week touched upon waning ebook sales for trad pubs, the EU's recent ruling that ebooks aren't books, the new Author Earnings Dashboard, the getting - by attitude, and the indie startup mindset.

As one of the authors, John Scalzi, pointed out, if the first day of ebook bundle purchases was counted by the New York Times, all the authors would be on the bestseller list and this clearly demonstrates the worth of the format.

Bear in mind that this does not include sales by self - published authors, which is the fastest growing segment in ebooks thanks to the many new tools and options available.

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New free eBook converter technology speeds up time to market for self - published authors seeking to capitalize on growing e-reader usageRaleigh, NC, September 13, 2011 — Lulu.com, the leader in self - publishing, announced today the launch of the free Lulu EPUB Converter, a tool allowing content creators to convert popular word processing formats, such as a Word document, into sellable EPUBs, the most widely adopted format used by eReaders.

There are also some individual authors, such as Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross, who strongly believe they boost their sales by making some of their books available as free ebooks — and who also understand what libraries do for building their audience and attracting new buyers.

For newbies you are right as every new author needs to write, write, write for at least four years, time it takes to get a PhD in Letters before even submitting material to an agent or editor, but once any writer KNOWS intuitively that his or her novel is as good or better than James Patterson (pretty easy to better this guy) and he or she has had the novel vetted by a good independent editor / ghost writer like myself, the ebooks are the way to go, period.

Specific, in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie authors, how to track ads and effectiveness, revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible new app for producing print and eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).

We had 490 downloads, which is 490 new readers who may go on to buy other books by the same author, or who might leave reviews on the ebook, or who might mention the book to a friend, helping promote it by word of mouth.

I know readers say that now, that they would not try a new debut author at $ 2.99 but this is because there has been ebooks introduced at $ 0.99 in the first place by Amazon for years;) but if $ 2.99 was the absolute minimum available from the beginning readers would buy a book at that price because it would be considered the «entry price».

Giving It Away: Why Fiction Authors Should Offer Free Ebooks by Jason Kong explores the reasoning that suggests new authors spread their work as widely as pAuthors Should Offer Free Ebooks by Jason Kong explores the reasoning that suggests new authors spread their work as widely as pauthors spread their work as widely as possible

Regarding the catalogue, how much is new vs. how much is work returned to «print» digitally by authors holding ebook rights for older work?

In this issue: - Article: «What you Should Not Include in your Non-Fiction Book Proposal,» by Debra W. Englander - New Program Gives Ebooks a Quality Seal for Consumers - Digital Book World Conference — Interesting Facts for Authors - Ben Cameron, Director of Sales and Marketing for UK and Europe, to Speak at Self - Publishing Conference in UK - Display Your Book at the 2013 London Book Fair

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Yesterday, with great fanfare, Apple rolled out two new applications: iBooks 2, with new features aimed at students; and iBooks Author, which allows individuals to create iPad - optimized ebooks.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware One of the effects of the phenomenal growth of ebooks over the past few years has been to bring new value to the backlist — both for publishers who hold the contracts for backlist books, and authors who wa... -LSB-...]

The pain of not having to get the personalized signature of the favorite author in his or her own ebook is going to be erased with the amazing invention that is going to be introduced by Mr. Waters at the Book Expo America in New York in the month of May — Autography!

Umstead's Ebook of the Week can be found by clicking here at Smashwords, and readers may enter this code to receive their free copy at checkout: HF87Y The author is also giving away several copies of the first book in series, Gabriel's Redemption, to new subscribers to his blog.

The Scholastic Storia App for Android offers highly - curated titles, from vibrant picture eBooks for younger readers to the hottest new series for older readers, including fiction and nonfiction titles by both new and established authors.

Whether you agree with Macmillan's push for new terms of sale for their ebooks or not, one thing that's been particularly impressive is the extremely vocal support they've received from their authors, particularly those published by their sci - fi / fantasy imprint Tor / Forge.

We have had a great deal of success in bringing out, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

For the past two years, Ben Macklin's company, father - and - son venture BWM Books, has been helping published authors give new life to their out - of - print and unpublished works by self - publishing them in ebook and print - on - demand formats.

I am delighted to announce publication of a new, «double - ebook» Kindle edition of HUNTER, paired with the hot - selling SNAKE SKIN by bestselling author CJ Lyons!

One remarkable by - product of the Kindle Revolution during the past few months is the extent to which some Kindle authors are achieving a very new kind of indie rock star status as a result both of their ebook sales and of the fact that they have found various ways to build special followings and connections -LSB-...]

