October 16, 2018
by Neelima
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1. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accepts PEN Pinter prize with call to speak out 2. The 2018 National Book Award finalists 3. The JCB Prize for Literature shortlist 4. Penguin Random House to expand in Southeast Asia 5. The number of self-published … Continue reading
May 31, 2016
by Neelima
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1.Macmillan buys self-publishing platform Pronoun 2. ‘Refugee’ is the children’s word of the year 3. Scientists in UK test reality of Harry Potter magic 4.Simon Cowell wants to write a children’s book 5.Enid Blyton for adults this … Continue reading
August 22, 2014
by InstaScribe
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Once upon a time self publishers were looked at with condescending eyes. Now they’re raking up sales and occupying so much space in social media that traditional publishers need to take stock of where their business is headed and where writing … Continue reading
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
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
May 6, 2014
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In our previous post on this topic, we explained how to publish your book through KDP and how do pricing and royalties work. In this part we will take a look at the tax withholding on royalties for US And … 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