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e-Books & e-Publishing



by Jill E. Vaile(c)2010

Why Are Electronic Publishing Formats Important?

Self-Publishing is an option that provides a motivated author with an alternative way to get their work in print. If a writer has a good story, one that can shed some light on a controversial topic, or offer people help to solve a widespread problem, the author has a built-in market, waiting to be tapped.

e-Book Popularity

eBooks are gaining ground- (or should that be gigs?) with the reading public. Electronic reader options and ecological benefits fit well with the growing trend of instant gratification.
Buying and reading habits,such as visiting bookstores and libraries, are ingrained and unchallenged by the majority of readers. The easy access continues to rapidly climb in popularity.
The e-Book format is accepted by writers who are pleased to see additional marketing and sales options in today's super sluggish economy.
But which comes first? The money for the reader- or the book?

eReading Options

  • CES 2010, Bold New eReaders
  • Skinny, color, you name it- they're bulding it!
  • SONY, Kindle, Nook-
  • Take a Look!
  • A Cheat Sheet
  • Compare Kindle, NOOK and SONY
  • PC Reader not fond of iPad eReader
  • Does iPad's free books outweigh screen glare?
  • About Self-Publishing & Electronic Publishing

  • Part One: Do's & Don'ts
  • of Self-Publishing
  • Producing Your Book
  • Free handout from Dan Poytner, the Self-Publishing Guru
  • HOW TO:
  • Set Up and Run Your Own Publishing Business, now a book for $5.95
  • The Hudson Valley Writer's Guild
  • A non-profit organization, encouraging experienced and non-experienced writers to utilize internet resources
  • Self-Publishing
  • Hall of Fame Honoring Great Self-Publishers
  • Who is Reading e-Books?
  • a look at the budding numbers of ereaders
  • Xlibris
  • Self-publishing made easy
  • Win Edge
  • How-to's, tips and secrets
  • In the U.K.
  • A guide to self-publishing
  • Where To Find Free & Low Cost E-books

  • ADOBE e-Books Central
  • The place at ADOBE to get books!
  • Online Free Library
  • Thousands of downloadable, free to copy and distribute e-Books.
  • Project Gutenberg
  • The first, and largest collection of public domain literature,with over 3500 titles to choose from-free.
  • E-Book Internet Superstore
  • 10,000 E-Books from top publishers
  • Free-E-Books
  • for Fiction, Marketing and E-Publishing
  • Online Collection
  • of +15,133 books
  • POD (Print On Demand) & Self-Publishing Options

  • Print On Demand Publishing
  • Print On Demand Publishing service for your book
  • Morris Publishing
  • Printer for Self-Publisher
  • Custom Printed Books
  • About books, bindery,information and FAQ's
  • The Self-Publishing Experience
  • Full service Self-Publisher
  • Elderberry Press
  • Self-publishing packages for $5500.00 & 2 cents
  • LuLu.com
  • Upload your book, in any text, in any format, to an instant online bookstore
  • Self-Publishing Tools

  • Communication Creativity
  • Authors and Self-Publishers Guide on How-To Write, Publish, Market & Sell your Self-Published Book
  • Book Cover Express
  • +400 book covers already designed
  • How You Can Be Your Own Publisher
  • D.I.Y. Publishing info
  • Self-Publishing Software