Good luck to Amanda Hocking, who has struck gold by self-publishing using eBook platforms. But note carefully - it's not just with one book. She's written a series of young adult and zombie thriller books. Vampires R Us!
Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts
02 March 2011
03 January 2011
eBooks - and how to make them
I've embarked on the quest for yet another technological and eCommerce Holy Grail - the eBook. Having started in print publishing almost twenty years ago, I migrated to software publishing a decade later, then last year converted all my best-sellers to downloadables as the rationale for my new site at mantex.co.uk. Now with the recent growth of eBook reader sales and the lure of free promotion and distribution via Amazon and Google, there is the glow of another potential income stream to pay for the groceries and the wine bill.
But how do you make the damn things? I located some tutorials at IBM, JediSaber, Harrison Ainsworth (that's not the nineteenth century novelist, by the way), and Google Sites. They all claim it's really straightforward - and of course it's not. That's why I've also downloaded a copy of Strahinja Markovic's Sigil.
Tests are under way. I'll report back on developments shortly.
15 May 2010
eBook Readers - comparison chart
Kindle eBook Reader Main features: 6" diagonal E Ink® electronic paper display - weight 10 ounces (290 grams) - 1.5 GB storage - USB 2.0 port - supports multiple ebook formats - download via free built-in WiFi - 2 weeks battery life (reading) - holds up to 1,500 books - UK=£176 ... Comparison chart >>
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