There was a huge increase in the number
of small eBooks I sold this month.
This is very timely, as I'm publishing my first in a series
of small ebooks / print books later this month.
Despite its position as one
of the smaller ebook aggregators, XinXii already hosts a catalog of over 25,000 ebook titles from more than 15,000 authors, with new content being added to the collection daily.
Recently, a couple
of small ebook publishers closed, leaving their authors stranded.
Not exact matches
This
eBook will be available for a
small fee... and 100 %
of the proceeds will be going to a charity very close to my heart.
But when I tried an another method just for a
small change sorry to say it proved be real effective than this.When I browsed through the internet for more weight loss in a safe and effective manner I came across Master Cleanse Secrets
eBook but I didn't believe it at first but I thought
of giving it a try because
of the success stories
of peoples who used it.
Course building and delivery is only a
small (but good) part
of the feature - set, which contains an entire social network, discussion, gamification, interactive
eBooks and even interactive videos.
Those learning materials are documents
of a
smaller size than a regular
eBook, and they can be downloaded, and used for free.
Here is what you will read in the key chapters
of the free
eBook Bite - Size Revolution With Microlearning -
Small Chunks, Big Returns:
The secret is in the method, and in this
eBook you will learn everything behind the slogan «
Small Chunks, Big Returns»; from types and latest technologies to dos and don'ts, and
of course what kind
of audiences prefer it, plus a comprehensive presentation
of its benefits.
Whenever possible, activities, pages from the
eBooks or learning experiences on Rainforest Maths have been matched to each
of the
small steps on the WRM scheme
of learning.
I'd love to have an agent if they were able to address the changes in the industry as they occur, rather than turning only to older models
of publishing, e.g. arranging
eBook contracts in which the
eBooks are overpriced and the author receives a
small royalty — ugh, who would want that?
As a
small publisher, I have constraints as well — from a pure resource - effort point
of view,
ebooks are extremely simple from the physical point
of view, and with regards to print - titles, we have chosen the more expensive, quality - oriented path, and yet we are still making money out
of it.
In practice, an
ebook developers» influence can be as
small as thinking ahead to keeping the color versions
of images that will later be converted to grayscale for print so they can be returned to color for the
ebook, or to reminding editors that a yellow, low - contrast cover is going to disappear on an e-ink device.
It is true that there are many more
eBook stores than the four majors but generally speaking they represent a
small fraction
of all sales for most authors, and especially new authors.
Many people have argue with me for years on the subject
of dedicated
eBook reader devices, with any number
of reasons they like them, but it is really only that they can't read
small print or they still want «the look and feel»
of the dead trees pulp bound up in dead animal skins.
One
of the problems is that
ebooks have become so large a market, more than $ 1 billion in the US alone in 2013, and have grown so quickly, that even large increases now appear quite
small in percentage terms, and modest increases seem tiny.
Its generally large file sizes can use up precious storage and processing power in mobile devices; and it's limited in its ability to «reflow» to suit different screen sizes (anywhere from a couple
of dozen to 100 or more characters wide), an important issue in the
ebook world where the same
ebook might be viewed on a large computer screen or a
small mobile phone screen.
Regarding the impact
of the Affiliate changes on Free
ebook promotions, many
of them were receiving only a very
small commission
of their overall income from clicks to Amazon for free books.
For what it's worth, I know several professional writers, one
of whom is with a HUGE press and receives enviable publicity and support; a couple
of whom are with
small presses
of varying quality; and many
of whom are self - published, hustling hard to sell a couple
of books a month (or giving their
ebooks away for free).
The trends in other industries will affect consumer expectations in publishing — and in
small ways, it already has, with a movement geared to opening copyrighted works to the public, and the US Department
of Justice suing all
of the «big six» and Apple for price fixing (iBookstore prices differ widely from Amazon's), which will likely give Amazon the upper hand in setting
ebook prices in the long run.
