Welcome to another installment of our Good e-Reader Independent Author Initiative! Today we are going to talk about some of the various ways you can promote your self-published digital ebook author.Many authors feel lost in the shuffle when they decide to digital publish either for the first time, or when submitting many different titles. No matter what self-publishing … [Read more...] about How to market yourself as a self-published author
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Marketing Your Writing Through Your Writing
 All writers who have taken on the incredible responsibility for getting their work in front of the public, whether through self-publishing or strictly digital publishing, must know the importance of marketing oneself and maintaining an online presence. Without this valuable step, publishing one’s own work is akin to scribbling it on the wall of a very dark cave.But … [Read more...] about Marketing Your Writing Through Your Writing
Google Books Partner Program extends to Canada
Google a few months ago released their Google Books website that allows you to download and purchase ebooks directly through Google. They also quietly released the Google Books Partner program to allow authors to submit their own books. This was only available to USA based authors and publishing companies but now Canada can now submit books in a few weeks.The Google Partner … [Read more...] about Google Books Partner Program extends to Canada
Random House adds eBook titles to the Apple UK iBookstore
Random House eBooks are now officially offered via the UK version of the Apple iBookstore, giving Apple iPad owners access to a large selection of popular titles.This is a great move by Random House to give customers accessing the United Kingdom version of the iBookstore access to some of the best authors in the Fiction genre such as James Patterson, John Grisham and … [Read more...] about Random House adds eBook titles to the Apple UK iBookstore
Lucasfilm and Random House converting Star Wars Library to ebook format
LucasFilm and Random House will be converting most of the entire book library under the Del Rey and Bantam Spectra labels to ebooks by June 28th 2011. This amounts to over 100 book titles that will make the cut.Most of these books will have an updated Star Wars novel timeline, to give you a sense of the history of the expanded universe. There will also be an introduction … [Read more...] about Lucasfilm and Random House converting Star Wars Library to ebook format
World e-Reading Congress Consensus Says eBooks Hurt Print Publishing
During the last few days, London hosted the World e-Reading Congress. Many publishers and companies were in attendance and the big discussion going on was the fact that eBooks are gaining in leaps and bounds, while traditional print publishing is beginning to suffer.The CEO of Harper Collins Victoria Barnsley said today that “In recent weeks, HarperCollins has seen its … [Read more...] about World e-Reading Congress Consensus Says eBooks Hurt Print Publishing
Online Communities Are the Indie Author’s Salvation
One of the hardest aspects of being an indie author is often the sense of isolation, the feeling of going it alone. While many self-publishing and digital publishing sites are now meeting the indie writer’s need for guidance when it comes time to actually publish a manuscript, the time spent writing and revising one’s work can still be very lonely.Online writing communities … [Read more...] about Online Communities Are the Indie Author’s Salvation
The Middle Ground Between Traditional and Self-Publishing
As more and more authors discover that they can cut out the middle man through many of the self-publishing services cropping up, a whole new breed of small-scale publisher is emerging, both in the U.S. and in Europe.Open Books is reaching out to authors who are not interested in clawing their way to the top of the slush pile. While still following the same model as larger … [Read more...] about The Middle Ground Between Traditional and Self-Publishing
Conde Nast Bringing Subscription Based Magazines to the iPad
Towards the end of May publishing giant Conde Nast will be bringing paid subscription magazines to the Apple iPad Tablet. These new magazines will include Wired, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. If you are a current subscriber of these magazines in their print form, you get the digital subscription for free!The New Yorker for new subscribers will cost $5.99 per month or … [Read more...] about Conde Nast Bringing Subscription Based Magazines to the iPad
Kobo Signs Landmark eBook Deal with Walmart
Kobo has just signed a deal with retail giant Walmart to have its ebooks featured on the company's main Canadian website. This gives customers the ability to buy almost 2.3 million ebooks with one-click check-out services.The Kobo e-reader and Kobo Wireless have been available at most Walmart locations since May 2010, so the two companies have an existing relationship prior … [Read more...] about Kobo Signs Landmark eBook Deal with Walmart
The Light at the End of a Very Long Tunnel with Dwight Okita
When poet and playwright Dwight Okita decided to try his creative hand at novel writing after traditionally publishing a collection of poetry and several of his plays, he realized the writing style wouldn’t be the only thing that would be different about this work.“Self-publishing used to be a last resort for writers, but more and more authors are finding it to be a … [Read more...] about The Light at the End of a Very Long Tunnel with Dwight Okita
Digital Publishing Empowers Authors with Total Control
Author Everett Powers took a bold step in choosing to self-publish his first novel, Canals, via the Amazon.com Kindle store, but then he did the unthinkable: he pulled it from the virtual shelves.“After spending more time writing and communicating with other writers, I just wasn’t happy with that first work. On top of that, Canals is a dark horror fiction and I didn’t want … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Empowers Authors with Total Control
E-books and Print Will Survive Side by Side
The recent spike in e-book sales, both in the United States and abroad, has led some to speculate that e-books will one day replace print. Headlines espousing the death of traditionally printed books are abundant.At the same time, the sluggish response of e-book sales compared to the overall sales of printed texts has led others to proclaim the rise in popularity of … [Read more...] about E-books and Print Will Survive Side by Side
Smashwords Mission is to Reach All Authors
There are undoubtedly a large number of companies available to authors who wish to self-publish or digitally publish their works, each offering its own unique features for writers. Smashwords founder Mark Coker, who co-wrote a novel Boob Tube, with his wife, was fortunate enough to find a literary agent from a very well-known New York agency, but after two years of … [Read more...] about Smashwords Mission is to Reach All Authors