Sentences with phrase «only for ebook authors»

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For 5 days only, 27 prominent Healthy Living authors have joined together to bundle 34 of their most popular eBooks, valued at just over $ 300, for the incredibly low price of $ For 5 days only, 27 prominent Healthy Living authors have joined together to bundle 34 of their most popular eBooks, valued at just over $ 300, for the incredibly low price of $ for the incredibly low price of $ 29.

The reception for ebooks has also motivated authors to release their print - only books as ebooks through our project.

For self - publishing, I usually suggest that authors start by looking at the free or low - cost services, including Createspace and IngramSpark if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo) if they want to do an ebook only.

Writer's Craft Academy is a private membership site for aspiring authors, featuring a vast library with hours of training videos for authors; additional resources like ebooks, workbooks, and checklists; an exclusive members - only Facebook group; a monthly writer's craft book club; and weekly video conference group coaching sessions.

The author has to do all this themselves at their own expense, and in return Amazon will shaft them with a 35 % royalty rate (the 50 % you quote is NET, which is rich given the only place it will be sold is on Amazon, so Amazon will take their 30 % cut and then take another half of what's left) for an ebook.

Some friends suggested I should charge $ 30 — 50 for these ebooks — not based on the page count (after all, non-fiction ebook is only 32 pages long and the fiction eBook is only 28 pages long), but on the specialized information they contain and the RESULTS THEY HAVE PRODUCED for so many autebook is only 32 pages long and the fiction eBook is only 28 pages long), but on the specialized information they contain and the RESULTS THEY HAVE PRODUCED for so many auteBook is only 28 pages long), but on the specialized information they contain and the RESULTS THEY HAVE PRODUCED for so many authors.

Of course this is only possible if you as an author have a free ebook to offer, and offering your work for free has never been a bad idea.

Free Ebook Download Links intends to provide links for downloading books available free in different format.The books are published online by their authors for free viewing and printing for non-commercial proposes only.

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.

[4] Amazon's Kid's Book Creator and Kindle Comic Creator have some of the same features, but where those will only allow you to create books for the Kindle, iBooks Author now has the ability to create ebooks that will work on Apple products, but also Kobos and — in theory — the newer Kindles at which the Amazon software is aimed.

No, in the ebook world, which is exploding with new authors trying to make a start for themselves and old authors putting out their backlist, there are scads of people out there who are e-publishing... ONLY to Kindle.

, a Mac - only product, creates ebooks and print editions should make all PC authors consider making the switch (or at least befriending one Mac user who'll let them borrow their computer for an hour).

(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 auEbooks 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 auebooks - 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.

There remains a certain stigma for the eBook - only author that needs to be overcome.

I believe the offer from Amazon is for ebooks only, so how would a Hachette author accepting Amazon's offer affect the other versions of their book, i.e., hard cover and paperback?

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ISBNs are only required for print books, though most authors choose to buy them for their ebooks as well.

The change only affects authors who've opted into KDP Select, which lets authors grant exclusivity of their ebook to Amazon in return for promotional opportunities such as inclusion in the Kindle Direct Lending Library and Kindle Unlimited.

One could argue (and so I will), that by moving into «traditional» publishing, Amazon is simply acknowledging that content is and always will be King, and while the self - publishing angle has worked out quite well for them, only a few handfuls of authors are truly making any notable profit on $ 2.99 ebooks.

Dubbed Read and eBook Week, a campaign that runs from March 2nd through 8th, the event offers authors the opportunity to reach out to readers with promotional pricing on their books for one week only.

In the post — which got a surprisingly low number of critics in the comments section — the writer points to the need for authors to only advertise two retailers for their ebooks and one retailer — Amazon — for their print editions.

With all of the buzz — both positive and extremely negative — surrounding the large number of literary agents now exploring ebook - only titles for their author clients, a new level of credibility and respectability has come out in the form of a major publishing house expanding to release the digital rights to out - of - print and author - held rights» books.

Many authors have spoken out on the superfluousness of having an agent take on roles that the indie author can easily fulfill; if ebook platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing were to ridiculously insist that they would only accept ebook submissions from literary agents, that would be the end of indie authors and agents would once again be almost a requirement for authors to put their works in front of readers.

