I have
thought about the digital publishing option long and hard — should I review options like Kindle and Smashwords, but, as things stand, most authors who look at self - publishing and the services available, want a physical book, and the digital version becomes an aside to what they are doing and what they want,
Not exact matches
Although most of the issue in the market falls to the retailer's side, Hiebert said manufacturers could
think about publishing recipes, showcasing pairing ideas on labels and creating a
digital space where consumers can learn
about farmers and information
about the cheese.
The past month's parade of conferences was bad for the Epolitics.com
publishing schedule but great for
thinking — a time to step back for a minute and meditate
about the changes we're going through and where we are in the long sweep of
digital politics.
It says something
about them I
think, and that is Choosing a screen name with a letter starting in the top half of the alphabet is as important as an attractive photo and a fluent headline in the online dating game, reveals an analysis of the best ways of finding love in the
digital world, and
published online in the journal Evidence Based Medicine.
The above tweet led to a fun interview over the at the Book View Cafe blog, «Weird and Wonderful:
Digital Book World and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez,» with author Sue Lange asking me some interesting questions that really made me
think hard to solidify some of my ideas
about the «Future of
Publishing» and what it means for -LSB-...]
They have to
think about their contractual obligations to authors (often defined in pre-Internet contracts); a myriad companies offering complex arrays of
digital services; countless stories of the wonders and horrors of
digital publishing; an apparent dearth of staff with both
publishing and web - technical skills; financial pressure to cut costs, not start new departments with new staff; and the demands of their day jobs.
So I
thought I'd share the final lesson I taught today
about creating a
digital marketing plan to promote and ultimately sell your self -
published book.
The above tweet led to a fun interview over the at the Book View Cafe blog, «Weird and Wonderful:
Digital Book World and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez,» with author Sue Lange asking me some interesting questions that really made me
think hard to solidify some of my ideas
about the «Future of
Publishing» and what it means for authors and publishers.
I
thought we were talking
about digital publishing.
I've already talked at length
about why I
think you should start your self
publishing journey with
digital.
So having come to the conclusion that this self -
publishing business was going to be a lot harder than I had
thought, I submitted my novel to a boutique
digital publisher that does very well in my genre,
thinking about how nice it would be for someone else to worry
about book sales and visibility.
Mike Shatzkin is the Founder & CEO of The Idea Logical Company and a widely - acknowledged
thought leader
about digital change in the book
publishing industry.
Traditional -
publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin in his new post, Things to
think about as the
digital book revolution gains global steam, positions Amazon as the key engine of the
digital dynamic.
The survey asked specific questions
about your
thoughts on
digital publishing, including the conversion and distribution process.
Nigel Roby, managing director and owner of The Bookseller, made an interesting statement in his welcome remarks to this year's FutureBook event: «
About six months ago, we stopped
thinking of this as a
digital publishing conference.»
Digital comics The manga publisher Kodansha Comics recently rebooted its digital program with a new emphasis on e-books; I talked to director of publishing services Dallas Middaugh about the thinking behind the new dir
Digital comics The manga publisher Kodansha Comics recently rebooted its
digital program with a new emphasis on e-books; I talked to director of publishing services Dallas Middaugh about the thinking behind the new dir
digital program with a new emphasis on e-books; I talked to director of
publishing services Dallas Middaugh
about the
thinking behind the new direction.
Or is it really time to
think about the internet and the
digital publishing wave as something entirely different from print
publishing in any form?
Even though they halve the splash pages, I do
think Digital Manga
Publishing has the best manga viewer out of the three I talk
about here.
What
publishing needs to
think about, worry
about, do
about all this is being avidly explored by many in the industry, but maybe more intensely than most by the
digital marketing group at London's Pan Macmillan, one of the «Big Five» houses that dwarf other most other book - industry operations.
Over on Irish
Publishing News, I've begun a survey on Irish attitudes and
thoughts about ebooks, ereaders and
digital reading generally.
The data shows that the e-book market for traditionally
published digital books is much bigger than previously
thought, with estimates suggesting that a total number of 65 million e-books were sold in 2012, representing a value of
about # 200m — at least double what it was in 2011 in volume terms more than double.
If you're
thinking about self -
publishing, or you want to know how to best build your author brand and market your work in the
digital age (because the publisher isn't going to do much), this could be the weekend your writing career takes a huge step forward.
«I
think we're now at a point five years later, where we've seen the real evolution in
digital publishing and it's become a substantial part of publishers» revenue and part of the day to day of what people are discussing and
thinking about.
If you are
thinking about publishing using a
digital method or even if your heart is set on traditional
publishing then this could be a valuable read.
When people talk
about «legacy
publishing» they SHOULD be
thinking about the
digital rights (books without a shelf - life) that will continue to produce royalties for the rest of the author's life and even their heirs (for those wise enough to retain those rights).
Beyond that, since I left comiXology, I've been spending my time doing
digital publishing consulting work in and out of working on
Think Tank, Relaunch and the next comic experiment... but Daniel Govar and I aren't quite ready to talk
about that one yet.
Being an up and comer in the
publishing industry it also got me
thinking about the
digital industry's affect on books and authors.
Hi Amy, I
thought I knew quite a lot
about the
digital publishing sphere, but once again you have exposed my ignorance with more valuable and insightful advice that I was totally unaware of.
I can't help wondering what Penguin Books founder Allen Lane would
think about the advent of
digital publishing.
Thinking about self -
publishing and wanted to know
about the biggest retailers for your
digital and print books?
No matter if you want to explore new routes to market, are interested in the latest tools, or need straight talk from some of the most visionary minds in
publishing, this event will revolutionize your
thinking about the future of authorship and your own business in the
digital age.
But three years ago they stopped caring
about the
digital publishing community and I
think this is at least one reason why the iPad, while still the number one tablet, has seen is sales fall nine quarters in a row.