The Reedsy Book Editor is going to be released next Tuesday and will be very appealing to indie authors. The Reedsy Book Editor combines a beautiful writing experience with powerful collaboration and typesetting features. Authors will be able to write their book – from start to finish – and then export high-quality ePub and PDF files, ready for both digital and physical … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Will Love Reedsy Book Editor
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92% of Students Prefer Print Textbooks Over Digital
There have been a number of reports that have been published over the past two years that study the reading habits of students. The vast majority have proclaimed that students prefer print over digital textbooks, even if they get the digital editions for free. American University linguistics professor Naomi S. Baron, author of the book "Words Onscreen: The Fate of Reading in … [Read more...] about 92% of Students Prefer Print Textbooks Over Digital
February 2016 Author Earnings Report is Now Available
Author Earnings is an extensive report that looks at Amazon e-book sales and the digital publishing industry at large. The February 2016 report has just been released and they have revised some of the ways they compile their data. They have updated their methodology for correlating rankings to sales and also added print and audio data/analysis. The key takeaways from the … [Read more...] about February 2016 Author Earnings Report is Now Available
Google Launches New Digital First Bookstore
Google has started a new bookstore called Editions at Play and features digital first e-books. The behind this new initiative is to showcase books that are automatically optimized for your smartphone or tablet and no not have a printed counterpart. In a blog, Google said: “Editions At Play is an experiment by Visual Editions and Google’s Creative Lab to explore the … [Read more...] about Google Launches New Digital First Bookstore
Kobo Wants Indie Authors to Buy ISBN Numbers
Kobo wants indie authors who publish via Kobo Writing Life to buy ISBN numbers. This will allow companies like Nielsen who track digital book sales to be able to accurately track sales figures for the purchase of meaningful data. Kobo has just partnered with Bowker to give Writing Life Authors a discount on ISBN numbers. You can now buy a single ISBN for $100, marked down … [Read more...] about Kobo Wants Indie Authors to Buy ISBN Numbers
e-Books Account for 6.5% of the Netherlands Book Selling Industry
The e-book industry in the Netherlands is on the rise and in 2015 they accounted for 6.5% of the entire print industry. The continued growth is inspiring a new generation of companies that are starting to disrupt traditional book selling. A few times a year, CB Logistics releases an e-book barometer that takes a look at the overall health of the industry. They found in 2015 … [Read more...] about e-Books Account for 6.5% of the Netherlands Book Selling Industry
Amazon Launches Kindle Instant Book Previews
Amazon has just launched a new program called Kindle Instant Book Previews. It is a new system that allows bloggers, indie authors and book reviewers to be able to embed Kindle e-books on their websites and users can actually read the preview live, without having to be redirected back to Amazon. Kindle Instant Book Previews is a great new system that has the internet … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Kindle Instant Book Previews
What authors need to know about the new Kindle warning system
Amazon has announced that they will be publicly warning users if an e-book has spelling mistakes or formatting errors. This is meant to protect the average reader so they don't make an impulse purchase and regret it. Thousands of authors are asking a ton of questions about this new warning system and today we will answer the most common issues. One of the most common … [Read more...] about What authors need to know about the new Kindle warning system
Microsoft is offering support for Apple Pencil
The iPad Pro is starting to resonate with authors who like to scribble and jot down notes. Microsoft is listening and they are in the process of updating their complete line of Office apps to be compatible with the Apple Pencil. Microsoft said in a statement "As part of our effort to make Office even more intuitive and easier to use, we want to make pen and ink a primary … [Read more...] about Microsoft is offering support for Apple Pencil
Kindle e-Books will have a warning message if they have spelling mistakes or bad formatting
There are thousands of e-books on the Amazon Kindle Store that have content errors. This can be as simple as a series of spelling mistakes or the book might have formatting issues. Starting February 3, 2016 Amazon will begin showing customers a warning message on the Kindle store detail pages of books that contain several validated quality issues. The warning message will be … [Read more...] about Kindle e-Books will have a warning message if they have spelling mistakes or bad formatting