June 13, 2014
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In the first part of this article, we have seen how to publish on iBookstore and what formats they accept. Let’s move on to some other important questions you may have about the process. How much time does it take … Continue reading
June 10, 2014
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iBookstore is Apple’s platform for selling e-books and delivering them directly to Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, Mac etc. Given the kind of reach Apple devices have, getting your e-books on iBookstore is important. Thankfully, Apple provides you with a … Continue reading
May 28, 2014
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Kobo has more than 18 million users in 190 countries with a digital book library of more moving fast in the e-books market. With three generations of Kobo e-readers along with the successful Kobobooks.com e-book store, Kobo added a self … Continue reading
May 20, 2014
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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
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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
May 2, 2014
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Given its huge customer base, authors, established or new, all covet the idea of their books being listed on Amazon. Besides Kindle is the most popular e-reader in the market. Amazon is a big company and it is still growing. So, … Continue reading
February 13, 2014
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Came across this thread on MobileRead Forum – ePub creation tools: what is missing? (wishlist/dialogue) So much to do! And so many conflicting expectations. The most perplexing issue is WYSIWIG editor vs. direct HTML editor vs. Markdown editor. It is … Continue reading
February 3, 2014
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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 22, 2014
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It is unlikely that anyone using a computer today is not familiar with Microsoft’s ubiquitous word processor “Microsoft Word” (MS Word). It is used for wide variety of document creation tasks. Professional designers and printers will scoff at the idea … Continue reading
January 20, 2014
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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