We presented another TOC webcast last week and it featured author and industry consultant Pete Meyers covering the world of digital bookmaking tools. If you’re not familiar with Pete I encourage you to check out his blog, A New Kind of Book. Thanks to Pete’s efforts we now have a short list of tools...
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Archive of TOC Self-Publishing Webcast
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of moderating a TOC webcast entitled, “What Traditional Publishers Can Learn from Self-Publishers.” The webcast featured the following four representatives from the self-publishing industry: Mark Coker, Smashwords Chad Jennings, Blurb Pete Nikolai, WestBow Press Bob Young, Lulu The speakers did a terrific job sharing many of the lessons...
Harry Potter and the Direct, DRM-Free Sale
It took her awhile, but J.K. Rowling now apparently believes in the future of ebooks. Last week’s Pottermore announcement was huge and featured two important publishing elements: a direct sales model and a lack of DRM. Harry Potter is one of those unique brands that dwarfs everything associated with it. Most Potter fans can...
Kindle Spam: Two Possible Solutions
Spammers go where they find the most eyeballs. As several recent articles have noted, spammers are flocking to the Kindle platform as it gains popularity. On the one hand, Amazon should consider this spam problem a sign of their success. In reality though they need to address the issue immediately. I think it’s terrific that...