Authors will also want to check out a new eBook by Karen Robertson about how more than two dozen authors created a boAuthors will also want to check out a new eBook by Karen Robertson about how more than two dozen authors created a boauthors created a book app.

In May, Rakuten Kobo extended its global reach by creating Kobo Plus — a new revenue - sharing model for authors distributing eBooks to the Netherlands and Belgium.

According to a New York Times article by David Streitfeld, publishers at a number of houses are concerned that Amazon's ability to pull in major bestselling authors, as well as take away the need for agents through its ebook publishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to its imprint.

The bottom line is that Amazon's eBook market is not yet big enough to cover the losses the top selling indie / self - pubbed authors lose out on by not being widely distributed in physical book stores in the U.S. Of course, this disadvantage is mitigated over time because once the trade publishers stop pushing their new releases, these books» sales typically decline, but indie / self - pubbed authors can keep their market pushes going indefinitely, and they can publish new books more frequently than once a year.

tinyurl.com/AmazonEntrepreneurs Transformations is a free 200 - page ebook published in 2014 by Amazon about «authors, innovators, and small businesses» around the world who are all enjoying new success using Amazon.

A new report claims that self - published authors have surged to 31 % of ebook sales on Amazon.com, and are now earning more ebook royalties than writers published by the «Big five» traditional publishers.

While self - pubbed authors generally price their ebooks lower than $ 9.99 (the royalties they receive by Amazon are cut in half otherwise), indies have responded to the new ruling with an average 5 % price increase.

This Kindle ebook pairs the novella with Nathanel West's second most famous work, The Day of the Locust, another critical look at American society, and the ebook comes with a new introduction by author Jonathan Lethem (author of the novel Fortress of Solitude).

Young Adult author David Gatward is writing a new series of ebooks featuring 4 young kids who are kidnapped by a nefarious criminal Dr Crookshanks and his accomplice, Professor Kaufman.

Dear Mr. A. Maklad, Just got the chance to read a dialogue of Publishing Perspectives about Arabic Ebooks, For me as a new author, (Paperbook, and have been convinced by the articles, So what is the possibility to» ebook» this issue which is under distribution now by» Dar Almaaref».

But Ed Victor, a leading English agent based in London, told me at the recent Book Expo in NYC that he's planning to start his own new imprint to publish new ebook versions for his authors who have out - of - print books as well as original titles by those not wanting to go the traditional route any longer.

If I'm a «Prime» customer and entitled to one «free ebook» each month, am I going to blow my freebee on an unknown author of a $ 2.99 novel or take the $ 12.95 «Buried Prey» by John Sandford??? That's a no - brainer — but that's assuming his publisher participates in the new program!!!

A new bookselling start - up funded by authors and other investors is forming partnerships with publishers and independent booksellers and aims to replace the Google eBooks re-seller program as the go - to platform for indies interested in selling e-books.

Blio is a new ebook software platform created by Ray Kurzweil — a well - known inventor, author, and futurist — that preserves a book's original layout, including fonts, images, -LSB-...]

But publishers are not adjusting their game plans for new platforms, and are hurting themselves, and authors, by making ebooks prohibitively expensive (and thus encourage piracy).

Blio is a new ebook software platform created by Ray Kurzweil — a well - known inventor, author, and futurist — that preserves a book's original layout, including fonts, images, and tables, according to the Blio website.

Although ebooks are easier to buy, I don't think it's as easy to choose your next book by a new author — even though Amazon and all the other retailers work hard to make it so.

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You are an ebook author, your titles are published by New Concepts Publishing and Wordbeams Publishing, what prompted you to consider epublishing and why would you recommend it to other authors?

Rather than paying exorbitant prices for advertising (which may not be effective in the new media world anyway), you enlist a team of happy readers who love your eBook and offer to help spread the word by talking to friends, tweeting about the book and actively sharing their love for your eBook and you as an author.

Agents write the next chapter of the ebook revolution — Agents, serving the economic best interests of the best - selling authors, will bring new credibility to self publishing by encouraging authors to proactively bypass publishers and work directly with ebook distribution platforms.

amazon has done great things for books, by truly establishing eBooks as a reading medium, making it the new mainstream standard, all the while opening the doors for authors to publish their own work.

Driven by rapid growth in Generation Y readership, it's estimated that nearly half of the 80 million readers of ebooks in the US want free or heavily discounted ebooks, more entertainment value, and are willing to accept advertising; leaving authors and publishers to scramble for new ways to monetize their content.