Category Archives: self publishing
Harry Potter series finally available as (legit) ebooks
Katniss might be the biggest teenager in fiction this year, but never underestimate the lasting influence of The Boy Who Refuses To Die, who is making news once again today. Starting immediately, you can visit shop.pottermore.com and buy all seven … Continue reading
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Tagged audiobooks, compatibility, drm, ebook editions, ebooks, harry potter, how to buy, pottermore, rowling, where to buy
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Self-help rights guide for indie publishers
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Tagged contracts, guides, legal, publishing, rights
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Can Apple even enforce its abusive iBooks Author EULA?
Posted in Apple iOS, ebooks, publishing, self publishing, software
Tagged EULA, fine print, rights grab, software, textbooks
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Apple gives book creators beautiful, golden handcuffs
Today Apple raised the bar on interactive textbook publishing, with the introduction of a revamped iBooks app for the iPad and a free textbook publishing app for the Mac. If you’ve got an iPad, a fairly new Mac, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Apple iOS, apps, ebooks, hardware, publishing, self publishing, software
Tagged app store, Apple iOS, ebooks, EULA, fine print, ibooks, licenses, ownership, publishing, restrictions, textbooks
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Learn write more better from book teachings without money
Oh man, I really should have read these free writing guides before I tried to craft my own headline. Now I just feel stupid. Actually, I feel like an SEO rebel, because from what I hear, writing a nonsensical headline … Continue reading
Posted in books, deals, ebooks, free, how to, publishing, self publishing
Tagged ebooks, free, freebies, guides, how to write, kindle, published, publishing, tips, writing, writing advice
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Amazon launches “Kindle Indie Books” section on Kindle Store
Yesterday, author Brendan Gannon noticed that Amazon rolled out a new section called “Kindle Indie Books” on the Kindle Store. It’s not another publishing imprint (I guess they couldn’t use the term “indie” otherwise), but rather a human- and machine-curated … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, indie publishing, KDP, Kindle store, self publishing
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Amazon makes it easier for anyone to submit to the Kindle Singles program
The Kindle Singles program—which is not about individually wrapped cheese slices, but rather short ebooks consisting of novellas, short stories, essays and articles—has been running since the beginning of 2011, but Amazon hasn’t publicized the submissions process very much. The … Continue reading
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Tagged kindle, longform, self publishing, singles, submissions
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Librarian shares opinion of Espresso Book Machine after two years of using it
Here’s a librarian’s account of the Espresso Book Machine after two years of using it. It’s the best, most detailed real-world account I’ve come across—most things you’ll find online about this book-on-demand printing machine are either press releases or cursory … Continue reading
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Tagged EBM, Espresso Book Machine, libraries, pod, print on demand, reviews
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