May 20, 2014
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Smashwords for Independent Authors and Publishers (Part 2)

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
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Smashwords for Independent Authors and Publishers (Part 1)

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

May 9, 2014
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e-books and DRM

What is DRM? Digital Rights Management, or DRM, is, theoretically, a way to protect the creator of digital content, like music, documents, films and e-books, against piracy and illegal copying. We are all aware that piracy is a big problem. … Continue reading

April 29, 2014
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4 Popular Platforms to Publish your E-book

An e-book writer has a growing number of options for how to get his/ her book out to the public. Publishing your e-book has never been easier. but that can present many challenges. With so many e-book platforms—old, new, and … Continue reading

February 3, 2014
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EPUB Reading Apps (Part 1)

We have talked about ebook reading devices like Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader and Kobo eReader on this blog. We have also discussed their corresponding reader apps. But this is not where the choices end for readers. There are a bunch of … Continue reading

January 20, 2014
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Fixed Layout EPUBs

The most important reason EPUB and Mobi came up as the widely accepted formats for e-books is their support for reflowing of text. This makes it easy and comfortable to read the content on devices of different screen sizes. Since … Continue reading

January 6, 2014
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Reader Apps: An Alternative to E-book reading devices

We have talked about e-book reading devices on this blog, including Kindle, Kobo eReader, Sony Reader and Nook. Typically these devices are connected to the respective e-book stores run by their companies.  On Kindle, for example, you can buy books … Continue reading