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By Shannon Yarbrough on August 3, 2011
You may or may not have heard of an Epub file. For those of us e-publishing via Kindle or Nook, you are probably working in PDF files.
Recently, a reviewer asked for a copy of one of my books in a PDF or Epub file. I supplied a free coupon to download the book from Smashwords since I really wasn’t sure what Epub was. But it sparked my interest to want to learn. I made a mental note of it to Google it later on.
Posted in E-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged epub, epub to go, goodreads, goodreads ebook, goodreads epub |
By Shannon Yarbrough on August 2, 2011
Do you collect autographed copies of books? Ever wonder what the heck you are going to do as Ebooks keep getting more and more popular? No worries! Just have authors sign your Kindle! That’s right! Evan Jacobs has created a new online program called Kindlegraph. Authors can sign up and load their books to the program, allowing readers to request their virtual signatures. And it’s super simple to use for both readers and authors!
Posted in Announcements, Kindle, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged evan jacobs, kindlegraph, sign my kindle, signed ebook |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 13, 2011
From CNN Tech: Google has announced its plans to launch a Google eBooks-optimized e-reader on July 17. Called the iriver Story HD, the e-book reader is designed to give users easy access to the 3 million free titles Google holds in addition to a few hundred thousand paid titles, with a price and design that [...]
Posted in Announcements, E-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged google ereader, google story, iriver |
By Shannon Yarbrough on March 26, 2011
I recently upgraded my Kindle to an iPad about three weeks ago. I’ve been blogging about the iPad on my author blog, but I thought I’d cross post the information here for those who are interested. Here’s my first post from March 13th of this year:
Posted in E-publishing, Kindle, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged ereading on ipad, ipad, ipad vs. kindle, Kindle, kindle vs. ipad |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 24, 2011
With the release of a new newsletter this past week, Amazon DTP (Digital Text Publishing) changed its name to KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) which is a good move on Amazon’s part and brands their online publishing program. I did always think DTP led to the possibility that maybe we’d be able to do something else here outside of Kindle one day. And here’s the intro from telling how the newsletter came about:
Posted in Announcements, E-publishing, Kindle | Tagged amazon kindle publishing, KDP, kindle direct publishing, kindle newsletter |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 29, 2010
For $69, CreateSpace is now offering file conversion to prep your book to be uploaded to Kindle. CreateSpace will convert your trade paperback book* into an eBook format that maintains the formatting and design elements used in your trade paperback book. You will also receive a JPEG thumbnail of your book’s cover. Both files are [...]
Posted in CreateSpace, Kindle | Tagged CreateSpace, createspace formatting, Kindle, kindle formatting |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 27, 2010
Barnes & Noble unveiled a new full-color, touchscreen version of its Nook e-reader Tuesday in New York City.
The new version, priced at $249, will begin shipping on or around Nov. 19, and is now available for pre-order. Unlike Barnes & Noble’s current Nooks, the new one won’t have a 3G network connection. It will only be able to get online through Wi-Fi.
Posted in E-publishing, Nook, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged B&N, barnes and noble, color nook, nook, nook touchscreen, pubit |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 19, 2010
This Fall marks the release of my own new book, Are You Sitting Down?, which is already available on Kindle. Unfortunately, the paperback edition is still weeks away, but at this point in the industry, I’m not rushing it. I’ve already made more of a niche for myself amongst E-Readers at this point in my writing career, more so than I will probably ever see in paperback sales alone. And I’m not alone. We’ve soapboxed enough about the Kindle, but in case you still aren’t convinced by the E-movement, then check out this story from author J.A. Konrath: eBooks and The Ease of Self-Publishing. Today marks the Kindle release of Draculas, a horror novel that he wrote with Blake Crouch, Jeff Strand, and F. Paul Wilson.
Posted in E-publishing, Kindle, Self-Publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged blake crouch, draculas, epublishing, f. paul wilson, halloween kindle, horror kindle, j.a. konrath, jeff strand, kindle publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 13, 2010
A final look at B&N’s PubIt! process, errors I encountered, a glimpse at the preview screen, and more…
Posted in PubIt!, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged B&N, B&N nook, B&N pubit, barnes and noble, ebook pubit, ebook publishing, nook, nook publishing, pub it, pubit |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 8, 2010
After a bit of log-in trouble over at B&N’s PubIt! for the Nook, I finally got through and was able to upload my first book. Here’s a quick glimpse at the process…
Posted in E-publishing, PubIt!, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged B&N, B&N nook, B&N pubit, barnes and noble, ebook pubit, ebook publishing, nook, nook publishing, pub it, pubit |
