The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often at the forefront of what is shaping digital publishing. Whether it's making a free platform available to self-published authors or helping writers find industry professionals to work with them, the site is much more than just a portal for purchasing inexpensive digital books. Today, the … [Read more...] about Smashwords Releases Data from eBook Sales Study
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Finding the Best eBook, Print Price Point for Optimum Sales
When computer how-to book publisher In Easy Steps, founded in 1991, looked to release digital editions of its titles, there was no shortage of digital developers ready to create interactive, enhanced app books of the company's titles. By working with UK-based YUDU, its series of titles was released to great reviews. "For about a year, we've been working with YUDU," explained … [Read more...] about Finding the Best eBook, Print Price Point for Optimum Sales
How Much Should an eBook Cost?
This morning's panel discussion on the importance of ebook pricing was polite but heated as the different panelists disagreed on the inherent built-in factors that affect ebooks and their price points. To begin with, there was some discussion about how the Department of Justice anti-trust violation investigation into the Big Six publishers can have an impact on the future of … [Read more...] about How Much Should an eBook Cost?
StoryBundle and the Elusive Consumer Dollar
With the rise of more and more ebook publisher/distributors on a daily basis, adventurous entrepreneurs are having to find new ways to make their platforms stand out. And as more in-the-know industry professionals take a seat at the digital publishing table, some have found that they have to take extreme measures to stand out. In an article for paidContent.org, Laura Hazard … [Read more...] about StoryBundle and the Elusive Consumer Dollar
Debating the Quality of Ebooks
One of the long-standing and still ongoing debates in the world of digital publishing is on how to appropriately price ebooks. Ever since the rise in popularity of electronic reading, the standard argument has been that ebooks cost less to make and do not require additional expense or material to duplicate, therefore, the price should logically be far less than the price of a … [Read more...] about Debating the Quality of Ebooks
Ebook Pricing Still a Mystery to Some Publishers
GigaOM reported today on a Wall Street Journal article that asks the question as to whether traditional publishing houses really know what they’re doing when it comes to setting the price of digital editions of their titles. For the most part, the answer seems to be an overwhelming no. The article hastened to point out that the Big Six and Apple are being investigated on two … [Read more...] about Ebook Pricing Still a Mystery to Some Publishers