Sentences with phrase «small ebook publishers»

In 2015, small ebook publishers struggle, because for new bloggers, blogging isn't the sure route to instant sales that it was three years ago.

Recently, a couple of small ebook publishers closed, leaving their authors stranded.

Sales pitch / full disclosure upfront: I doing a startup, inspired in part by your post http://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/end-of-ebook-dev/ to offer a package of services to small ebook publishers.

Smaller eBook publishers and independent authors struggle to afford the cost of DRM.

Not exact matches

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With this feature smaller and self publishers have a way distribute ebooks directly to their readers without using existing ebook retailers.

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.

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...]

Smaller publishers such as Smashwords have also got involved in the distribution of eBooks from their wellspring of self - published content.

Our launching customer was a small forward looking publisher in the Netherlands, but eBook watermarking really took off when UK based Pottermore decided to use it for the Harry Potter eBooks in 2012.

Why should indie authors or small publishers pay for ISBNs on ebooks when those bring them absolutely no value?

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Like «indie publishers,» «traditional publishers,» «ebooks,» «ebook indie publications,» «small presses» «small publishers,» «independent publishers,» «print on demand,» «hybrid authors» and whatever it is that Amazon does.

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.

(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's A Problem I've written before about how small markets, both English language ones like Ireland and other territories with major markets in similar languages, face challenges when it comes to ebooks: So we have large publishers seeing sales internationally that they can EASILY service at little marginal cost.

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.

Using the language of preceding paragraphs, you could define us as a small traditional publisher, utilizing print runs and more often, printing on demand, as well as several ebook formats.

Furthermore, in these days, where eBooks still account for a small percentage of overall book sales («only 1 % to 2 % of total book sales, as measured by dollars» according to the WSJ article), publishers maintain essentially the same overhead because the bulk of thir sales are through tradtional bricks - and - mortar channels.

Ebooks are still frequently a quandary to the small - to - mid-sized publisher.

Most of that fluff and blather is coming from new intermediaries who take a smaller cut than traditional publishers, while putting your eBook on a virtual shelf where no one who doesn't already know it exists will ever find it.

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Established as one of the UK's leading high street booksellers, Waterstones do not currently offer self - publishing authors and small publishers a web - based eBook publishing facility.

A small break came in the impasse when other groups besides publishers and aggregators began making ebooks available to libraries, like authors, author groups, agents, booksellers, and smaller publishers.

But... I'd like to use this current crisis and her point about Kobo shafting small publishers as an excuse to look at what the ebook market looks like for a self - or small publisher.

Revenue has also increased steadily, due in part to ever - growing ebook sales from small presses and self - publishers, effectively discrediting Authors United's claim that there isn't enough money to go around to support midlist authors.

The aspect of putting direct control over the price of eBooks into the hands of the publishers, both large and small is ground breaking.

We're a small ebook and print publisher offering exactly that type of thing to bookstores.

One area that still remains a problem for translated ebooks is indie publishing, encompassing both small press publishers and self - published authors.

However, while small press and indie press publishers who are members of the AAP were included in the sales data, self - published authors and their ebooks were not counted.

Boutique and smaller publishers have stated that their sales fluctuate, with 1 - 10 % of their sales, on average, stemming from eBooks.

I would have never taken the self - publishing plunge if I hadn't already been published by a small ebook and POD publisher.

With the number of fantastic small presses and ebook publishers out there today, getting an internship with a publisher has never been easier.

Blumenthal claims Apple and Amazon have struck exclusive deals with publishers that would block smaller ebook distributors from offering better...

It means the book culture that fawns over smaller books, ones without a large publisher behind them, can now begin to do the same with eBooks.

While we support many large customers with their own Adobe Content Server 4 infrastructure, we feel that self - publishers and smaller eBook resellers need more attention.

In addition to selling books at its own online store with the lowest fee of any retailer listed here (15 %), the Smashwords Premium Catalog offers authors and small publishers a way to distribute their titles across a variety of retailers, including Apple's iBookstore, the Sony eBook Store, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and others.

However, it is both prohibitively expensive and technically complicated for small to medium size self - publishers and eBook resellers.

Fishcake Publications has been set up as a small, independent publisher primarily focused on helping authors, whether already established or unpublished, get their work into the digital realm on as many eBook platforms and formats as possible, therefore maximising their potential exposure and making their work accessible for the general public worldwide.

Frankly, each of the ebook marketplaces presents its own set of challenges to the small publisher or self - published author.

In this digital age, many small publishers and writers are doing POD and ebooks, not substantial print runs.

Maybe big publishers simply can't afford to be in the ebooks business, and smaller, nimbler companies need to step into that particular fray.

In the Writers» and Artists» Yearbook 2017, Philip Jones argues that as growth from the big publishers slows, «the market itself continues to grow — mostly via small publisher ebook sales or those derived through self - publishers.»

It is also important to note that more than 85 % of small publisher eBook sales come via Amazon.

Not only did it possibly result in sanctions from anti-trust violations, but it kept the ebook prices overly inflated to the end that reading consumers opted for print editions that had similar price points but that carried with them enormous printing and shipping costs meaning a smaller profit for the publisher.

In the ongoing tensions between major publishing houses and public libraries over ebook lending, patrons have lost out on the opportunity to borrow bestselling digital titles but it may prove to be the reason readers turn to some smaller publishers» works instead of the Big Six in the coming year.