Category Archives: eReader
Let’s Talk About Books (and eReaders and marketing) Radio Show 06/23/2011 with Lynn Serafinn
Tomorrow’s guest on Let’s Talk About Books is author and transformation coach Lynn Serafinn who will give us insights into her book’s success. My cohost Stephanie Gunning and I will also be talking about eReaders and book marketing, and we … Continue reading
Lessons for Aspiring Self-Help Book Authors: What NOT to Do to Your Brand!
As part of my research for a book proposal I’m working on, I’ve been looking at a bestselling self-help book that was recently featured on Oprah’s show. I see from the acknowledgements that I know the acquiring editor well; she … Continue reading
Filed under bestseller, bestselling author, book length, book publishing, book publishing economics, book publishing revenue models, chapters, eReader, frontlist books, grammar, headers, listen to the customer, Oprah, pricing your book, sales book, sales of books, self-help books, structuring nonfiction, write a bestseller
Google Enters the e-Book Retailing World
The New York Times reports that Google is now selling and offering free eBooks through their site, readable on smart phones and eReaders (although for now, only the free books can be read on Kindle–boy, that Amazon is determined to … Continue reading
Kindle Will Be Publishing Works That Are Too Short for a Book, Too Long for an Article
Often, potential clients will tell me they’ve written a book, but when they tell me it runs 30,000 or 40,000 words, I have to break the news that they’ve written an animal that’s too long for an article and too … Continue reading
Google Entering the eBook Biz with Independent Booksellers
Google knows searching and downloading, independent booksellers know how to sell a book. Now Google is going to act like a wholesaler to independent bookstores, offering eBooks that can be read on any device. Independent booksellers will be the ones … Continue reading
Self-publish on Apple’s iPad
Now you can self-publish your book on Apple’s iPad, increasing your readership. See the article here. I believe that more and more, authors will self-publish and the stigma of “vanity publishing” will give way to the prestige of being a … Continue reading
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Deluxe V.I.P. Editions of Books?
The New York Times has revealed it’s now commonplace for rock and roll acts to offer a V.I.P. to rabid fans with deep pockets. For $1000, you get front row seats, an exclusive catered party invitation, merchandise, and perhaps a … Continue reading
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Your book on iPad?
Want to get your self-published book readable on iPad? Apple has announced that independent publishers (that’s you, the “self-published” author) should work with one of the following companies to do so: Lulu Ingram Libre Digital CD Baby BiblioCore Smashwords INgrooves
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Vooks and the iPad
So the iPad needs book publishers to use their imagination and work with the technology to offer readers added value, according to a piece in the New York Times. I have some ideas for nonfiction books I’ve enjoyed, read, bought, … Continue reading
