Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Excellent Article on Self-Publishing an eBook

From CNET: Tips and Tricks for Self-Publishing an eBook uncluding profiles for Kindle, Smashwords, and others.

5 comments:

Jim Murdoch said...

You're right. This is the next thing on the agenda for us now the poetry book's done. Thank you.

Cheryl Anne Gardner said...

If you need any help, let me know. I sell way more ebooks than I do print books, and my print books are not available outside the US at this time, so the ebook helps me reach markets outside of the print distribution. I love Kobo books and buy from them a lot.

If you get your work up on Scribd and in Smashwords, you pretty much have all bases covered.

Jim Murdoch said...

Thanks, Cheryl. My wife is going to take point on the e-book but I'll drop you an e-mail if we have any questions the article doesn't answer.

Kristine said...

Smashwords has been a godsend to me. The number of ebooks I sell in relation to print make print almost an afterthought that I do mainly for my own enjoyment. Even a year ago, I never would have imagined being able to sell so many ebooks.

It's clear to me now, the Revolution will be downloaded.

Cheryl Anne Gardner said...

Kristine, I hear that!!!!

I like having a print copy available, and do sell some from time to time. I also like to have a print copy for reviwers or for autographed giveaways and things like that, but in reality, print isn't 100% necessary for the self-published author.

I too like designing them, so I will always put out a print version, but that's just me.

Viva the download!!!