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Real eBooks: Are We Still in the Stone Age?

 

February 1, 2012in Features, Opinion by James MoushonTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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So when will we start to see REAL ebooks appear on the market? You know the ebooks that take advantage of their digital environment. Ebooks that have been rendered to improve the reader’s ebook experience. As the number of ebook devices explodes into the book reader’s world, the readers are going to expect more. This [...]

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eBook Authors: Errors and the Dreaded Stigma of Self-Publishing

 

September 6, 2011in Features, Opinion by James MoushonTags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Self-publishing and ebooks have carried a stigma from day one by naysayers and the traditional publishing world. They forecast the book publishing pipe filled with poor and unreadable digital content because of the self-publishing ebook author.
There has been an increase in errors and poor formatting introduced by the new digital books compared to their pbook [...]

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eBook Authors: Self-Publishing is Like Playing Baseball

 

July 13, 2011in Features, Opinion by James MoushonTags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Recently I read a great article by Patricia Fry called ‘50 Reasons Why You Should Write That Book’. It is a FREE 24-page Booklet filled with great ideas and information for self-publishing authors.
I was struck by the similarity between the problems eBook authors have when they get started and baseball players starting off on their [...]

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eBook Self-Publishing: A Simple Guideline and Some Tips on Taking Those First Steps

 

June 16, 2011in Features, Resources by James MoushonTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Baby Steps First
Starting to self-publish your ebook or even thinking about it can be a daunting task. A little help before you start will save you time and help you in publishing your ebook in all the right places.
When I published my first book, I had no idea where to go or what to look [...]

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eBook Authors: Render Thy eBook or Miss The Boat

 

June 2, 2011in Features, Opinion by James MoushonTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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I am a non-fiction and technical book reader at heart. Lately I have become addicted to ebooks. I like the ability to get the ebook anytime and anywhere and read it anytime I want. Recently a historical fiction hardcover book was passed to me. A book about Elizabeth 1 of England and the period in [...]

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Image Desperation: The Kiss of Death for Independent Publishers

 

May 26, 2011in Features, Opinion by Cathi StevensonTags: , , , , , ,
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The book cover is the first thing people see when they are browsing in bricks and mortar bookstores or online. It’s often the first impression people have of the book. While those books released by large publishing houses might have been pre-sold via reviews or the fact they have a celebrity author, few independently published [...]

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An Interview With Ryan Lybeck, Graphic Designer

 

February 24, 2011in Features, Interviews by Levi MontgomeryTags: , , , ,
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You never know where a connection may be lurking.
I have Moo cards of all my books, with the front cover on one side, in full color and almost exactly the same aspect ratio as the finished book, and my website and email address on the back. I’m far too willing to ask [...]

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Self-Published Design Review:
Stay by Moriah Jovan

 

January 31, 2010in Book Reviews, Features by Joel FriedlanderTags: , , , ,
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Review by Joel Friedlander, TheBookDesigner.com
Our next book for review is Stay by Moriah Jovan. (6″ x 9″, 332 pages, softbound, ISBN 978-0981769639, B10 Mediaworx.) This is the second book in a series titled “The Tales of Dunham.”
Design Review—Cover
All of Moriah’s design for this book is careful and elegant, and the tone is set by the [...]

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