by Joel Friedlander | Jun 29, 2012 | Book Design, E-Books & Readers, Interviews, Self-Publishing
A few months ago I was contacted about doing an interview on the direction of ebook design by Piotr Kowalczyk, the blogger behind the Password Incorrect Blog, which is focused on self-publishing for mobile platforms, and digital storytelling. Piotr is also a...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 20, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
According to a report by Jason Boog in Galleycat, Net sales revenue from eBooks have surpassed hardcover books in the first quarter of 2012. According to the March Association of American Publishers (AAP) net sales revenue report (collecting data from 1,189...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 10, 2012 | Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
Welcome to this edition of the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during May, 2012. Here’s what we received: 102 covers in the Fiction category 13 covers in the Nonfiction category Award Winners and Listing I’ve added comments (JF:...
by Joel Friedlander | May 20, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Another good week for the bloggers who are out to help you get your books published and profitable. Ebooks, audio books, understanding Amazon (a continuing story) and some quick help for your marketing efforts. I’ve added a link to a guest post that ran on the...
by Joel Friedlander | Feb 22, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
One thing that happens when you go to a writing conference is you end up spending a lot of time with writers. Many kinds of writers. And that can be very instructive. There were several hundred writers in attendance at the San Francisco Writers Conference, which ended...