Not exact matches
You've probably noticed
how I've recently
published a lot of
eBooks on Amazon's Kindle
publishing platform.
The library can be a magnet for
ebook discovery and a distribution
platform for helping authors self -
publish... The article mostly broadens our awareness of
how a library and its expert staff can help ensure that the right title finds the right reader at the right time — and
how the considerable research expertise can help deepen and strengthen the research in the book.
Dig deep and get a firm understanding of
how these channels work, what you'll need in order to leverage their self -
publishing platform, costs, timeframes, one - time fees, recurring fees, and the process for converting your manuscript into an
ebook.
«We've built a comprehensive
publishing platform that can handle
ebook creation, marketing, direct sales, distribution and analytics, and now we're seeing
how innovative apps like stories etc. can take several Pubsoft tools to offer a unique e-memoir engine.
The article inspired me to share my experience of self
publishing a book and
ebook... and
how to do it for almost free using the Amazon Createspace
platform.
I basically learned
how to turn a Word document into something to be able to use as an
ebook and then started using Kindle Direct
Publishing, Amazon's publishing platform, to publish f
Publishing, Amazon's
publishing platform, to publish f
publishing platform, to
publish from there.
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.
Rather than go on about
how it's essentially another version of Createspace
publishing with the convenience of one dashboard for
ebook and paperback books, I'll give you a point - by - point comparison of the two
platforms.
Wattpad will describe
how some pioneering publishers are using the Wattpad
platform as a marketing tool: building author - reader connections,
publishing original short stories and prequels within existing series, and creating direct relationships with an increasingly global audience that buys their
ebooks.
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.
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...]
While some observers have cast this as an Amazon vs. Apple move, such characterization makes little sense to me now that the Amazon's Digital Text
Platform (
how one
publishes an
eBook to be sold via the Kindle Store) now supports the ePub format.
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To learn more about
how to set up your
ebook on the different retailers, read our master guide on
ebook publishing platforms.
He explained
how he chose the length of Byliner Originals, great nonfiction and fiction stories
published for Kindle and other
ebook platforms.
This eReader demo shows
how the interactive
eBooks created on Kitaboo —
eBook Publishing Platform look like.
Smashwords and Amazon Kindle Direct
Publishing (KDP) are both extremely popular and you can easily find out on their websites
how to prepare your
eBook file for these
platforms.
In this article, I'll go through why self -
publishing an
ebook is a good idea,
how to format an
ebook for publication, exclusivity vs going wide on multiple
platforms, the specific sites available for self -
publishing ebooks and what information you need, thoughts on pricing, and piracy.
Now, the focal point of this self -
publishing course is going to be
how to build an author
platform and that is a rather broad subject, so we're going to be breaking it down into eight different chapters where you can expect to learn
how to connect with your readers,
how to find your book's audience,
how to promote your book, information on self -
publishing, and even
ebook promotion.
Apple's
ebook distribution
platform is frankly lacking (
how many companies could get away with providing direct access to their self -
publishing services ONLY to those who have a MAC *) so I hope personally that they decide to improve that side of their operation.
[From Joanna: For more on exactly
HOW to self -
publish, check out my
ebook, Successful Self -
Publishing, free on all major self - publishing p
Publishing, free on all major self -
publishing p
publishing platforms.]