When you browse the shelves at your local bookstore have you noticed that some books have small gold seals declaring outstanding achievements such as “Gold Medal Winner” or “Readers Favorite Award Winner”? How would you like to be one of those award-winning authors? Out of the many book awards that are held around the...
Editing your manuscript is a very important stage of the publishing process. This is especially true when you are self-publishing your own books or ebooks. Yet many indie authors think that they can skip over editing and they publish books that are poorly written and filled with errors. I have downloaded ebooks by dozens...
If you have been thinking of using the Print On Demand services of CreateSpace to get your ebook into print then I have some good news for you. CreateSpace have discontinued their Pro Plan, effectively putting more money back into the pockets of authors. The Pro Plan cost authors $39 to set up for...
Apple’s has launched a new ebook creation tool, iBooks Author. It is a Mac-only software application for creating media-rich, interactive books for the iPad. This new app was launched by Apple’s Phil Schiller at a special event in New York’s Guggenheim Museum on Thursday 19th January. Apple also announced the release of iBooks 2,...
Finally we have some hard data on Amazon’s new KDP Select program. How many “borrows” were there in December? When Amazon divided up the $500,000, how much did an author get for each book borrowed? In December I posted about the pros and cons of KDP Select from Amazon. However without some idea of...
If you are anything like other ebook authors I know, then you probably spend a fair amount of time checking your ebooks’ sales figures and rankings. The reports offered at some major ebook stores, however, tend to be quite basic. Fortunately there are a number of alternative tracking services available. Some of the following...
I am sure that most ebook authors would like to reach as many readers and sell as many ebooks as possible. So much attention in the industry right now is focused on publishing via major ebook stores such as Amazon’s Kindle Store and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books that many authors overlook the possibility...
Amazon recently introduced their new KDP Select option for authors who are publishing ebooks via Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. But what exactly is KDP Select, and should indie authors select it or not? What is KDP Select? KDP Select enables indie authors to include their ebooks in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. This library...
There have been a number of developments recently at Amazon regarding their new Kindle Owners’ Lending Library so I thought it might be helpful to provide a summary here. Amazon first announced the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library at the beginning of November 2011. The library ties in closely with their new Amazon Prime Membership...
Online ebook piracy remains a major concern for ebook publishers just as it is for the music industry. Without some form of protection it is very easy for people to copy and share ebook files with others. That’s where Digital Rights Management (DRM) can help. Digital Rights Management is technology which can be embedded...
