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New: Pre-Orders on Apple iBooks Without “Assets”

by Joel Friedlander on June 16, 2015 10 Comments

New: Pre-Orders on Apple iBooks Without “Assets” describes how indie authors can utilize pre-orders even without a book cover or interior

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Apple, eBooks, iBooks, iTunes Connect, pre-orders

Writer’s Tools: Moving Up From the iPad to a MacBookAir

by Joel Friedlander on April 24, 2013 31 Comments

Writer’s Tools: Moving Up From the iPad to a MacBookAir describes the author’s experiences with both Apple devices

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Apple, iA Writer for iPad, iPad, iThoughtsHD, MacBookAir, Writing

Apple, iOS5 and the Holy Grail for Users

by Joel Friedlander on June 7, 2011 5 Comments

Apple, iOS5 and the Holy Grail for Users Apple’s iCloud service, integration of iPhone, iPad and iMac continue to provide the best user experience available

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Social Media Tagged With: Apple, iBooks, iBookstore, iCloud, iOS5, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Twitter

e-Book Sales on Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch: A 73-Second Seminar

by Joel Friedlander on May 26, 2011 14 Comments

Book Sales on Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch: A 73-Second Seminar covers working with e-book retailers or working through a distributor or aggregator

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Apple, apps, book distribution, book marketing, e-books, ebook readers, ePub, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

Smartphones: The Next Home of the Ebook?

by Joel Friedlander on February 28, 2011 25 Comments

Smartphones: The Next Home of the Ebook? Will the millions of smartphones become a vast platform for content creators and self-publishers? Don’t bet against it.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Android, Apple, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, apps, Blackberry, cloud, eBooks, mobile technology, smartphone, wireless technology

The Writer’s iPad: Apple’s Pages Does Words & Layout

by Joel Friedlander on October 7, 2010 11 Comments

The Writer’s iPad: Apple’s Pages Does Words & Layout. Touchscreen interface makes this capable app both fun and frustrating, leaving me guessing at its role. With screen shots and command breakdown.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Reviews, Writing Tagged With: Apple, iPad, page layout, Pages, word processor, Writer

Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad: Could Chris Brogan Be Wrong?

by Joel Friedlander on August 3, 2010 57 Comments

Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad: Could Chris Brogan Be Wrong? Both Apple and Amazon are fighting for supremacy. Which will win? At least self-publishers can be grateful they have access to distribution at last.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Social Media Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, Apple, Chris Brogan, iBooks, iBookstore, iPad

Independence in The Era of the Aggregators

by Joel Friedlander on May 18, 2010 13 Comments

Aggregators—people or companies who gather material into a whole for another purpose, or as representatives of all the parts of the whole—are in new prominence. Particularly with Apple’s iBookstore, a new retail location of incredible potential. But who will sell to the iBookstore? For independent publishers and small presses, Apple has anointed eight companies as […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Apple, ebook marketing, eBooks, iBooks, independent publisher, Ingram, Lulu, Smashwords

Apple iPad: The Future of the Book Starts Now

by Joel Friedlander on March 5, 2010 17 Comments

If you have the time, watch this short video: You may not have noticed it, but on Tuesday in London the CEO of Penguin Books, John Makinson, gave a presentation to the Financial Time’s Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference. As reported by paidContent:UK, he wanted to show the progress Penguin has made in developing products […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Social Media Tagged With: Apple, eBooks, iPad, Penguin, self-publishing ebooks

Amazon and Macmillan In Dispute over E-Books: Was It Something Apple’s iPad Said?

by Joel Friedlander on January 30, 2010 2 Comments

In an article late Friday night, the New York Times reported that “Amazon Pulls Macmillan Books Over E-Book Price Disagreement.” Originally reported by Venture Beat, Friday evening books from Macmillan publishers have simply disappeared from Amazon’s virtual shelves. Macmillan is a massive publisher, one of the largest in the country. Apparently Amazon and Macmillan have […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, iPad, Macmillan

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