Archive for September, 2011
Ebook Specific Cover Design: #4 – Shape
This post is a part of Ebook specific cover design series. This is the most exciting part of the series, as it opens infinity of possibilities. Starting point: book cover doesn’t have to be rectangular any more. In this post I’ll explain why. I’ve designed a cover for Water’s Edge by Robert Whitlow to show [...]
2 Great Ebook Price Comparison Tools
Buying ebooks is different from buying print books. You are much more tied with the ebookstore as it’s also giving you the access to your virtual bookshelf with all the titles you’ve bought. Does comparing ebook prices between different sources make sense, then? Definitely yes. There are at least three instances you may want to [...]
4 Powerful Tools to Schedule Social Media Updates
Many Internet users treat social media as news feeds. The challenge is to reach them at the right time – the time they are active online. Even if some users don’t subscribe to your blog, you can still reach them via social media. There is only one disadvantage. Social networks are all about instant information. [...]
Get Updates of Kindle Daily Deal via RSS or E-mail
Recently Amazon introduced Kindle Daily Deal. Every day one Kindle book is offered at a discounted price. For new deals you can check the official page, follow Amazon Kindle on Twitter and Facebook or subscribe to Kindle Daily Post. The only disadvantage is that you won’t get updates exclusively for Kindle Daily Deal. After reading [...]
Ebook Specific Cover Design: #3 – Proportions
This post is a part of Ebook specific cover design series. In a third post about ebook cover design I’d like to focus on proportions. A digital book is immaterial. It’s a file, not an object. If you open it on your device, it would most probably fit to the proportions of the screen. So, [...]
My, Mrozikoza [opowiadanie]
Właśnie ukazała się nowa książka Palikota, która trąci klimatem, jaki lubię wyśmiewać w swoich opowiadaniach. Większość z nich napisałem 5 lat temu, ale niektóre z wiekiem nabierają wdzięku i koloru – jak to poniżej. “My, Mrozikoza” jest częścią pierwszego tomu opowiadań dostępnych na iPada, iPhona, Kindle i inne urządzenia do czytania książek elektronicznych. Poprzednie opowiadania [...]
Ebook Design: Interview with Sarah E Melville
I’m honored to share an interview with Sarah E Melville. Sarah is an extremely talented graphic designer and award-winning artist. Recently she launched a new site, Your Cover Uncovered, where you can submit your book’s cover for review – as well as learn from reviews of other books. Designing covers specifically for ebooks is a [...]
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