An Affordable Ebook About Writing And Publishing Ebooks And Digitally Printed Books
According to John Franklin
Table of Contents
Approximately 72,900 words -- 276 pages
According to…
Breaking ebook news…
Greedy Publishers
Overused Library Ebooks Expire
$2 Million+ Ebook Author Deal
Ebook or ebook—but not e-book
Part One:
The Need to Communicate
Early Warning Signs
The Dawn of History
Marks and Scratches
Cloistered Writings
Moveable Letterpress Type
Offset Printing Offs Letterpress
Part Two:
The Dawn of the Digital Age
Dazzling Digital
Amazon.com—the equalizer
Circumventing the Triad
Part Three:
The Enterprising Ebook
Electrified Ereaders
Promoting Directly to Readers
Greater Profits for Authors
Changing the Balance of Power
Zapping the Publishing Industry
Bouncing the World
Ebooks and Ereader Sales
Ebook Sales Surpass Pbooks
Part Four:
The New Math of Ebooks
From Rocks to Digital Electrons
Ebook Economics
Publishing Economics in Chaos
Daring Digital Explorations
Small Press Publishing
The Chain Stores Cometh
The Mighty Amazon Flows Forth
“Self-publishing” Myths
Selecting a Digital Publisher
Which Version Comes First
Going Direct to the Consumer
Part Five:
Content is Omnipotent
Spinning Words into Gold
But is it good enough???
Creating Content for Publication
Ebook Formatting Hints
Writers Create Content
The Best Your Content Can Be
Scams Jeopardizing Content
Part Six:
Publishing Content
Before Signing with a Publisher
The Conversion Process
Only Releasing an Ebook
Easy to do and Cost-effective
Control over Content
Easy to do and Cost-effective
Fair Pricing and Higher Royalties
Fair is Fair
Hassle Free
No Waiting—Instant Gratification
Content Legal Concerns
Part Seven:
Content, Numbers and Cash
The Worth of Your Words
Royalties
Numbers Indentifying Sellers
Setup Fees—Breakeven Points
No Setup Fee for Ebooks
Part Eight:
Book Marketing 101
Plans, Programs, Services
Book Marketing Plans
Unprecedented Sales Tracks
Timely Pitches and Launches
Fading Programmable Results
Superior Selling Services
Book Dedicated Websites
Bonus Chapter
Basic eBook Formatting Guidelines
Afterwords
