-LSB-...] 5 Things Beginners Need to
Know About eBook Publishing — Jane Friedman is someone that I found only recently.
Not exact matches
«6 Vital Things You Need to
Know about Online Dating» is an
ebook published in Adobe Acrobat format for easy viewing.
I discovered
about How to Land (and Keep) a Literary Agent by Noah Lukeman (funny this is self -
published, but I'm not knocking it in any way, shape or form) by way of one of the free
eBook newsletters I get in my inbox, and I just
knew I had to check it out.
An «All
About EBooks» workshop on September 6th discusses the exploding world of ePublishing and writers need to
know to survive «
publishing climate change.»
Kozlowski is the only person I
know oblivious enough to include a graph of daily
ebooks showing indie books making up nearly 50 % of the US
ebook market, and then in the very next paragraph babble
about them only being a «drop in the bucket» relative to the trad -
published side.
To that end, I asked Angela to come by and fill us in on what we need to
know about formatting for
ebook publishing.
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eBook Page A little
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A little
about me: I have two
ebooks indie
published (one available in print), a contract with a small press for a digital serial style series with the option of print on demand copies later, and more ideas and drafts then I
know what to do with other then
publish them one at a time myself.
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I
know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
Ebooks panel and raise awareness
about self -
published authors who are strategically leveraging
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
ebooks - I judge in self -
published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.
What I do
know is that the more I read
about ebooks and the future of
publishing, the more concerned I get.
I
know this is a bit off the subject, but since we're talking
about best deals for authors, has anyone used LuLu for their
ebook distribution and
publishing?
Margaret Harrison [00:02:07] Oh thanks, well so, yeah, I've worked my whole career in
publishing and I started out on the
ebook side working for OverDrive, a major distributor of
ebooks at public libraries, and focusing on
ebooks, so much of it is
about the metadata, not just getting books into channels but also making sure those books, as Justine said, can be discoverable, can be found, and so I started spending a lot more of my time on metadata, and I'm a curious person so I got to
know a lot and here I am
He's been following the UMPC - MID-Tablet-Kindle-Ipad theme for a while and also
knows a bit
about ebook publishing, ereading and reading in general.
When I
published my
eBook in February 2013, I
knew very little
about marketing a memoir.
Lessons in successful
ebook cover design from Joel Friedlander's 10 Things You Need to
Know About Self -
Publishing
Pressbooks was designed to take care of the technical hurdle of
publishing: We make it easy for anyone to make professional - quality
ebooks and PDFs for print, without
knowing anything
about coding or book design.
I don't
know about any other self -
publishing author, but my
eBooks look a lot different from my paperbacks.
Now that you
know you are going to be an indie
published author, and you
know you're going to start with only
ebooks and then see what happens, your choices
about book marketing are more limited than if you were going to have both print and
ebooks available or if a major or even minor publisher were backing your books.
It's insulting and demeaning to be called a liar and a thief by readers who don't
know anything
about the processes of
publishing, copyright law or professional
ebook production, and yet are certain of both their facts and their moral high ground.
«He wanted to
know all
about eBooks and digital
publishing.»
Yes, I
know we are all optimistic
about the evolution of
ebooks and their leading to greater profits for authors, but until the gatekeepers in
publishing learn to let go, then
ebooks will become the new mode of
publishing.
Formatting for Self -
Publishing: Ebooks and Print - on - Demand When clients ask about self - publishing, they want to know what is required, compared to the full array of add - on features and charges listed by commercial «self - publishing»
Publishing:
Ebooks and Print - on - Demand When clients ask
about self -
publishing, they want to know what is required, compared to the full array of add - on features and charges listed by commercial «self - publishing»
publishing, they want to
know what is required, compared to the full array of add - on features and charges listed by commercial «self -
publishing»
publishing» services.
