- E-books vs Print: Is it time to turn the page?
April 3, 2011
What if my next page-turner doesn’t have any pages?
As I write this post I am up to my elbows in finalizing the formatting and interior lay-out for the print version of my new thriller Grave Undertakings (sequel to the acclaimed Asylum Lake). The entire frustrating process has me questioning the f...
- Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: Which Way Will You Make More Money?
March 28, 2011
It's author monetization week! Monday through Thursday this week I'm going to have a series of posts on a crucial topic for the modern writer: How to make money.
Today we'll start with the books themselves. With the e-revolution (e-volution?) well underway, print sales are declining and there's a g...
- 5 Tips On Setting E-Books Prices
March 25, 2011
Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge
The self-publishing industry is certainly changing and this can certainly be seen in the e-book segment. It’s safe to say that e-books are now fully embraced by the traditional publishing industry as well. Even so, the e-publishing industry is still maturing and things...
- 5 ways technology is making self-publishers more powerful
April 1, 2011
Guest Author: Piotr Kowalczyk
If you decide to self-publish an e-book, you’ll become more powerful than you think. You can do it with a help of tools and services available online, to a large degree, for free. That means your computer can become your publishing house.
Certainly, technology will no...
- Top 5 Websites Other Than Amazon To Find Great Kindle Books
April 2, 2011
With the availability of so many free or affordable e-reader programs and devices for both Mac, PC, and mobile device users, you can find some good free ebooks – especially classical literature – to download and start reading in a matter of a few minutes. With Kindle being the most popular of e-...
- Q & A: Publishing Your Book Digitally
March 29, 2011
On 23rd March our webinar on Publishing Your Book Digitally was interesting and packed with great info. Our panel consisted of Joanna Penn (Author and creator of the Author 2.0 Blueprint) and Gary Smailes(with over 10 years experience of the publishing industry).
They answered a lot of questions but...
- Wattpad Adds New Feature to Connect Writers and Fans - eBookNewser
March 30, 2011
Wattpad Adds New Feature to Connect Writers and Fans
- Gadgetwise: The Best Children’s Books on the iPad
March 29, 2011
Innovative, educational and fun e-books for young tablet users.
- SENDtoREADER - A simple tool to send web pages to your Kindle.
March 29, 2011
SENDtoREADER is a simple web application which sends web pages to Kindle devices in a single click.
- Make The Web A Better Reading Place With The New Readability
March 23, 2011
The Internet might be a great source of information, but it’s not always a great place to read that information. Some web owners try too hard to monetize their site that all of the advertisements prevent visitors from having a nice reading experience. Then there are also the other factors that mak...
- How to find free Kindle books | Crave - CNET
March 25, 2011
Jungle-search.com makes it easy to find thousands of free books for Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. Read this blog post by John P. Falcone on Crave.
- Is the short story really the novel's poor relation?
March 24, 2011
It may be a minority interest, but the brevity of the form acknowledges the world's vastness and ambiguitiesLast month saw the publication of 50 Mini Modern Classics by Penguin, marking the 50th anniversary of their Modern Classics list. Each of these miniature volumes, the size of a slice of toast,...
- What’s self-publishing worth? Somewhere between $500k and $2.5m
March 25, 2011
Hot on the heels of the news via Joe Konrath that NYT bestseller listed author Barry Eisler rejected a $500k publishing deal to self-pub, comes news at the other end of the spectrum. Self-publishing wunderkind (she’s hate that tag, I’m sure) Amanda Hocking, who is pulling in something in the vi...
- Self-published writer Amanda Hocking signs seven-figure four-book publishing deal
March 24, 2011
In an update on a story from a couple of days ago, the New York Times reports that self-publishing star Amanda Hocking has signed a four-book contract with St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of Macmillan.
The Times reports that bidding eventually rose beyond $2 million, though St. Martin’s declined...
- What Can Publishers Do To Make E-Books Appealing as Gifts?
March 25, 2011
Faber Chief Executive Stephen Page believes “the challenge of gift to digital” is one of the major issues yet to be resolved in the book business.
By Edward Nawotka
In today’s feature story about the state of the UK book market, Faber Chief Executive Stephen Page noted the i...
- Vook Now Making unEnhanced eBooks
March 22, 2011
Last week Vook uploaded the first of its text only ebooks to the NookStore and Kindle Store. This is an unprecedented break from its past practices, and in fact goes against the very reason the company was founded.
Vook launched in late 2009 with a goal of making enhanced eBooks for the iPhone, and...
- SendToReader Lets You Send Webpages to Your Kindle - eBookNewser
March 25, 2011
SendToReader Lets You Send Webpages to Your Kindle
- Are Authors Too Naked in their Self-promotion? | Publishing Perspectives
March 25, 2011
Author self-promotion and marketing is a necessary evil -- a ubiquitous 24/7/365 business -- but can it go too far?
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