The link below is to an article that takes a look at the benefits of both ebooks and traditional books for the publisher/writer.
For more visit:
http://bookarma.net/blog/ebook-vs-print-book/
Daily Archives: 4 September 2014
Proofreading Software
The link below is to an article that takes a look at proofreading software and web applications.
For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/08/proofreading-software-to-save-your-time/
Catching Up
I haven’t been around on my Blogs too much of late, so I have a lot of catching up to do. The reason for my absence has to do with my usual Internet problems – poor connectivity, etc. Finally my wireless modem died and ADSL became available in my area, so I have now upgraded and connectivity issues should now all be a matter of the past. Better and better times ahead I hope.
Ebook Pricing Strategies
The link below is to an article that looks at ebook pricing strategies.
For more visit:
http://www.smithpublicity.com/2014/07/ebook-pricing-strategies-self-published-authors/
Amazon launches KDP Kids, a tool to help authors self-publish illustrated books
A whole lot of people think they have a book in them. And even more think they could write a children’s book. Amazon made that a little easier Wednesday with a new tool, KDP Kids, that aids in the creation of illustrated ebooks.
“No one should have to be a computer programmer to create a beautiful, illustrated Kindle book for kids,” Russ Grandinetti, SVP of Kindle, said in a statement. (Of course, you will still need to have the illustrations at hand and in digital format. Amazon’s not doing your artwork for you, at least not yet.)
KDP Kids largely consists of a free software program, Kindle Kids’ Book Creator, that is downloadable to Mac or PC and lets authors “import artwork from popular formats, including jpg, pdf, tiff, and png,” add text to the pages and preview how it will look across Kindle devices (clearly, illustrated books…
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