«I'm wary of Adobe,» said Mark Coker, CEO of
independent ebook publisher Smashwords.
An announcement today shared that the oldest ebook publisher and the largest
independent ebook publisher have now joined forces to combine their catalogs of high - interest and genre specific titles from some of the most well - known authors in their fields.
EditionGuard provides a cost - effective and easy - to - use eBook DRM solution that allows
independent eBook publishers and libraries access to the same robust tools used by the big publishers.
As opposed to big publishers, which are thought to pay authors a standard ebook royalty of 25 %, new
independent ebook publishers like The Atavist, Open Road Media and OR Books, can and do pay authors substantially more.
Not exact matches
When a big - name writer such as Rowling — who, let's face it, is the biggest there is — goes solo and decides to sell her own
ebooks independent of any
publisher, that contributes to two things.
Ebooks from
independent authors and
publishers.
Founded in 2006 in Adelaide, South Australia, DoctorZed Publishing is an
independent publisher of print books,
ebooks and audiobooks.
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.
Because the iPad's and Kindle Fire's full - color touchscreen and advanced
ebook capabilities are perfectly suited for the fixed - layout format, Apple's iBookstore and Amazon (for the Kindle Fire) are the only places where authors and
independent publishers can sell fixed - layout
ebooks.
Independent authors and Amazon - imprint authors sell more
eBooks per day than the traditional
publishers combined which is the uncomfortable truth that most industry observers, and those in the Big Five
publishers, find it hard to swallow.
This is really no different from choosing a format when you're buying an
ebook from an
independent publisher.
Draft2Digital is the leading
eBook distribution aggregator worldwide, delivering works from
independent authors and
publishers to major online retailers.
(Source: The collective insanity of the publishing industry — Gene Doucette) Traditional
publishers are desperately fighting to maintain an economic model that in the world of
ebooks, digital access and
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Last week, Amazon stopped selling
ebooks by the
Independent Publishers Group because the IPG wouldn't agree to their terms — Amazon
ebook terms are notoriously one - sided, which is natural for a company with market share easily over 60 %.
She contributed to the IBPA's
ebook, The Book
Publishers Toolkit: 10 Practical Pointers for
Independent and Self
Publishers, Volume 1 (all royalties from e-book sales are donated to the nonprofit IBPA to invest in the improvement of marketing and educational programs for members).
Here are the results of the 2018
Independent Publisher Regional and Ebook Awards, presented to the year's best titles published in these important and growing divisions of independent
Independent Publisher Regional and
Ebook Awards, presented to the year's best titles published in these important and growing divisions of
independent independent publishing.
Ebooks are beginning to outpace traditional paper books, which bodes well for both the traditional industry provided they can shift their business model to take advantage of it and for
independent publishers.
I once submitted a couple
ebooks to the
Independent Book
Publisher's Association's Benjamin Franklin Digital Book awards.
Almost 5,000
eBooks have been pulled from the the Kindle Store because of a change made to
Independent Publishers Group's contract with the online seller.
Independent OnlineApple,
Publishers Must Address All Allegations Before E-book Case Can Be... PCWorld «Because the
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There are some very motivated authors published by
Independent publishers using digital or POD technology and
eBook publishing that have far surpassed the measily 100 books touted as their limit by naysayers.
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Saila says newspapers generally spend more on marketing
ebooks than
independent publishers do.
The commercial
eBooks are from Digital Pulp Publishing, presenting a wide and eclectic array bringing
independent access to the broad open market through the efforts of many
publishers; and also great numbers of additional books, perhaps totalling ~ 100,000 by July 4, from
eBooks About Everything.
We'll talk about self - publishing versus
independent publishers, publicity and some of the options available for
ebooks today.
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.
eBook Architects has a diverse list of clients and partners, including
publishers, agents, print book designers, distributors, and
independent authors.
In what was supposed to be a move to give the
independent booksellers a leg up over major chain retailers, online retailers, AND
ebook distributors, the
publishers would set one price per title and no seller would be allowed to discount that title more than five percent.
The company pulled 5,000
eBook titles from the
Independent Publishers Group in 2012.
Dublin based
Independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction Lilliput Press has launched a first collection of
ebooks.
Buy your book files before the end of the year at half price Pressbooks is the book formatting tool of choice for smart
independent publishers who want to save hundreds to thousands of dollars in
ebook development and graphic design; keep all their royalties; and get gorgeous, professional book files to publish wherever they want.
Pressbooks is the book formatting tool of choice for smart
independent publishers who want to save hundreds to thousands of dollars in
ebook development and graphic design; keep all their royalties; and get gorgeous, professional book files to publish wherever they want.
An
independent Australian - based
eBook publisher that insists on good writing and only lists titles worth your time.
In an interview about the future of digital publishing granted to
independent website Scroll.in in April, Arnaud Nourry, Hachette Group CEO — one of the world's Big Five English language
publishers, said that he was convinced there was something his company could invent using their content and digital properties beyond
eBooks.
We focus primarily on book design,
ebook conversion, publishing consultation, and project management services for
independent publishers.
Fishcake Publications has been set up as a small,
independent publisher primarily focused on helping authors, whether already established or unpublished, get their work into the digital realm on as many
eBook platforms and formats as possible, therefore maximising their potential exposure and making their work accessible for the general public worldwide.
Established, recognized literary awards in
independent publishing include, but are not limited to, the Ben Franklin Book Awards (Independent Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society /
independent publishing include, but are not limited to, the Ben Franklin Book Awards (
Independent Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society /
Independent Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado
Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society /
Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global
Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (
Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society /
Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society / Worldcon).
But, for most
independent publishers, IngramSpark offers an ideal solution to test the demand of your book through POD and
ebook distribution.
Among the many trends, insights and information, we learned about Digital Book World's QED Seal of approval, (QED) a great tool for
publishers and
independent authors who want to assure potential
ebook buyers that the format of their book (s) will work on their device.
According to Stross, however, the constant headlines and boycotts of libraries just might fuel the fires for smaller
publishers as consumers turn to the many
ebooks that
independent authors and smaller houses are happily making available for
ebook lending catalogs.
Primento is an
independent ebook distribution company that works with more than 100 European
publishers.
Comics move online
Independent audiobook and
ebook publisher Recorded Books and comics distributor iVerse Media has partnered with IDW Publishing to update its Comics Plus: Library Edition service.
Among the many reasons Stallman gives for boycotting Amazon are that the company sells
ebooks and digital music that deprives customers of their rights through restrictive licensing, that the Amazon Kindle - or Swindle, as he calls it - uses proprietary software and contains backdoors through which Amazon can delete books and update software, that the company reportedly abuses its employees by making them work in sweatshops, and that it hurts
independent bookstores, small
publishers, and authors through its near - monopoly power.
Established last December, Le French Book, a New York - based
independent digital - first
publisher, is one of the new breed of companies that works to bring these books to new readers in the US
ebook market.
As featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The
Independent and
Publishers Weekly, Aldiko is a central place for you to discover, read and organize
eBooks.
Further, from what I've heard, KDP, Amazon's self - publishing system, does NOT accept
ebooks with audio or video from
independent or self -
publishers.
And although major
publishers now seem to have come to terms with a need to make
ebook access available to library patrons, the large subset of
independent authors has found little joy among the stacks.
Carnation Books is an
independent publisher of
eBooks featuring queer characters, queer romance, and fantastic stories.