Review by: Daryl R. Smith on Feb. 28, 2013: Excellent advice for
new ebook writers.
Not exact matches
New writers, particularly self - published
writers, are often encouraged to stick to
ebooks only in these discourses.
Brian's interview was a perfect example of how
ebooks open up
new voices — and allows the
writer to create a manuscript of whatever length they think it should be.
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Writer Beware Zooming into my inbox last week: a press release for a brand -
new ebook self - publishing service called e-Publishing Revo.
While traditional publishers are locking said gates and gouging prices of
ebooks, readers all over the world are embracing
new work from
new writers at a fraction of the cost.
Authors,
writers, publishers of
eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an
eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major
eBook retailers - we convert
eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading
eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover
new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on
eBooks
To facilitate greater access to the free tools of
ebook publishing and distribution, Los Gatos Public Library last week rolled out a
new co-branded publishing portal (managed by Smashwords), which allows local
writers to publish and distribute
ebooks at no cost.
For newbies you are right as every
new author needs to write, write, write for at least four years, time it takes to get a PhD in Letters before even submitting material to an agent or editor, but once any
writer KNOWS intuitively that his or her novel is as good or better than James Patterson (pretty easy to better this guy) and he or she has had the novel vetted by a good independent editor / ghost
writer like myself, the
ebooks are the way to go, period.
Specific, in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for
Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie authors, how to track ads and effectiveness, revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible
new app for producing print and
eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).
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Writer Beware Two weeks ago, Amazon announced its brand -
new Kindle Owners» Lending Library, which makes it possible for Amazon Prime members to borrow
ebooks for free.
But what I can say is that, loaded with
new concepts as it is and learning curve though it presents, Scrivener still seems to be a relatively user - friendly and effective tool that
writers can use to create
new books (and, yes, tweak them as much as you'd like) and publish them as
ebooks.
My
new eBook, The Pro
Writer Mindset, is written and finished and it's freaking awesome and when I launch the book on June 14 it hits # 1 in its category on Amazon.
While self publishing, especially
ebooks, offers
writers an incredible opportunity to get their books under reader's noses, one of the most common mistakes made by those
new (and sometimes not so
new) to self publishing, is to get caught up in the euphoria of publishing a book, and rushing to hit the publish button.
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Whether you're a
new aspiring
writer or a seasoned veteran — if you need more exposure through your free
ebook, share it with us.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for
Writer Beware Yesterday, with great fanfare, Apple rolled out two
new applications: iBooks 2, with
new features aimed at students; and iBooks Author, which allows individuals to create iPad - optimized
ebooks.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for
Writer Beware One of the effects of the phenomenal growth of
ebooks over the past few years has been to bring
new value to the backlist — both for publishers who hold the contracts for backlist books, and authors who wa... -LSB-...]
It is very apparent that the entire Amazon empire is displeased by a
new eBook written by Bloomberg Businessweek
writer Brad Stone.
While that still remains true, you have a
new breed of
writers that are exclusively writing
ebooks instead of tradition print media.
It's quite true that the publishing industry is in a state of flux and it appears that the balance is shifting from the traditional agent - publisher requirement to the
new writer - POD -
ebook approach.
So, if by «tipping point,» the
New York Times
writer means, has the
eBook reader finally had a «proof of business concept,» I'd have to answer that the Kindle is, yes, a tipping point product.
An upside of being a
writer of speculative fiction is that if your publisher pulls your
ebook file and replaces it with a
new one you can be sure that one of your readers is going to hack the files and analyze what's changed.
Sites like indie Kindle and Kindle Nation will be increasingly important to readers as well as
writers, in order to choose the best of the
new ebook offerings.
I recently started a
new gig on fiverr in attempt to answer dozens of requests for
ebook writers.
Self - publishing is the
new norm for
eBook writers, -LSB-...]
If they are not careful the core talent of the book trade may well combine in
new types of ventures — collectives and transparent relationships where
writers and editors go into business together on a 50:50 basis and are enabled by web platforms,
ebooks and print on demand... disintermediation of a more radical sort.
Yet, as
writers pound away on their keyboards creating
new and inventive strings of words, most of them will not encounter the Simi Valley, experience, via
eBook success.
With this
new program not only do we want to know about the digital submission process for your
ebook, but also what you have done to market your book and hopefully inspire other aspiring
writers to avoid the pitfalls you have experienced.
Re Lucian's concern i think publishing will continue to morph and
new alliances of
writers, journalist, curators, illustrators, translators and social & mobile geeks will collaborate on ways to create
ebooks, enhanced
ebooks, interactive books — and additional distribution channels along with amazon... and increasingly what we create can be agnostic of technology, available on any devise, Mathew's coverage has been in - depth, up - to - date and writing for a wide audience... as a former JSJ reporter who is interested in this area i am in awe of his writing, and thankful for it, like so many others here evidentally are... maybe you, Matthew, will author your own Amazon - supported book?
A
new report claims that self - published authors have surged to 31 % of
ebook sales on Amazon.com, and are now earning more
ebook royalties than
writers published by the «Big five» traditional publishers.
Sometimes Amazon's free
ebooks are an unpredictable grab bag of
new and older
ebooks, written by both amateur and professional
writers.
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This
new London based company is attempting to get indie authors to sign up with its service and
writers will retain 100 % of the royalties on the
ebooks they sell.
Amazon has announced the
newest author to join the ranks of
writers who have sold more than one million
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From bestselling, mainstream novels offered at a discount to exciting,
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Since I've had my Kindle (the one for $ 79) I have discovered so many
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Once
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eBooks available in the market.
Capitalising on the popularity of e-readers such as the Kindle, a
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A few months back, I tipped
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However, with a projected estimate of over 500,000
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new indie
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I used its unusual episodic format as an example to encourage storytellers of all stripes — traditionally - published
writers, self - published
writers, publishers and more — to thoughtfully examine the
ebook marketplace and spot opportunities to tell and sell stories in
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ebooks at all.
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