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David Kudler
David Kudler is a Contributing Writer for TheBookDesigner.com. He is also an author, an editor and an ebook designer.
David blogs for the Huffington Post and is also a past president of the Bay Area Independent Publisher’s Association (BAIPA).
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Articles by David on The Book Designer
The Convertible Cloud Revisited
It’s been a couple of years, so let’s revisit online ebook conversion tools available through the major retailers and aggregators.
Fun with Fonts — Getting Ebook Typefaces Right
We sure spend a lot of time finding just the right fonts for our print books. And we want our ebooks to look just as good, don’t we?
Knowing Right and Wrong — Fun with Copyright
Who owns the copyright to a book that’s been uploaded to Amazon’s KDP? It’s important to understand the difference between copyright and a license.
Driving a New Path: PublishDrive’s Subscription Option
PublishDrive’s new plan expands their business model from a traditional ebook distribution setup to include a subscription option.
They’re Talking About Me! Joanna Penn and Dave Chesson Talk Keywords
I was delighted to listen to Joanna Penn and Dave Chesson mention my article Words Gone Wild! as part of their discussion about Amazon and keywords.
Words Gone Wild: KDP Keywords Revisited
I recently had to revise my understanding of how Amazon KDP handles keywords–those essential pieces of metadata that help readers find your book.
Battle Royale: PDF vs. ePub
When I pronounced that a PDF isn’t an ebook, but an ePub is, I didn’t mean that ePubs are somehow better than PDFs. I love PDFs. I love ePubs.
How to Get Started with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
You’ve finished your manuscript and gotten it into a format ready to be uploaded for sale. For most of us, Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP is the first and most important retailer we submit our ebooks to.
Selling Out: Going Wide or Going Exclusive to Amazon
A lot of publishers selling ebooks decide to put all of their eggs in the Amazon basket. I don’t, I sell wide — that is, at as many retail and distribution outlets as possible.