Joe Wikert has an interview with Print Is Dead (both a book and a blog name) author Jeff Gomez. It covers a lot, including:
Ebooks are too much like print books
Questions (and some answers) about pricing
Some speculation about what we, as authors, should be doing about all this
If you’ve got any interest at all in writing […]
According to Publishers Weekly, publisher Houghton Mifflin has signed a deal to get at least some of its books on cell phones. Initially, the books will only be available on Embarq, Qwest, Orange UK and Bell Mobility (in Canada), but more carriers are said to be coming online soon.
Sigh – it looks like I’ll have […]
Last week I muttered about the lack of good ebook readers. Mary Emma Allen, who blogs at HomeBizNotes commented she thought younger folks would move into ebook readers easily.
Today, I’ve discovered that in Japan, not only are people reading books on their cellphones, they are actually writing whole novels on them. The post is Books […]
Mark Chillingworth states in his post, Wiley: publishers must push e-books, states that Wiley and others are urging book publishers to push ebook readers. The emphasis in the post is on textbook publishing, and, if I’m understanding correctly, the idea is that publishers could improve their bottom line if they were able to deliver more […]
Freelance Switch has a nice overview of ways to create multiple streams of income. First, they review why you might want multiple streams of income and then they present 11 ways to do so.
As a summary, it’s fine. Some of the suggestions like create an ebook or start a blog, make perfect sense for writers. […]
Is there a licensing requirement for selling electronic media such as ebooks on the web? I haven’t been able to find a definitive answer and I thought I’d go to someone who is actively engaged in it. Thanks, RDH
Dear RDH, If you’ve written the ebook, you’re free to publish it or sell it in any […]
I don’t think so!
According to Publisher’s Weekly, Sony launched its newest ebook reader last week. According to PC Week, it will only display books that are part of Sony’s ebook service, launched on Oct. 1.
The most interesting feature to me is the use of E-ink. Apparently no power-hungry backlighting is required, only the ambient light […]
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