On top of the complexity of placing an final product (novel or
illustrated ebook of boils or what have you) in the hands of readers, indies must be salespeople.
Not exact matches
This table from
eBook Architects
illustrates the mess found at the intersection
of file formats and most digital readers.
He is spearheading a number
of experiments, including
ebook - first and genre imprints;
illustrated and collectible
ebooks; and DRM - free and English - language publishing.
This multi-megabyte title also
illustrates a recurring problem
of enhanced
ebooks and apps: Adding video rapidly bloats the file size.
For embedded text, CircularFLO creates fixed layout
eBooks that are exact replicas
of professionally designed and
illustrated pages but without embedding the fonts.
In just 40 years we have moved from being able to download an ordinary single text to millions and millions
of eBooks, some lavishly
illustrated, some complete with soundtrack, pictures that move, etc., and many other variations
of look and feel.
No author in his right mind would advocate stealing
ebook titles except one who is already established and wealthy and could clearly care less about his work being stolen at this stage in his career... and no clear - thinking person could believe that the field has been leveled for creators
of short fiction versus longer fiction
ebooks by the «pay per page» standard when you include short
illustrated works.
Ron Martinez takes a look at the commercial realities and the current state
of play for
illustrated ebook publishing today.
Available now for iBookstore, Kindle and NOOK by Barnes & Noble, «Inside the Script» is a series
of highly
illustrated eBooks that contain the film's actual shooting script, rare materials from the Warner Bros..
Their
illustrated editions
of classic stories and fables will be incredibly popular with our readers, and Storia is uniquely capable
of beautifully reproducing full - color and
illustrated content,» said Jenny Frost, SVP, ePublisher and
eBook Strategy, Scholastic Book Clubs and eCommerce, in a press release.
An infographic included in Hazard Owen's article
illustrates how the trend is shifting over last year's numbers, as well as attributes the popularity
of series like The Hunger Games and now potentially the release
of the Harry Potter
ebooks as tools that can help draw more teen readers into
ebook use.
Maybe you will think I am naive, or just hopefully optimistic, but when I took on the challenge
of heading up the digital development
of DBP I thought that we could have our entire monochrome backlist converted into
ebooks and on sale within 6 months, and then we could start on our
illustrated list.
ePub has evolved to accommodate
illustrated books as well: now fixed - layout ePub files will allow the design to remain fixed while still allowing the
ebook to be viewed on different kinds
of devices.
The technology for
ebook readers and iPads will get better, but my big
illustrated Lord
of the Rings and complete annotated Sherlock Holmes canon are still better in print form.
More importantly, there was a lot
of discussion from some
of the industry leaders about why children's books are slower to be adopted as
ebooks than adult fiction, namely factors like the file size necessary to store an
illustrated and interactive book, considerations which have led to the popularity
of book apps.
Developed in consultation with the former Director
of Language & Literacy at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education and
illustrated by an Emmy Award winning artist, these
eBooks are designed to make learning to read easier and more fun for children, even struggling readers.
-LSB-...] also has another very good post on the rise
of ebook sales which has a graph that clearly
illustrates just how rapid the growth in
ebook sales has been.
Fully
illustrated eBook, for ages 3 - 8 ** Read it FREE as part
of your PRIME or Kindle Unlimited membership **» The Honest Alien» tells the story
of Lisa, a young girl who lived in Nevada.
Graphicly was one
of the pioneers
of illustrated ebooks, which included children's, graphic novels, comics, and more.
This e-reader app will allow Azpen users to turn their tablets into full - color e-readers, especially necessary for children's and
illustrated content, as well as open up a storefront marketplace for the browsing and purchasing
of ebooks.
«For the past 18 months we have been working behind the scenes to build out support for people who want to publish any kind
of book — both print and
ebooks — whether highly
illustrated, or text - driven or a combination
of the two.
Mark Batty Publisher's designer and production director Christopher Salyers explained the benefits
of fixed - format
eBooks, saying, «Apple's decision to include fixed - width viewing in Epub format on the iPad / iPhone opened up an opportunity for
illustrated book publishers to get into the
eBook game.
«Book interior design» encompasses a wide array
of services, from simple
ebook formatting for novels, to the design, typography and typesetting
of heavily -
illustrated non-fiction.
As the largest
eBook retailer this is a potentially significant issue for anyone publishing an
eBook with lots
of images, such as a photography or
illustrated book.
This
ebook features an
illustrated biography
of Barbara Hambly, including rare photos and never - before - seen documents from the author's personal collection.
AuthorImprints Services:
eBook design, development, distribution About the book: In this third book
of the series Through the Eyes
of the Soul Day
of the Dead in Mexico, vibrant color photographs
illustrate the description
of Day
of the Dead in the Central Valleys and Xandu Ya (All Saints Day) in the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca.
I think it's worth investigating, and their reporter found a perfect way to
illustrate the issue — with the story
of an
ebook author named Sharazade.
To
illustrate what success has brought, here are the screenshots
of all the authors whose collaboration in SEALs
of Summers and Dark and Deadly collection has propelled them in Amazon Author Rank in Kindle
ebooks (not in sub-genre category).
Apart from
illustrated eBooks, new
eBook «lines» might increase the entire population
of eBook readers very soon.
Fictionalization
of TV series classics,
illustrated books, DRM removal, and
eBook lines are telltale signs that
eBooks this year will diversify and grow into fruition for mature readers.
Since the
eBook statistics are brought up on the table, it might be worth noticing to check how
illustrated (e) books could be
of readers» interest anytime soon.
It was such a delight to work on creating the
eBooks for Tales by Trees, a series
of illustrated fairy tales for grown - ups that have been compared to J. R. R. Tolkien and Grimms» Fairy Tales.
It would be better to
illustrate the mood
of the
eBook using less obvious imagery, drawing the reader in initially and creating suspense and intrigue.
The company has set out a largely reasonable page - count system for determining the length
of an
ebook, although authors with
illustrated ebooks don't seem to benefit.
The massive growth
of Amazon Publishing imprints is
illustrated vividly this week as they took seven
of the 10 top spots on the Amazon.com Kindle
ebook best - sellers» list while indie publishers had two entrants and traditional publishing had just a single book on the list.
This was
illustrated by rival
ebook subscription service Scribd when it dumped lots
of romance and erotica titles from its line - up in July because they were too popular with readers and cost the company too much.
Explore beyond the borders
of Brussels with this beautifully
illustrated ebook.
By signing in or creating a new account, history fans can claim their free
eBook of Viking Warrior Versus Anglo - Saxon Warrior (England 865 - 1066) by Gareth Williams, a detailed and fully
illustrated comparison
of the weaponry, tactics, strategies and underlying military organization
of the Anglo - Saxons and Vikings.
This
ebook features an
illustrated biography
of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author's estate.