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Tips and Tricks for E-book and Indie Publishing (Oct 2014)
The document discusses the changing landscape of e-book and indie publishing, emphasizing the challenge to traditional publishing norms that restrict access based on location and wealth. It advocates for improved access and pricing strategies, highlighting the importance of marketing and leveraging various distribution channels, including direct sales to readers. The potential impact of Amazon on the cultural value of publishing is also addressed, recommending that authors adapt to these new realities for success.
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- 1. Tips & Tricksfor E-book & Indie Publishing by Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. wfryer.me/publish2 25 Oct 2014 www.speedofcreativity.org Oklahoma City, OK
- 2. turbulent times ofopportunity www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/8675799490
- 3. September 11, 2014 https://medium.com/@cshirky/publishing-and-reading-6a80139d13cc
- 4. https://medium.com/@cshirky/publishing-and-reading-6a80139d13cc The traditionalindustry belief — if you don’t live in a big city and have a lot of money, you deserve second-class access to books — is being challenged by a company trying to say “If you have ten bucks, there’s not a book in the world you can’t read.” If the current industry can’t keep their prices high while competing with instant distribution of a vastly expanded literature — and that seems to be their only assertion worth taking at face value — then it’s time for them to figure out how to make a business out of improved access. They can drop DRM, sell ebooks directly to readers, add or improve their subscription services, offer print-on-demand— http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Shirky any strategy, really, except continuing to insist that readers must accept high prices and restricted access.
- 5. https://medium.com/@cshirky/publishing-and-reading-6a80139d13cc The threatAmazon poses to our collective self-regard is the usual American one: The market is optimized for availability rather than respect. The surface argument is about price, but the deep argument is about prestige. If Amazon gets its way, saying, “I published a book” will generate no more cultural capital than saying “I spoke into a microphone.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Shirky www.iconfinder.com/icons/27467/microphone_icon
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- 18. Requirements? 1. EINor SSN 2. Bank Account Info 3. Book in Digital Format (no ISBN like iTunes) small print 1. Can’t undersell elsewhere 2. Won’t pay for 90 days 3. Want $9.99 or < eBooks https://kdp.amazon.com
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- 21. Share your interests& passions, strive to become a “trusted voice” www.flickr.com/photos/adrianruiz/272775963
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- 44. Why Sell eBookson Your Own Website? • Keep more (most) of your gross sales • Get paid MUCH faster (in hours versus months) • Collect customer information
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- 56. Keep in Mindw/ iTunes • 100% FREE books are permitted! • ISBN is required • Formatting requirements MUCH more strict than Amazon • No competing website links permitted • iTunes Producer software ONLY runs on Apple computers
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- 62. Last year oniTunes: “Hopscotch Challenges” (free) = 354 Last 23 days on Amazon: “Hopscotch Challenges” (free) = 214
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