September 9, 2014
by punjacked
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1. HarperCollins Uk has relaunched its website with ebooks that can be directly downloaded from website by the readers. The readers can use a free HarperCollins app to read the ebooks. 2. Amazon has launched self-publishing service specially for children’s books … Continue reading
August 29, 2014
by Jaya
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The more things change, the more they remain the same. I had written about it on my blog a long time ago. The news of Google and Barnes & Noble tie-up to take on Amazon is making me write it … Continue reading
August 26, 2014
by punjacked
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1. Amazon will be selling physical books for the first time in the Amazon. Amazon opened a
July 18, 2014
by InstaScribe
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ZenScribe says: There may be no such a thing as a free lunch, but you do get free e-books. Let me show you. Three meanings of Free Free is one word with different meanings when it comes to books (or … Continue reading
July 15, 2014
by Jaya
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Dear Publishers, I abso-bloody-lutely hate monopolies. Have a look at the term monopoly on Wikipedia. You will read how monopolies have screwed humanity through the ages! Take the salt monopoly in China that dates back to the year 758. Okay, … Continue reading
July 11, 2014
by InstaScribe
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We have launched two most asked for features on InstaScribe. Now adorn your e-book with images freely. Plus import DOCX into InstaScribe in one-click and create your EPUB. What more? We are still free for sometime. So, request your invite … Continue reading
June 6, 2014
by Jaya
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The recent Hachette-Amazon standstill isn’t the first time when accusations have been hurled at Amazon for acting against the publishing industry. But these voices were never this loud earlier. So, what is happening? Is Amazon hurting the publishing industry? Let’s … Continue reading
May 30, 2014
by InstaScribe
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These days e-books are not considered a novelty at all. Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and the Sony Reader are but a few of the dedicated readers available on the market. Kindle has almost become a household name. Then you have apps … Continue reading
May 20, 2014
by InstaScribe
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In the previous post in the series, we had discussed what file formats are accepted on Smashwords and how their distribution works. Let’s look at pricing, royalty and marketing now. Who sets the price? As author or publisher, you set … Continue reading
May 16, 2014
by InstaScribe
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Smashwords is the largest distributor of self-published e-books in the world. They have more than 290,000 titles published by 80,000+ authors and publishers around the world. As an author what will interest you the most is that when you publish … Continue reading