Pubs for the Hub to raise funds for Boston; Intuit's «Make a Wish» contest for
small business owners returns; ALA's list
of most challenged titles released; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces Take 5; Books Are My Bag to launch in U.K.; Simon & Schuster in pilot program with New York City libraries; Ingram adds
Ebook Library titles to OASIS
I've seen people declare they are giving up on epubs, or
ebooks, because
of one or two badly edited or written books by
small epresses.
While the numbers remain
small — only a total
of thirty - three libraries offer some form
of ebooks — it's the high rate
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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.
So 95 %
of the UK
ebook market dominated by a US company with a reputation for bullying publishers both large and
small?
Of course, the fact that a few smaller publishers have come on board and the nomination for a publishing industry innovation award lends a lot of credibility to the concept behind Rook, the free ebook reading app that lets... [Read more..
Of course, the fact that a few
smaller publishers have come on board and the nomination for a publishing industry innovation award lends a lot
of credibility to the concept behind Rook, the free ebook reading app that lets... [Read more..
of credibility to the concept behind Rook, the free
ebook reading app that lets... [Read more...]
Google Play Books has the
smallest market share in the United States and Canada, accounting for only 1 - 2 %
of today's
eBook market.
I'm starting to build up a
small library
of ebooks from sources other than Kindle and Kobo in anticipation
of this device.
Smaller publishers such as Smashwords have also got involved in the distribution
of eBooks from their wellspring
of self - published content.
Indie and
small - press books account for half
of the
ebook sales in the most popular and bestselling genres on Amazon.»
There are dozens
of book promotion sites out there, some massive like Bookbub, others
small like
Ebook - soda.
There's no easier app for adding widgets —
small, self - contained chunks
of code that add very non-book-like functions to an
ebook, whether that's an internet video, a quiz, or custom HTML or JavaScript.
Some
of these
smaller presses are
ebook only, others both
ebook and print (largely through POD).
Aside from preparing and releasing all
of my own books as
eBooks in a wide variety
of formats, including mobi, ePub, LIT, PDF and many others, I have also prepared close to one thousand
eBooks for other authors, such as New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Tracey Garvis - Graves, Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush, as well as Scott Nicholson, P.A. Woodburn, Gord Rollo, Gene O'Neill, Joe McKinney, Tammy Parks, David H. Burton, Jon F. Merz, Catherine Thorpe, R.E. McDermott, Delabarre Publishing, Redrum Horror, Shawnee
Small, J.B.Turner, and Martha Wells, among hundreds
of others.
In November, I ran a
smaller ebook promotion for A Storm
of Stories and garnered 3,468 free downloads and more reviews.
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.
Since the launch
of eSentral, several independent stores have opened up aiming for a
smaller submarket and offering
ebooks both in local languages and English.
The US is only a
small part
of the world; there are
eBook, audio, and POD options all over the globe.
With their
smaller slice
of the
ebook market, there's little reason for publishers and authors to release their books through them.
BookBub works with all five major publishers as well as hundreds
of small and mid-sized publishing houses to get a comprehensive list
of ebooks that are being discounted for a limited period.
Specifically, Draft2Digital and what appears, on the face
of it, to be their no - hassle
ebook creation service as well as the
smaller epub services.
(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.
It could particularly be attractive to the publishing industry, which is dominated by
small and medium sized companies, who are at a nascent stage
of ebook production and are looking for flexibility in the long run.
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Small Business Marketing as a Business Model When I started my online business in 2006, my dream and goal was to write and sell
eBooks on a variety
of topics and create information products to sell online.
HTML used to
eBooks is essentially just a very
small subset
of the entire HTML standard.
According to Tracy, most
of the paperback sales are in trade paperback, rather than the
smaller mass - market or pocket edition — those have mostly been replaced by the
ebook.
To your specific points — I was trying to say that
small market publishers should chose either to tackle the international
eBook sales or stay out
of the way.
Small market publishers who do not intend to market
eBooks internationally must stay out
of the way.
With an eight - hour notice, all
of these titles disappeared from our store as well as the stores
of all other
small ebook sellers.