Over the past couple days I’ve been playing with Laker, a new ebook framework. This is a collection of of bits and peices of HTML5 that gives you a number of shortcuts in designing your own ebook app. It’s based on a number of other projects, including Baker ebook Framework the Less CSS Framework, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ebook'
Gatekeeping: Necessary or Not in the eBook Era?
April 18th, 2011 · 16 Comments · opinion
I think there is a marketplace confusion regarding the value of gatekeeping vs. nongatekeeping. Problem 1 is that nongatekept authors whose ebooks sell well fail to distinguish between books sold and books read. This is an important distinction. Using myself as an example, I am willing to read an author’s description of their ebook and spend a [...]
eBook pricing problems
March 30th, 2011 · 19 Comments · opinion
by Eric Landes First off, I want to make something clear: I have essentially nothing to do with the publishing industry. I’m a technical writer who has been in software my entire career. I’m experimenting with writing fiction, and as a prospective author, am very curious about where the industry is going during the largest [...]
Where U.S. (Smashwords) Ebook Buyers Live
March 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
by Mark Coker Have you ever wondered where the most voracious ebook readers live? Probably not. It’s a fun question, though, and for the the first time ever I present the data to you. I set out to determine which states ebook buyers live in, and then I wanted to know how the states stack [...]
A Modest eBook Proposal
March 24th, 2011 · 17 Comments · digital library
I’ve got an eBook idea that I’d like to bounce off the dozen or so people who read my stuff. I don’t know if it would work. That’s why it’s called an proposal and not a plan. Ready? Here it is. To any publiser willing to experiment with a new distribution model I propose the [...]
Check out my $.99 ebook light
March 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
So I was in my local dollar store the other day and I happened across this cheap junky book light. I’ve never bought a book light before because I’m too cheap, so this one appealed to me. And to be honest, I know I’m going to lose it, break it, or the batteries will run [...]
US ebook sales set new high in January
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The AAP have released their end of year statistics for the US book market. Note that these numbers only reflect the US market, and don’t include all publishers and retailers. Ebook sales hit a record high of $69.9 million USD, which is an increase of about $20 million over December ebook sales, and well over [...]
ALA respond to HarperCollins library ebook restrictions
March 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
This press release says about what you’d expect. We Disapprove. But it doesn’t really have any kick to it, which is why it kept getting bumped to the bottom of my to-do list. Have you read Cory Doctorow’s editorial in The Guardian? Now _that_ was worth a read. The logic, the passion, the insightful arguments [...]
How I Went from Traditional to Ebook Publishing (and Started Selling Again)
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · opinion
Most struggling authors trying to get published think that anyone with a publishing deal has got it made. I know I used to. While that can be true in rare cases, most often the life of an author – especially the type often tagged as “first-time” or “emerging” – is still a frustrating grind, just [...]
Ebook piracy – one author’s opinion
March 14th, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion
by David Hewson The world is embracing the ebook at an astonishing pace. Most of us who write for a living welcome this. It means new opportunities for authors and readers alike. It means you can carry lots of books in a single, light device. With some systems you can do clever things such as [...]
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