Publishing and E-Publishing – Page 24

On Making eBooks

May 13, 2010 by Steven Savage

(Please note I am holding off on my big review of Lulu.com as I have some special distribution options and services pending, and I want to wait until those are done before doing a full, comprehensive review).

After realizing that eBooks meant I could distribute more of my books to people cheaper, after realizing the geek-fan-otaku readers of this blog probably were big on ebooks, I decided it was time to turn Fan To Pro into an eBook. Looking back I wonder why I waited so long to do it.

Now I've been predicating for the last year that the complexities of eBook markets were going to be confusing for small publishers, indie writers, and the like. So, let me state it simply – yes, it's confusing. Sure, I did it, but it wasn't as easy as I'd thought.

Here's what taking my book to an eBook took:

Fan To Pro – Now in eBook formats!

May 3, 2010 by Steven Savage

I finally got the book formatted not just in print, but in PDF and ePub. Quite an educational experience, and frankly I WILL need to write it up at some point. Once I finish recovering from the experience.

So there are three options for the book, and next up hopefully my international distribution will be complete, and it's on to the iBookstore next . . .

Purchase it now!

– Print ($14.95 + Shipping and Handling)

– PDF ($5.99)

– ePub ($5.99)

– Steven Savage

The Subscription Age

April 8, 2010 by Steven Savage

You ever get a magazine subscription – and sometimes read it? You still renew it you know . . . just in case.

Or maybe you get comics in a pull at a comic store. You buy them, and might even read them.

Or a book club.

Or . . .

Well you get the idea. We all have experience with subscriptions one way or another. However in an age of eMedia, DLC games, and the iPad-ness, think about what kind of subscriptions you're going to see.

I think we're going to see a lot more subscriptions in the future. Your business models, your publishing models, and your estimates on profitability are going to need to keep this in mind. If you're writer, an ePublisher, a game developer, this will be a factor.