Sentences with phrase «for vooks»

And then had the books (except for Vooks) sent to my Kindle.

Writes for Vooks, Hyper, PC PowerPlay and more!

A million thanks for your Vook review... I was poised to go with Smashwords... but as I want to incorporate visuals — videos on subsequent releases.

«It is gratifying to see major industry leaders such as Waterfront Press, the latest subsidiary of highly respected Waterside Productions, choosing to partner with us,» stated Matthew Cavnar, VP of Business Development for Vook.

Not exact matches

In early 2012, Vook released the rich media publishing platform it had developed as a do - it - yourself online service for publishers.

The fact that it all takes place online is a bonus for team editing which Vook offers, especially if your team includes freelancers working from remote locations.

You can create a custom style sheet for your house style by downloading one of Vook's four standard styles, modifying it if you're handy with CSS, and uploading it.

Vook's Author Control book - sales tracking software for entrepreneurial authors launches today

Getting content into Vook is done via its file uploader which accepts Word (doc and docx) and EPUB formats for the text, plus images, video, and audio files.

Vook's latest pricing compares favourably with automated self - publishing services like BookBaby (US149 - $ 249 per title plus $ 19 per title for distribution), and with outsourced ebook conversion services, though the latter is a better option if you need to work from hard copies or print - ready PDFs, neither of which is supported by Vook.

For those who like the idea of editing control but aren't keen to be completely hands - on, Vook offers a contract production service called VookMakers which was launched shortly after Vook's release.

In past years I enjoyed geeking out with Vook co-founder Matt Cavnar (who has since moved on) at writing conferences and as a source for some of my pieces on MediaShift.

You can contact Vook for a customised quote.

With the advent of the Vook and book apps for the iPad and iPhone, I've looked forward to seeing what an «enhanced» novel might have to offer.

Not only are they having you pay for the possibility of having your book reviewed in their QUARTERLY supplement the focuses only on indie books, but they are also trying to get you to pay to publish through their VOOK line.

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.

Vook, already well - known for working with other media giants like The New York Times and Wall Street Journal to do much the same concept with their older content, built the interactive ebook.

Even more impressively, ebook developer Vook had two titles standing at the ready, Why Romney Lost and Why Obama Lost, both books having been written, edited, and formatted for digital devices in advance of the election.

And later this fall, be watching for a significant new offering from Vook that will change the enhanced e-book scene for the better, and for good.

In May 2015 Pronoun arose from Vook's ashes, after the latter's acquisition of «Booklr (a data analysis service for e-book sales founded by Brody), Byliner (a literary e-book publisher), and Coliloquy (a choose - your - own - adventure platform using enhanced e-books and apps).»

Using the tools Vook has developed for its corporate clients, the Author Control dashboard will track an author's book sales across a wide array of publishing platforms and produce customized reports with graphical treatments.

Because Vook allows you to build really customized eBooks, with unique CSS styling, multi-media elements, images and Internet linking, it's important for authors to understand the output capabilities of the different eReaders.

«Booklr's leadership role in aggregating and rendering data surrounding books, combined with Vook's total publishing solution provides a powerful market intelligence offer for book authors and publishers,» said Vook founder and CEO Brad Inman, in a press release.

Cavnar did state that Vook is currently working on finding partners for offering the option to create print editions of these books.

Powered by Vook's award - winning ebook construction tools, The Studio will release the digital edition ahead of any plans for print.

«Apple is our No. 2 e-book retailer over the past year — and a strong No. 2,» said Matt Cavnar, co-founder of Vook, which distributes about 5,000 ebooks for authors, small - and medium - sized publishers and its own publishing operations.

Vook became a turnkey solution for digital publishing that allowed users — from major name companies down to self - published authors — create and market ebooks without having to have the technological know - how to create a new digital product; this translates into a greater savings across the board, but especially for companies who are not interested in investing in new manpower just to create ebooks.

At 99 cents I am tempted to give it a try, although Vooks don't seem quite as impressive after Penguin's announcement yesterday of their ebook vision for the iPad (I want that travel guide!).

We had talked to Vook a while back, when we started to look for partners,» explained Barblan.

Diversion has been working closely with Vook for several years and this new arrangement brings a deeper involvement between our companies.

At last year's Digital Book World conference, GoodeReader interviewed Matthew Cavnar, VP of Marketing, for a little startup ebook platform called Vook.

GoodeReader sat down with Matthew Cavnar from Vook, the the digital publishing platform that helped two different authors earn Publishing Innovation Awards, one for a work of fiction and one for non-fiction.

The Times / Byliner Originals will retailer for $ 2.99 through the various ebook retailers and the NYTStore, while the Vook titles — which already include 25 ebooks, with more to come in the next year — will sell for $ 1.99 through those same outlets.

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.

While PW is showcasing these works and will be selecting 25 per quarter for full reviews from their staffers, the magazine has partnered with recent ebook creation and publication startup Vook to offer authors an all - inclusive location from which to build their masterpieces.

While also available in print (which ironically demonstrates the need for digital textbooks, since the print edition of the guide to affording college costs more than triple the price of the ebook), the U.S. News Guide to Paying for College was created and distributed by ebook platform Vook and is formatted for a wide variety of device and PC consumption.

Vook is now ramping up production of the titles that have been ready to go, waiting for this news from Amazon.

Shuffle is available for preview in the stores that Vook distributes to, including Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and its own ebook storefront.

«I think short form helped make it culturally acceptable that your work doesn't have to be 70,000 words before you can charge for it,» sated Matthew Cavnar of a Vook, a site that pioneered immediate - to - market yet high - quality consumable content.

«Vook makes it easy for authors to create great - looking e-books, distribute them to the major marketplaces, track their sales, and have control over the entire process.

Matt Cavnar from Vook spoke to Good e-Reader this morning about today's launch, as well as the possibilities for this tool based on author feedback from their dashboards.

-LSB-...] by Joanna Penn on October 6, 2009 I am a sucker for new technology and all things publishing, so I just had to buy one of the new Vooks for my iPhone!

Publishers Simon & Schuster launched 4 «vooks» last week, a combination of book and video to create a new medium for the reading / watching experience (video on What is a Vook here).

At least for the short term, it's more likely that we'll see Vook productions on the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad than on a Kindle.

But Vook has been producing video books for Simon & Schuster and the HarperCollins imprint HarperStudio and also making works out of public domain texts.

Smashwords» Mark Coker and Vook's Matt Cavnar are invited to Miami Book Fair as one the panels which were long before reserved for influential publishers.

Although Vook is a good pal of major publishers, the idea to eliminate the frustration over producing the eBook for different platforms and retaining the signature styling sheet is a thoughtful initiative.

Compare that, for instance, to Vook's nice visual sliders to modify the CSS for a lot of common typographical and layout features.

(As an aside, Vook works in partnership with Publishers Weekly on a program that has self - published writers paying a fee for a line listing in PW publications that go to folks working in the publishing industry.

The client list of The Idea Logical Company has included all the top publishers in the US, many in the UK and elsewhere, leading wholesalers including Ingram, leading retailers including Barnes & Noble, and numerous suppliers of technology and other services to publishers including big systems providers (Klopotek and Publishing Technologies), specialized digital services (netGalley and Vook), and industry services and not - for - profits (BookScan, Copyright Clearance Center, and Book Industry Study Group.)