May 8, 2015
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Visual Friday: Different Platforms for eBbook Publishing

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June 13, 2014
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Publishing e-book on Apple’s iBookstore (Part 2)

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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Publishing e-book on Apple’s iBookstore (Part 1)

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 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