was merely a document uploader and EPUB converter, Nook Press introduced several new features to
make eBook production simpler of which will be discussed later.
Not exact matches
This week, the publishing industry came together at Digital Book World 2014 — described as a reflection of the current state of the publishing industry and the changes it has experienced — to tackle discussions such as «change management, technology and start - ups, data - driven decision
making, cutting - edge tools for
ebook production, and much more.»
Ebook production would be dramatically cheaper and simpler, largely consisting of making sure that the structure of the ebook is preserved throughout the editorial pro
Ebook production would be dramatically cheaper and simpler, largely consisting of
making sure that the structure of the
ebook is preserved throughout the editorial pro
ebook is preserved throughout the editorial process.
How to Size Your Images for
Ebook Production Before you upload your images into Pressbooks, you'll want to
make them as small as possible while still retaining quality.
Mark Coker
makes the following prediction for 2014:
Production takes on increased importance in 2014 — One of the most important secrets to
ebook publishing success is to write more books.
HyperInk, an
ebook production company that actually has staffers who will help the authors write their books, let alone publish and distribute, has now developed a new tool to
make the process of the increasingly popular blog - to - book genre even easier.
This
made the
production of
ebook readers very hard as text rendering would have to be based on proprietary systems.
What I'd like to see designers (or, more likely, publishers or
production editors who are
making these decisions) avoid is just dumping the print book cover, whatever it looks like, into the tiny space of the
ebook cover.
However, as services such as Createspace and KDP simplified print book and
eBook production to
make it a possibility for thousands of self published authors — and as text - to - speech automation continues to evolve — I don't think it will be long before we see a breakthrough in audio book self publishing capabilities.
On the other hand, Amazon's $ 9.99 price point can not support quality
ebook production, which is what happens when no one
makes money.
Ten great
Ebook production tools from Digital Book World What if I told you that you could easily revive an old book and start
making sales on it again?
This process has actually been ongoing for quite some time and began with the emergence of tools that digitized the back - end of the business; word processors, computers, design software, email and much more (which changed writing, editing, typesetting, design etc) and has over time moved from there towards more front facing aspects of the industry (
production, distribution, selling) before starting to
make a large impact on the consumer side of the industry, consumption in the form of
ebooks and web - reading (not to mention
making many other forms of content from music to games available to those consumers).
While the Big - Five published works
make money, the author gets a small share of what the publisher
makes regardless of how
production costs are lower to produce
eBooks to sell on Amazon.
Since the
production cost on an
ebook is next to nothing, it's not like the publishers lose money when they are priced lower, they just
make less of it per unit.
When
ebooks make a publisher's dream of never having books go out of print become a reality, what editorial,
production, and technical obstacles arise?
«This year's survey data reveals that while publishers continue to ramp - up
production to meet the
eBook market demand, they are finally starting to
make money in the process.»
For
production,
ebooks demand the same as print books in terms of writing, editing, and proofing, but nowhere near the same in terms of other things that go into
making an attractive printed book.
The low
production cost on
ebooks and print on demand, coupled with world wide distribution online,
makes some tiny niche genres profitable for some people.
The
production costs for an
ebook are miniscule, and even if you add a traditional publicity budget, the big publishers must still be
making over $ 15 + per copy — and that's plain greedy!
We can always generate one for our clients»
eBooks during the
production of their
eBooks, but for DIY formatters you can
make some UUIDs at our metapad.