As I have been experiencing, learning, teaching, and writing about on - demand self publishing over the past decade or two [I actually
started self publishing ebooks in 1993 or 4], one area of book design has slid right past most of the new authors.
Not exact matches
I usually suggest that authors
start by investigating the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the
self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as
ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct
Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an
ebook only.
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.
She
started with
self -
published ebooks and now has a publisher.
In these free
ebooks, Joanna Penn gets in depth on the writing and
self -
publishing process from
start to finish.
Self -
publishing also gives you unique and powerful
publishing options that mainstream publishers can't consider: you can
publish your book in serials (shorter
ebooks) or put the content up on Wattpad to
start building your platform.
Carolynn, if Amazon had
started its business with a minimum price of $ 2.00 you would be make a living
self -
publishing already Your readers would have discovered you the same if there was no market for
ebooks at $ 0.99 because no one offered them at that price.
If you've never
self published an
ebook before,
start here, with our Illustrated Guide to
Self Publishing.
The explosion of
ebooks onto the Internet,
starting with the first Kindle device in November 2007, has put power into the hands of authors, who can now
self -
publish their own
ebooks.
I
started my business as a freelancer providing
ebook conversions, and have since grown it into a full - fledged business providing
self publishing services.
While in traditional
publishing average book cover price ranges from $ 750 to $ 2000 for print and
ebook cover, you don't have to pay that much when
starting with
self -
publishing.
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller The explosion of
ebooks onto the Internet,
starting with the first Kindle device in November 2007, has put power into the hands of authors, who can now
self -
publish their own
ebooks.
These guides are packed with helpful information for
self - publishers at every level, whether you're just
starting your
self -
publishing journey or need a quick refresher on print and
ebook formatting.
Now that's not to say that traditional
publishing has lost its place, but if you are just
starting out, then it may be better to
self -
publish a couple of
ebooks for a quicker turn around on your labors.
Boston, MA, September 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Instebooks, a mobile
publishing start - up, today announced
self -
publishing in the extreme: anyone with one of the 50 Instebooks mobile apps can instantly
publish an
eBook from the mobile.
Ever since the
eBook revolution
started, reviewers complained about the lack of quality of
self -
published stories.
Yes, considering that when I first
started writing,
ebooks weren't considered «real» — even if from a publisher — this change to accepting
ebooks and
self -
published ebooks is huge.
Ebooks weren't around when I first
started in the
self -
publishing industry, so that was and still is a huge learning curve for me.
If
self -
publishing is what you prefer, I usually recommend that authors start with the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an e
publishing is what you prefer, I usually recommend that authors
start with the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the
self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as
ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct
Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an e
Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an
ebook only.
A better option is to
start by investigating the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the
self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if you want to do print as well as
ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct
Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if you're willing to do an
ebook only.
11
self -
published eBooks authors share their tips to get you
started on the right foot.
She also talks about how she put her
self -
published book out as an
ebook, a print book using print - on - demand, and an audio book — all with a zero to low
start - up costs.
When I
self published my
ebook instead, I immediately received so many amazing reviews, I
started to realise that the agents and publishers were not going to stop me becoming an author.
When I
started looking for book bloggers and reviewers who would be willing to review
self -
published ebooks, I went for a simpler approach.
· The
publishing industry — how to get
started,
self publishing, owning a small press, critiquing, manuscript formatting, book cover design, interior print formatting, romance fiction, the submission process, looking at both sides of the industry as a publisher and author,
ebooks, psychic fiction, marketing, online promotion and many other topics.
I
started my career in
eBooks, then was signed by St. Martin's Press where I now
publish regularly, but I still
publish with ePubs and I am
starting to
self -
publish.
According to Smashword's marketing manager Jim Azevedo, «Smashwords» blog was one of the first, if not «the» first blog dedicated to news and best practices of
self -
published eBook authors,
starting on March 31, 2008.»
I «met» author and technical writer Sherry Snider in a Facebook group for
self -
published authors, where she invited me to join a group she
started, «What do
ebook authors sign?»
However, if you are interested in
self -
publishing and looking for one how - to resource guide to get you started selling in the largest eBook store in the world, Successful eBook Publishing: The Complete How - To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Amazon Kindle eBook is the one book you ne
publishing and looking for one how - to resource guide to get you
started selling in the largest
eBook store in the world, Successful
eBook Publishing: The Complete How - To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Amazon Kindle eBook is the one book you ne
Publishing: The Complete How - To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Amazon Kindle
eBook is the one book you need to own.
Self published and mid-list authors that price their books competitively are
starting to dominate the
eBook landscape, despite the big 5
published books having professional editing, typesetting, design and marketing are losing ground.
He
starts by pointing out that our inability to adequately track
ebook sales (especially
self -
published ones) is part of the reason that print might seem to be gaining: «Even if the major trade publishers are selling fewer
ebooks,» he writes, «it doesn't follow that the overall digital book market must be shrinking.
Back at the
start of the
ebook revolution,
self -
publishing was still a «no - no» and only a handful of small and e-publishers existed for my genre.
For a how - to,
start with EBW's practical advice on
self -
publishing ebooks.
That's why I've asked 11 successful
self -
published eBooks authors to offer up some tips to help get you
started on the right foot, while avoiding some of the common roadblocks in the process.
When I teach classes about the
publishing process, I've noticed that many attendees
start out assuming that if they
self publish their work, they can only make it available as an
ebook.
But once you
start moving away from
self -
published ebooks, the bulk of the market, the facts change.
«
Starting to
self -
publish your
ebook or even thinking about it can be a daunting task.
Chief
eBook Architect at Firebrand Technologies Interview
starts at 14:14 I think that, because
self -
publishing has gotten easier, because the tools have gotten easier to use and there are so many more services available to
self -
published authors,
Smashwords
started up at the very dawn of the
ebook self -
publishing business and has just celebrated its 10th birthday.
Self - Publishers Start Here: Ebooks and Ebook Readers are becoming more and more important in the publishing industry, and this might be a good thing for self - publish
Self - Publishers
Start Here:
Ebooks and
Ebook Readers are becoming more and more important in the
publishing industry, and this might be a good thing for
self - publish
self - publishers.