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Going Against the Flow: Reflowable vs. Fixed-Layout Ebooks

by David Kudler on September 21, 2020 3 Comments

The vagaries of the reflowable ebook introduce uncertainty that doesn’t work for all ebooks. But with fixed-layout ebooks those uncertainties can be eliminated.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, eBooks

The Problem with Enhanced Ebooks

by David Kudler on May 18, 2020 20 Comments

When selling an ebook through a commercial retailer, the options for adding enhancement to your ebook are limited and may not be worth the trouble.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, eBooks

Fun with Formats: mobi/Kindle

by David Kudler on January 16, 2020 5 Comments

Reading ebooks on a Kindle means varies a lot more than you may realize. Understanding those variations a little is important for an ebook publisher.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, eBooks, Kindle, Mobi

e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2019

by Joel Friedlander on November 25, 2019 4 Comments

e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2019 including

Filed Under: Cover Design, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: awards, cover design, e-books, eBooks, Kindle

You CAN Tell an (e)Book by Its Cover

by David Kudler on August 29, 2019 24 Comments

“You can’t tell a book by its cover” holds true in most of our lives, one place where it doesn’t, ironically, is in publishing.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Cover Design, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook cover design, eBooks

Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – January 2018

by Amy Collins on January 24, 2018 7 Comments

2018 is underway and ebook sales are growing every month. This fact is what frames this month’s advice in DO THIS NOT THAT.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers, Marketing Tagged With: Amy Collins, eBooks, Kindle Unlimited

Attention Bloggers: The Future of Book Publishing Has Arrived

by Joel Friedlander on October 16, 2017 12 Comments

Why bloggers should be taking advantage of their ability to self-publish books from their content archives.

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101 Tagged With: blogging, Calibre, Copyblogger, eBooks, Smashwords

Mining Gold: Taking Control of Your Metadata

by David Kudler on August 9, 2017 2 Comments

To an indie author, metadata is probably the most important part of your book — aside from the book itself. Let’s talk about what metadata actually is.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, e-books, eBooks, self-publishing ebooks

e-Book Cover Design Awards, May 2017

by Joel Friedlander on June 19, 2017 11 Comments

e-Book Cover Design Awards, May 2017 including Damonza, James T. Egan, Dane Low, and more

Filed Under: Cover Design, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: awards, cover design, Cover Design Awards, Damonza, e-books, eBooks, James T. Egan, Kindle, Kit Foster, self publishing

Styling Priorities: CSS for Ebooks #3

by David Kudler on February 15, 2017 4 Comments

Learn which rules take priority over which — and see some fun examples of ways you can use CSS to make your ebook beautiful.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook conversion, eBooks

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