Sentences with phrase «when electronic books»

You see, when electronic books take over, printed novels will become a bit of a rarity.

So using Kris and myself as an example here, and what I did when electronic books got started, let me show you some aspects of both sides, and the problems of both sides.

In a time when electronic books provide an increasing share of revenues at significantly lower production and distribution costs, publishers» e-book royalty practices need to change.

And on the other side of this transition, when electronic books are 50 % or more of all books sold every year, the traditional publishers will be raking in profits that will make oil company profits look pale.

Back when electronic books came in, and when KDP opened up the gates to allow indie small press publishers in the door, electronic books were still a very new thing.

Not exact matches

But when the book enters into the electronic world of cyberspace our conceptions of God and our ways of apprehending Scripture as a revelatory text will change.

We let them create their own little «nest» — complete with comfy blankets, soft pillows, a good book, and yes, usually an electronic device that is severely limited at home, but can be used until the battery is dead when on the road.

A coming - of - age tale wrapped in memory, James Schamus» «Indignation» brings back a time when $ 18 / week was decent pay for a part - time job, and when students dressed up for class and walked around campus with their heads buried in books rather than electronic devices.

The debate over what Apple's electronic textbooks will mean for our formal education system comes at a time when we have not yet determined what tablet technology and the availability of electronic books (or «e-books») can mean for children's learning at home and other informal learning environments.

The fundamental issues remain similar (e.g., teachers or textbooks as drivers of the curriculum, student challenges when using text in courses, cost of books); however, the advent of new technologies, like electronic text (e-text) and reading devices (e-readers) have added more complexity to the discussion.

Current fiction and nonfiction titles are evaluated in galley proofs (either print or electronic) or from finished books when no galleys are available.

British publishers have also been exploring the market for electronic versions of books in the hope of enjoying strong sales when e-book stores and reading devices achieve critical mass in the coming years.

When the electronic revolution started to hit books and a few authors discovered how really simple it was to indie publish, lots of talk started about how writers could get rich by just indie publishing their first or second book, and a few writers actually did.

Amazon had sold out of its basic Kindle electronic book reader on Wednesday with no indication as to when deliveries would resume.

And anyone who donates a little to the Magic Bakery tip jar, I will send a free electronic book of all these chapters combined when I am finished.

I found EPUB Straight to the Point and Lynda.com videos much more helpful when I converted a book into electronic format.

So when we started into selling electronic books, we priced our books at the lowest point allowed, which was 99 cents.

«When you have widespread electronic distribution of books, whether e-books or print - on - demand, all of the barriers of entry disappear,» said Ted Weinstein, a San Francisco literary agent.

If Publisher does not: eBook price: $ 10.00 $ 7.00 received by publisher (after 30 % sales commission to retailer) 25 % of net royalty Royalty to author: $ 1.75 per title sold Yep, definitely worth the time to find out exactly how this term is going to be defined in the contract when it comes to electronic books.

When people say self - publishing, they typically mean digital books (electronic books, or e-books), Shatzkin says, adding that there is a surge of interest in self - publishing genre fiction such as romance, science fiction, and mysteries and thrillers.

In an era of high - tech gadgets and electronic readers, Mina is very protective of her books, so whatever she is reading follows her around the house... with two little kids you never know when and where a crayon may leave a mark.

3) Is there a real turning point coming for many companies in 2012 when electronic sales reach a certain level, a certain percentage of total book sales?

When a book is ordered from an online store like Amazon, an electronic signal is sent to the Ingram printer; a single book is printed and mailed out to the consumer in an Amazon envelope.

And during those years up until 18 months ago, when someone asked what I thought of electronic publishing, my answer was always, «Some day electronic publishing will be a nice source of extra money for writers like audio books are.»

Some books are sent to me by the author for review, either in electronic or physical form and I try to mention that when the book comes up in a post.

There's no need to travel to the store to pick up a copy of the book you're looking for when you can get it via electronic delivery in just a few seconds.

Waterstones, which had sales of over # 400 million last year, has returned to profitability over the last two years after almost collapsing in 2011 when it was hit by a combination of high debt and declining book sales in the face of competition from electronic readers.

I would be more inspired to have the electronic version of the book when I spend $ 40 on the latest hardcopy and then lend it to a friend and they lose it.

When you used to think of an ebook, you envisioned an eBook as an electronic version of a printed book available to view on a PC, Smart - Phone, E-Reader and other platforms.

«To eliminate this confusion, the BPA Board voted to change â $ ˜digitalâ $ ™ to â $ ˜electronic editionâ $ ™ throughout the rule book when referring to electronic version of print publications and magazines.»»

While I'm a big believer that periods of unconnectedness from electronic devices are one of the most important sanity - maintainers these days, I think we're also moving past the days when it was enough to write a great book, publish it, and call it a day.

(AP)-- When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind.

In addition to electronic books, the Reader can also store and display personal and business documents in Adobe PDF format (best when formatted for the Reader's display), RTF, text and JPEG images.

If you're using artwork, tables, maps and charts and other third - party content in electronic books, then you must consider copyright issues when planning your electronic publishing project.

When it comes to books, there is no telling what people will prefer, so it is best to offer both print and electronic options.

Interestingly, Digital Book World reported on a brief study conducted in 2011 that showed that while children preferred to read identical content in electronic form over paper with the same level of comprehension, the level of recall actually was less when comparing an enhanced ebook to a standard digital edition.

At first glance, this captivating picture book seems to offer a straightforward view of a night when a family is forced to move away from their electronic life to a simpler time, a time when families played board games and enjoyed each other's company.

According to Sergei Anuriev, CEO of LitRes, Russia's largest distributor and seller of e-books, the Russian market of electronic books is expected to reach 500 million rubles (USD $ 16.12 million), which is almost double that of 2012, when it was at the level of 260 million rubles.

When Amazon introduced its electronic book reader, Kindle, just over a year ago, the device's name was the subject of jests about book burning.

And when you end up with that amount of sales on the book, you will have made on that book ($ 4.90 x 1,500) $ 7,350 electronic and $ 3,000 paper.

Also when reading I do not want the «book» or ereader going off telling me I have texts or phone calls or other electronic using nerds trying to disturb my immersion into whatever I'm reading.

Step One: When you finish a book and have it read by others, format it and put it up on electronic publishing first.

That's when Amazon rolled out its first Kindle e-reader, upending the book market once again by turning the focus from costly paper books to electronic ones that could be delivered quickly and cheaply to customers on a reading device.

Yes, David, print books are real books to me too, but there are times I really appreciate the convenience of the electronic ones — like when I'm trying to read while I eat.

We've been approached by many authors who tell us they're self - publishing their book when what they've actually done is had a few copies printed, or posted an electronic version of it on Amazon.

You've probably noticed that, when you «turn the page» of an electronic book, the entire screen momentarily flashes black before the new page is displayed?

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However you go about it, books take up very little space when you store them in electronic format: you could easily fit 10,000 electronic copies of the Bible onto a single DVD.

Open up an endless library of your favourite books on demand when at home or away with these electronic devices

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