Please ask us any of your questions
about ebook publishing - we will do our best to answer you as soon as possible without any obligation as we are interested to know what people think and what they may need to know about this new platform of Ebook Publis
ebook publishing - we will do our best to answer you as soon as possible without any obligation as we are interested to know what people think and what they may need to know about this new platform of Ebook P
publishing - we will do our best to answer you as soon as possible without any obligation as we are interested to
know what people think and what they may need to
know about this new platform of
Ebook Publis
Ebook PublishingPublishing.
No matter what you've written
about, from acrylic painting to horse riding, you can create additional, closely - related topics on which you can
publish additional
ebooks.
If you are an
eBook author signed with the Amazon Kindle Digital
Publishing Select Platform (KDP Select), you will already
know about the option to list your book on Amazon as a free item for up to five days.
When it comes to the
ebook format, undoubtedly ePub is the situation we're talking
about, we probably
know that ePub stands for «electronic publication» and it's the accepted standard format for electronic reader and digital book
publishing.
Being tipped by Joanna Penn earlier yesterday on The Alliance of Independent Authors» private Facebook board, this recently posted piece from BBC
about eBook sand self -
publishing again clarifies what self - publishers are
known for; that is, connecting directly with their target audience and imposing a strict quality check.
I am just at that stage —
published by a tiny New Zealand publisher,
about to release my fantasy novel as an
ebook and dreaming
about being «discovered» so that my physical book will be available worldwide and everyone will
know about it!
By now you
know all
about the costs that may arise during self -
publishing an
ebook and you might want to hear a total amount.
Related Posts: Self - Publishers
Know Best
about Quality and Control, Author Earnings Report Shows Strong Correlation between
eBook Sales and Self -
Published Distribution, Joe Konrath's Predictions Gives Self - Publishers a Glimpse of New Sales Opportunities
I
know everything
about the
publishing process from writing to editing to proofing to typesetting to book cover design to print layouts to
eBook coding to book distribution to marketing and promotion and... WHEW!
If you are an
eBook author signed with the Amazon Kindle Digital
Publishing Select Platform (KDP Select), you will already
know about the option to list your book on Amazon...
Writing non-fiction can be a great way to establish yourself as an indie author, because you can
publish eBooks on topics you either already
know a lot
about or have a deep desire to learn
about.
You never
know what Jon is going to post
about from day - to - day: one day there are a few free book offers, the next it's an interview with someone, or a general post
about the
eBook or
publishing industry.
-LSB-...] Important
Publishing Developments Authors Should Know (Jane Friedman) It's commonly said that in the United States, overall trade book sales are divided about 70 - 30 print - digital, and that ebook sales at traditional publishing houses are flat to
Publishing Developments Authors Should
Know (Jane Friedman) It's commonly said that in the United States, overall trade book sales are divided
about 70 - 30 print - digital, and that
ebook sales at traditional
publishing houses are flat to
publishing houses are flat to declining.
It covers all the important things one needs to
know about successful
eBook publishing.
(I
know that this, like much of
publishing, is changing, but in June 2009 most traditional publishers were adamant
about not
publishing print and
ebooks at the same time.)
Review by: Jeannie Walker on June 26, 2012: A WONDERFUL GUIDE for authors and especially Indie authors, like myself, who didn't
know the first thing
about publishing an
ebook.
I
know your friends and family see books and courses that promise «Kindle
ebook riches» and newspaper stories
about «overnight self -
publishing millionaires» and those high - pressure ads from vanity publishers all the time.
Author of 76 best - sellers and holder of the Guinness World Record for the first person to sell over 1 million
eBooks, James
knows a thing or two
about getting
published.
At the All - New uPublishU at BEA (formerly
known as DIY Authors Conference & Marketplace), aspiring writers and authors will learn from industry experts tips and tactics and all
about the tools and technology to help them self -
publish a print book or an
ebook.
Publishing an
ebook worldwide does not guarantee that your potential readers will
know about it and find it.
Google Play, iBooks, Kobo, and Smashwords will let you set a free price for your book, so if you
publish a book there and then contact KDP Support to let them
know about the price match, nine times out of 10, you'll have a free book on the biggest
ebook retailer in the business.