Posts tagged books
How The Ebook Limits Innovation
Everybody knows what a book is: a stack of printed paper, held together by glue, staples, etc. If we talk about the ebook, however, it’s not that clear. What is an ebook? Is a huge Word document or PDF an ebook? What about Kindle books, Kobo books or Apple’s iBooks? For many years people have…
How The Cloud Killed The Library
It was not long ago that every home had a shrine of collected media: CDs, DVDs, books neatly organized for quick reference and dusted off daily for the prying eyes of neighbors and potential mating partners. In reverse these shelves helped us assess the alleged mental and emotional development or character of the people we…
Track Indie Book Sales Reports The Easy Way and Visualize Your Data
The 15th of the month is an important day for all of us indie-publishers and writers. It’s a day both eagerly anticipated and dreaded. It’s the day Amazon releases their monthly Kindle sales reports – in a horribly messed up spreadsheet. For me, the 15th of the month is a day of general taking stock…
When You Buy An Ebook, It Should Be Yours, Period.
Long gone are the days of rummaging through second hand book and record shops for that oblique cultural item once referred to by a friend of a friend in a late-night bar conversation. Nowadays, you just wake up, sit down with your hangover and buy the record on iTunes or the book on Amazon. And…
The Beauty Of Paperless Publishing
Everyone talks about how ebooks are great because they cost less, ship faster and don’t kill trees. And it’s all true, but even before a book hits the (virtual) shelves, the production process has changed significantly. The way it used to be 10 years ago when I had finished a first draft of a story…
An Alternative to Smashwords And The Horrors Of The MeatGrinder
If you write and publish ebooks in English these days while not being a US-citizen, there are many hoops to jump through. Many authors have been discouraged by the stories alone and stopped the journey before they even started. Payment and tax issues aside, a big problem is that it’s very difficult to get your…