Sentences with phrase «few ebook authors»
A few ebook authors have figured this out as well.
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/ Not exact matches
Also, within a few weeks of subscribing, I will send you three other eBooks by three other authors for free as well.
A few respondents made a point of telling me that the majority of their sales came from an unexpected source (Apple in one or two cases, AllRomance eBooks in another), and for a handful of authors, B&N sales far surpassed Amazon earnings.
They are excited to create their own ebooks, and a few authors volunteer to create ebooks for others too.
Our technology is used worldwide by 2 of the Big 5 publishers, some very large independent D2C publishers, several hundreds of medium sized publishers selling D2C, quite a few independent eBook web shops and also numerous web shops of smaller publishers, self publishing authors and systems integration.
An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to public and school libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability for libraries to... [Read more...]
Join those of us who are tired of being dictated to by a few large traditional publishers, snobbish reviewers, and uninformed columnists, and buy ebooks published by real people for real people — Indie Authors.
Adobe has been running a fairly popular service for the last few years that has been marketed towards independent authors, businesses and design studios to create enhanced eBook apps for iOS.
A few million ebooks later, Smashwords is a widely - respected and highly - profitable company that has launched a number of authors and has had a surprising number of titles distributed through their platform reach the bestseller lists.
Penguin, over the last few years, has been very resistant to the entire concept of free borrowing, citing in the past «free ebook borrowing devalues the book and the author.»
that Hugh»... achieved a feat few traditional authors have... inked a print - only contract with major publishers and retained the electronic rights to his own books (meaning all of his Amazon ebook sales are still his own).»
Those clairvoyant authors who were smart enough to get into the Kindle Store back in 2009, when so few mainstream titles were available as ebooks, enjoyed the perks of a less crowded marketplace.
Seems like if there are so many eBooks being sold, a few more authors could have joined the poster person ranks.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware If you're a self - published erotica author, you're probably aware of the crazy events of the past few days, including the wholesale deletion of erotica ebooks and the shutdown of entire retail ope... -LSB-...]
Below are a few of the book marketing services John Kremer offers to book authors, self - publishers, ebook writers, and book publishers.
Here are 232 ebook listing sites, Kindle freebie sites, book review sites, author listing sites, a few ebook retail sites, and Facebook ebook groups (which I will try to keep updated with your help).
And just in case your mind is really being stubborn and refusing to accept the short eBook thing, here are a few examples of short books written by well - known authors:
He's sold over 130,000 ebooks since coming on the scene a few years ago, and he's collaborated with more authors than Lindsay can count without taking off her shoes.
Some indie authors have achieved a lot of success by running temporary sales on their ebooks — even setting the price at «free» for a few days.
One could argue (and so I will), that by moving into «traditional» publishing, Amazon is simply acknowledging that content is and always will be King, and while the self - publishing angle has worked out quite well for them, only a few handfuls of authors are truly making any notable profit on $ 2.99 ebooks.
For some, it meant hashtags and author chats in an ebook, while for others it was pushing their brands into spaces like Pinterest; in almost every instance, though, there were few answers for what value would be be added to the reading experiences, and even less attention given to the differences amongst various reading communities.
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-...]
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.
There are a few criteria the system has developed in order to have quality ebooks in their system, such as any book that has been recognized for excellence in any Midwest Book Awards category, any book written or published by a member of the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, any independently or self - published book written by a Minnesota author, and any independently or self - published book about Minnesota.
An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to public and school libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability for libraries to stock their work.
Author Solutions tends to charge authors a few thousand dollars to digitize and print their eBook.
Taking a risk on a previously unknown author may mean gambling a few dollars on an ebook, but there is significantly more money invested in purchasing a print edition, so readers want to know that the book has been carefully screened for quality.
The only reason I truly care is that because of Amazons $ 10 a month subscription ebook service, they've singed quite a few of my favourite authors to exclusive distribution.
One of Europe's leading ebook distribution sites, XinXii, has quietly been making indie authors» works available in markets that very few e-retailers are reaching, quickly growing to be one of the major forces in self - publishing across a variety of languages and borders.
Smashwords, who sells author content as well as distributes that content to major retailers of authors» choice, gives authors the option to sell their ebooks through Smashwords at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, Flipkart, and a few other retailers, as well as to distribute their work for lending to OverDrive, Oyster, and Scribd.
However, when I spoke to a few indie authors I was surprised to learn that there are some readers out there who believe ebooks should be deeply discounted or free.
In only few steps, the author can publish his book as paperback, hardcover and eBook — all in one publishing step
Click a few buttons, and congratulations... you're an eBook author!
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-...]
Places to Promote Your eBook for Free (Or Low Cost) Here are several hundred ebook listing sites, Kindle freebie sites, book review sites, author listing sites, a few ebook retail sites, and FaceeBook for Free (Or Low Cost) Here are several hundred ebook listing sites, Kindle freebie sites, book review sites, author listing sites, a few ebook retail sites, and Faceebook listing sites, Kindle freebie sites, book review sites, author listing sites, a few ebook retail sites, and Faceebook retail sites, and Facebo...
I was talking about where most ebooks are sold in the U.S. and not about vendors that sell far fewer ebooks including those by indie authors.
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.
New authors can go directly to the public through these same channels, and often charge only a few dollars for their ebooks.
David Naggar, VP of Kindle content and independent publishing, sent a letter to a few Hachette authors, literary agents and Authors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wauthors, literary agents and Authors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wAuthors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wauthors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook we sell.
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.
TPL now receives about 300 requests per year from authors to consider self - published books, although it ultimately adds far fewer than half of those to its collection as either hard copies or ebooks in OverDrive.
In the indie author world, there are few topics as hotly debated as that of ebook pricing.
I'm not saying open the flood gates to any old crap — they still have to curate their stable of authors to maintain their reputation — but I'm sure they could take a few more chances, what with the approaching - zero cost of launching an ebook - only title?
A few years ago I wrote a letter to an author and publisher because the author's most recent eBook was riddled with typos.
Barnes and Noble will be employing the Autography software we wrote about a few weeks ago, to allow authors to digitally sign ebooks!
Mike Edwards, CEO of Borders, Inc. said that by using the program, «authors can quickly and easily load, format and publish content, which will then be available for sale within a few days on Borders.com and other major eBook outlets.
Both Barnes and Noble and FastPencil have their companies» names at stake and will select books of the highest caliber for physical placement; where taking a risk on a previously unknown author may mean gambling a few dollars on an ebook, there is significantly more money invested in purchasing a print edition, so readers want to know that the book has been carefully screened for quality.
When indie authors digitally publish their works to any of the major ebook distributors, they have a few goals in mind, namely, promoting themselves as writers, furthering their careers, even making a modest profit from the craft they love.
Fewer than 700 Big Five authors and fewer than 500 small - or - medium publisher authors who debuted in the last 10 years are now earning $ 25,000 a year or more on Amazon — from all of their hardcover, paperback, audio and ebook editions combFewer than 700 Big Five authors and fewer than 500 small - or - medium publisher authors who debuted in the last 10 years are now earning $ 25,000 a year or more on Amazon — from all of their hardcover, paperback, audio and ebook editions combfewer than 500 small - or - medium publisher authors who debuted in the last 10 years are now earning $ 25,000 a year or more on Amazon — from all of their hardcover, paperback, audio and ebook editions combined.
In the last few days, Kobo has quietly introduced the ability for authors to issue pre-orders for their ebooks.