Sentences with phrase «read my ebook publishing»

For example, it's pretty certain that most of you lot only read my ebook publishing, production, and analysis posts.

However, if my eReader doesn't support EPUB 3.0 then I can not read eBooks published in that format — I need a new eReader or must convert the file first.

To read ebooks published by my small press, check out our fiction and nonfiction titles at Buttontapper Press.

«Currently, none of the big six has entered into any agreements with any independent brick - and - mortar bookstores or independent collectives to sell their ebooks,» say the booksellers, and «consequently, the vast majority of readers who wish to read an ebook published by the big six will purchase the ebook from Amazon.»

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I bought and read this short eBook as one of the books to help me write my own Book Publishing Instructions book.

Read Book marketing and ebook promotion tips for book authors, book publishers, self - publishing authors, and e-book publishers who want to sell more books.

Rosen Digital publishes award - winning K - 12 nonfiction; eBooks and Interactive eBooks powered by the new epointplus enhanced reading experience; apps, games, and interactive databases.

I just read today in the Guardian that self - publishing is 31 % of the ebook market and are earning 40 % of the revenues.

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The reason why I am bringing this rather select subject up is that I have read commentators over the years, and also recently — and even in Angie's Diary — that evangelise the approach of eBook - only publishing, and use language and arguments that indicate that print publishing is about to collapse on itself and is ineffective — in other words, it will happen just around the corner.

The ease of buying and reading eBooks is seductive for a modern reader, plus the affordability of eBook production and print - on - demand self - publishing options are changing the game when it comes to book distribution.

Continue reading «Is Big Five Publishing Positioning Itself for Large eBook Profits?»

The ability of creating your own eBook and publish the book for others to download and read fulfills an authentic need for the world outside of the classroom as well.

This as - of - yet untapped level on consumer — the person who wishes he read more books or was more up - to - date on current events, but simply doesn't have enough time to devote to this type of reading — is becoming a bigger focus among digital publishing platforms; last week, Rooster announced the March 11th launch of its «snippet» reading subscription that lets users consume serialized books at a fraction of the cost of full - size ebook subscriptions, again, optimized for smartphone reading.

This is welcome news in a publishing climate in which children's ebook sales — while on the rise — still lag behind other... [Read more...]

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of digital reading patrons.

Under Amazon Giveaways, the order fulfillment — whether it's a self - published ebook or today's hot up - for - grabs items, such as... [Read more...]

An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to public and school libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability for libraries to... [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...]

According to an article for The Observer by Anna Baddeley, «Last month the charity published the results of a survey into how technology is shaping our reading habits: nearly half (48 %) of UK adults who use technology to read said it had made them read more; 41 % said that being able to look up words they didn't know has made reading easier while half said that being able to adjust the appearance of the text has helped; 62 % said that being able to access free ebooks has meant they have read books they would not otherwise have read.»

In the era of digital publishing, ebook piracy, and open sharing authoring... [Read more...]

Though its history goes back decades as a rights» fair where foreign rights to books were sold, the event has grown to place greater emphasis on digital publishing, enhanced ebooks, self - publishing, and other... [Read more...]

Scholastic, the award - winning powerhouse in children's publishing, made a announcement today that their ebook reading app Storia would be closing, making way for a bigger focus on its Storia School Edition subscription reading program.

Rockstand that counts itself among the leading ebook reading app in India has now forged alliances with several key publishers which includes Delhi Press, Next - Gen Publishing, Hay Market, BPB Publications & Magna Publishing.

Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and... [Read more...]

According to figures published by Russia: Beyond the Headlines, 70 % of Russians read eBooks, nearly a quarter more than the number who did a year ago.

Apabi Chinese eBooks are published in Mainland China and its content emphasises more scholarly rather than leisure reading content.

In the six years since Trip Adler created a startup called Scribd, something incredible happened for digital publishing and ebooks: publishers finally found models they can work with to support ebook subscription - based reading.

This session, moderated by Mark Coker of Smashwords, will feature a blue ribbon panel of ebook industry experts who will provide attendees diverse opinions on a wide range of ebook industry trends and issues, including DRM, reading device trends, consumer awareness and consumer marketing trends, ebook self - publishing, how Amazon's digital self - publishing offerings might upset the balance of power in traditional print publishing, digital ink technologies, and more.

2 min readUPDATE: Learn More About eBook Publishing at Our New eBook Page A little known fact about eBook distribution is that each retail channel has their very own set of requirements for accepting content that your eBook must meet before it... Continue Reading →

I used to stress about bad reviews, my ego throbbing like a bee sting, but then I read something by Indie author John Locke (who set the record for eBook sales and is starting to turn «traditional publishing» into a bad word) that completely changed the game:

As the digital publishing landscape stands at the precipice of change, authors are in a unique position to create not just «eBooks» or «screen - based books», but holistic and integrated «digital reading experiences».

The Twilight Wife by A. J. Banner Published by: Touchstone Published on: 12/27/2016 Page Count: 304 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: ARC won from the publisher on Litsy Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: Thirty - four - year - old marine biologist Kyra Winthrop remembers nothing about the diving accident that left her with a complex form -LSB-...]

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Like PressBooks, Vook is one of the new breed of online ebook publishing tools that have emerged over the last few... Read more >

Download this month's issue here to read about ebooks, as well as other topics and trends in international publishing.

Thanks to Joanna Penn as well — as it was while reading her book «Successful Self - Publishing: How to self - publish and market your book in ebook and print» that I discovered AMC.

Contrary to what you may imagine, self - publishing and giving away a copy of your fiction or non-fiction ebook on the Web is a sound strategy that will not only ensure it will be read, but will also help promote your writing and your name.

(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.

Many people now prefer reading through electronic books (eBooks) and virtual reality (VR) books, meaning publishing houses will be left behind unless they manage to figure out a new orientation for their operations.

I became intrigued by this topic when as an author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»

Ebooks published through the PubSoft system are distributed as epub files that can be read on any device and any operating system.

On the one hand treating self - publishing as unprofessional and somehow not quite acceptable, like a bastard child, as science fiction was for decades, yet at the same time reading many self - published ebooks looking for the next bit hit they can make a killing on.

In truth, ebooks and self - publishing have brought a whole new readership that hasn't replaced the number of people who read books in the past — it has added enormously to the number of people who now read regularly.

The bookshop and reading room at 972 Fifth Avenue positions itself as New York's only French bookshop, and has brought books from some of France's best - known publishing houses into its huge new catalog of ebooks.

There are many good reasons to publish your book to eBook format in addition to other formats such as paperback... Continue Reading →

4 min readBlog Update: Before you read, check out our handy new eBook landing page for the latest tips to help you publish your eBook today.

What they don't understand is: people who prefer ebooks are going to KEEP buying ebooks, but they aren't going to pay $ 15, they'll just read other authors published by publishers who bought a clue.

In addition to being inconsistent with traditional publishing aesthetic standards, the resulting book or eBook can be difficult to read.