But to answer one of your last questions, if I do end up self publishing, I absolutely
want print versions of my books, even if I'm the only one who actually orders one.
Most ebook readers only
want the print version of a book if it's going to be read over and over and they want it on their keeper shelves.
Not exact matches
When you digitize other types
of books — novels, for example — you (probably)
want to retain the layout and the chronology
of the original
print version.
If you
want these
book bags to be a smaller size, many computers give you an option to
print a smaller
version of a document before you select the
print option.
I now
want to make a
print - on - demand (POD)
version of that content available, so people can order a physical copy
of the
book.
If you so
want an ISBN, you'll need one for each
version of your
book...
print, EPUB, MOBI.
So in the case
of the ET, I've found the ebook
version (I have the PDF
version on my desktop) good for quick reference, and because others also default to
print for craft
books, I
wanted to mention the special circumstances for the ET.
Digital has plenty
of room for more bells and whistles, but if we're simply talking about a digital
version of a
print book, I don't
want the digital experience to deviate that much.
But Ed Victor, a leading English agent based in London, told me at the recent
Book Expo in NYC that he's planning to start his own new imprint to publish new ebook
versions for his authors who have out -
of -
print books as well as original titles by those not
wanting to go the traditional route any longer.
Of course when you go to have print version of your book make, you can choose all those fancy fonts and use as many different characters as you want throughout your boo
Of course when you go to have
print version of your book make, you can choose all those fancy fonts and use as many different characters as you want throughout your boo
of your
book make, you can choose all those fancy fonts and use as many different characters as you
want throughout your
book.
Sign number four that it's time to publish a
print version of your Kindle
book is that you
want to sell more
books.
Sign number five that it's time, if you have a Kindle only
version of your
book, to get a
print version is that you
want a reason to have a relaunch, or a special promotion.
I even created my own ebook cover for it (although I think I might have to hire a professional since I
want a back cover and spine ready so I could have a
printed version of my
book available for sale).
Having completed the eBook
versions of your
book, you now
want to turn to a
print version.
Regarding
printing your
books, Amazon's CreateSpace is revolutionary for self - publishers who
want to sell
print versions of their
books.
I can decide if I
want to do a
print version of the
book as well, how big the
book is going to be, and how much I am going to charge for it.
We started a small press last year, and my sister and I took great pains with the formatting
of the
print version of our first
book, and I really don't
want the eBook
version to look any less polished.
Whether you
want to sell
print copies to bookstores, or you simply
want an e-
book with the possibility
of making a
print version in the future, POD services offer you the most flexibility in your
book distribution.
In the
print version of our
book, there is a dedication and an epigraph (each on a separate page) and I
want them to have the same top margin as the chapter headings.
My question is out
of the ebooks being bought from the Big 5 how many are classic
books that people
want on their kindle / iPad that are just replacing the
printed version.
This web
version is very handy if you are only interested in parts
of the report, but hopeless if you
want to read the entire
book — or
print it out.