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ISBNs: Do self-publishers need them?
Planning on self-publishing? Started the process and feeling overwhelmed by all you didn’t know? Confused by all the little details? Said yes to one too many? Perhaps you’re spending much of your time learning the ropes. The learning curve can be steep, and I’ve posted a few lists of resources to help. One area that [… Read More]
Formatting Your Ebook Files Scaring You Off Self-publishing?
Considering self-publishing your next book? If so, you’re likely planning to publish an ebook (at least). This means, as a self-publishing author, you have to prepare your manuscript files for conversion to the formats read by ereaders. Perhaps you’re almost ready to get that file prepped for publishing? Tried to format your file and gave [… Read More]
Reading Ebooks and Emotion
A couple of months ago, I read a blog post at Digital Book World that talked about ebooks and the user’s experience. At the end of the blog post, the author, Anne Kostick, stated that we’ve “barely begun to explore the sensory/emotional experience in ebooks and digital reading.” I’ve joined the club I bought a [… Read More]
Typos? Bad Ebook! No Cookie!
Did you know that in nearly every book (I’m talking paper now) there’s a typo? Yup. Actually fewer in fiction than non, by my observations. But it’s rare that I don’t spot a typo as I read, well, anything. I accept that. Nobody’s perfect, right? Even the editors of the Big 6. Well, something’s been [… Read More]
Hold on to Your Pockets
That is, your Pocket Books. Yes, capped, as in the name of the first paperbacks, which haven’t been with us forever, as some might think. Books weren’t published in this nifty little format until 1939. And for nearly 20 years, bookstores wouldn’t carry them. They finally relented when they could no longer ignore the paperback’s [… Read More]