And for the first time, Kindle Direct Publishing authors can run giveaways for Kindle ebooks — a feature previously only available to traditional publishers.»

I felt cheated and annoyed after paying $ 14.95 for a well - known author's ebook novel this summer only to discover several typos in close proximity and ten or more throughout the book.

For some non-fiction writers, where your book's content is more likely to be read non-sequentially, it means if the reader starts their reading deeper in the book at Chapter 10, a sale could be triggered after reading only 20 % of the book (As an aside, this underscores the importance of authors building fully functional navigation into their ebooks so that all their book's content is easily discoverable.

In the post — which got a surprisingly low number of critics in the comments section — the writer points to the need for authors to only advertise two retailers for their ebooks and one... [Read more...]

For many self - published authors, the various ebook distribution platforms that have made it easier than ever to put content in front of readers are the only avenue to publication.

Now, Hong Kong - based self - publishing platform Towerbabel is furthering not only digital reading and enjoyment of ebooks, but has built its platform to also be a collaboration tool for authors, editors, designers, and artists, while also helping participants engage in social writing.

As for another large group of people who have not paid to read eBooks, there is probably a large percentage of them who have downloaded legally «free» copies... like ones you have written about in some of your 4456 posts — not only from independent current authors, but from the huge quantity of public domain books offered on large sites like ProjectGutenberg.org — many of which come pre-loaded on some eBook reading devices.

While some readers may balk at the fact that it takes nearly as much time to download as it takes to read the piece, it clearly demonstrates the author's tech - minded appreciation for ebooks and is intended to only be a sample of what's in store.

For eBooks, 33 percent stated that piracy hurts authors and publishers, compared to only 11 percent who stated that piracy was acceptable if an eBook is too expensive.

He only blogs once or twice a month, but that's more often than some indie authors (ahem) and his posts are cogent and pure gold for those of us trying to make the ebook industry work for us.

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Right now there are no limitations on this, other than you need to be a KDP author and, clearly, this is for eBooks only right now.

But this is for ebooks only, and rights can revert back to the author if sales go stagnant.

I've said for a long time that everything flows from ebook sales — audiobook sales, paperback sales, foreign rights deals, agents, print - only deals — all the «markers of success» that authors often seek.

Only certain Kindle ebooks can be shared; Kindle publishers and authors must enable the sharing features for Kindle ebooks to be eligible for sharing or loaning.

Although, according to Author Earnings, Amazon is responsible for 83 per cent of ebooks sold in the US and 87 per cent in the UK, its share is only 60 per cent in Australia and 57 per cent in Canada.

2) BARNES & NOBLE (claims to have 27 % of the ebook market, must create account on «Pubit», only U.S. authors for now, market very limited, free to publish, royalties 65/30, can change price at any time, can publish to other platforms)

The only foreseeable advantage I see, other than making us nuts (which while fun, probably doesn't help amazon's bottom dollar), is to grow more home - grown kindle authors and to have more people buy into Author Central, thereby, in the end, making for lower ebook prices (which equals more units sold) and no traditional publisher middle man.

Many indie authors, myself included, use an ebook only model because financially, it is less of an outlay for a quality product.

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) Select is a specific program for ebook author who want to sell their ebook through Amazon only for the first 90 days.

In fact, it's pretty difficult going the opposite way, especially for those eBook - only authors who are unfamiliar with how to create a print book.

Sadly, I think eBook - only authors are in for a shock when they venture into the print world.

I made the offer automatically because I spontaneously realized that eBook publishing isn't only for traditional authors anymore.

One of the most recent publishers to announce its partnership with hybrid authors is New York - based ebook publisher Diversion Books, whose roots in the traditional publishing industry have opened the doors for a wider transition in digital - only publication.

Kindle All Stars is a platform only available for authors that exclusively publish their ebooks with Amazon via Kindle Select.

And at only a 15 % royalty rate for ebooks sold through Smashwords, the platform offers the authors a greater percentage of their sales price in royalty than platforms like Amazon or Barnes & Noble, who take 30 %.

The story also examines the part that the Big Six have played in trying to prevent the development of ebooks, especially where maintaining a working relationship with Amazon is concerned; the authors are quick to point out that the major publishers only began their acceptance of ebooks once other options for retail ebook selling appeared.