tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post750915591641744690..comments2024-02-07T09:39:13.250-10:00Comments on Over the Hill: the Books and Stuff: How many platforms can you find for your ebook?JOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-41765471552912165472013-06-25T07:48:08.217-10:002013-06-25T07:48:08.217-10:00Oh how complicated. As a reader I've only been...Oh how complicated. As a reader I've only been buying from amazon for my kindle I also have the kindle app on my ipad and only have a few books on the ibooks app and they were free. Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-57024900121860273732013-06-24T21:21:02.210-10:002013-06-24T21:21:02.210-10:00Good luck, Val - and do share the pain!Good luck, Val - and do share the pain!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-49390103891795050942013-06-24T21:20:36.131-10:002013-06-24T21:20:36.131-10:00In some ways, but if you made a mistake you had to...In some ways, but if you made a mistake you had to strat - I mean start - again!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-90966170903444349492013-06-24T21:19:59.378-10:002013-06-24T21:19:59.378-10:00Thank you, Diana - although this is, technically, ...Thank you, Diana - although this is, technically, spam I shall forgive you, as this is very relevant and you show no interest in enlarging body parts.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-65645055725247143242013-06-24T21:17:59.974-10:002013-06-24T21:17:59.974-10:00Thanks for such a helpful reply, Cally - I can res...Thanks for such a helpful reply, Cally - I can rest easy that as I'm on Kindle and Smashwords I need not feel neglected as no one seems to notice me on Kobo!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-13527287953053948152013-06-24T10:31:13.773-10:002013-06-24T10:31:13.773-10:00I agree, Carol! By the way, Jo, I just popped by t...I agree, Carol! By the way, Jo, I just popped by to say I have bought the Catherine Howard book and it looks really helpful, so big thanks for the tip! I'm very grateful!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-41186080994418143622013-06-24T01:20:09.064-10:002013-06-24T01:20:09.064-10:00Sheesh, it was all so much easier in the old quill...Sheesh, it was all so much easier in the old quill and parchment days!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-24289934343634305152013-06-24T00:24:17.858-10:002013-06-24T00:24:17.858-10:00Hello all, I add my recommendation to see Catherin...Hello all, I add my recommendation to see Catherine's book Self Printed and her website also: http://catherineryanhoward.com/ - disclaimer, I did contribute a wee bit to the book, and Catherine does generously mention us on her site.<br /><br />There are alternatives to the Amazon + Smashwords route, we offer additional ways to distribute to a wide network.<br /><br />One of our clients did sum up our service pretty well on her blog also: http://www.indiadrummond.com/2013/02/22/smashwords-alternatives-followup/<br /><br />Best wishes, Diana<br /><br />Dianahttp://www.ebookpartnership.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-58057009087770498222013-06-24T00:18:38.138-10:002013-06-24T00:18:38.138-10:00Basically there are 2 'distribution' forma...<br />Basically there are 2 'distribution' formats, Kindle and epub (Smashwords are a distributor essentially but they will 'convert' your text for you into all sorts of formats to make it available in various outlets. <br /><br />Kindle is for amazon distribution and epub is for everything else. (Kobo, Apple, Nook etc) <br /><br />You can either get into contracts with each of these places for distribution and/or go with Smashwords and hope that they get you into other places. <br /><br />The upside of Kobo is that they deal in GBP and their site is pretty simple to upload to. The downside is, no one seems to buy from them. <br /><br />So that's distribution. You have to provide text in the appropriate format for each distributor (mobi/azw for Kindle and epub for everyone else) <br /><br />If you want to self publish you do have to learn some 'skills' and the learning curve initially is steep - I mastered a text editor called Sigil which I now use as standard for epub and convert from that via Calibre to Kindle. So I only do it ONCE for each text now really. I think I still have a how to sigil up on my site for the interested (though of course all these things do keep on being updated constantly!) Having said that, I can convert an ebook (properly formatted) in 10 minutes. A poorly formatted one takes hours so the key is to actually get it formatted properly in word (or sigil) before you try to 'make' it an ebook. <br /><br />There are loads of different ways and advices on software and distribution etc etc but really I guess everyone has to find their own way. Having said that I've sold NOTHING on Kobo in over a year and can't get Apple to acknowledge my existence. That's the sort of irony I appreciate since I find it easy to do epub format!!! Just can't find buyers in that format because it seems all the places I hang out are folks with Kindles. CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-13565105992085954202013-06-23T22:37:35.954-10:002013-06-23T22:37:35.954-10:00Just got Bombs and Butterflies out Alison, and now...Just got Bombs and Butterflies out Alison, and now it's time to drop into a cheap-flight site to work out where I might go next ... any suggestions?JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-49355263280293843642013-06-23T22:36:28.459-10:002013-06-23T22:36:28.459-10:00Read Catherine Ryan Howard's book on Self-Prin...Read Catherine Ryan Howard's book on Self-Printing - she's very bossy, and repeats herself, but leads you through it stage by stage. If you don't rush it's fine.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-56871222075073454422013-06-23T22:27:28.926-10:002013-06-23T22:27:28.926-10:00Oh Jo, I'm dreading this. I might need your ad...Oh Jo, I'm dreading this. I might need your advice as I've never done this before. In very early Kindle days, I just uploaded a word document and it seemed to be fine, but now I see it's more complicated than that. Can you point me in the right direction for tutorials for these programs? I'm a complete idiot, so they need to be simple!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-45258876291805401232013-06-23T21:27:06.247-10:002013-06-23T21:27:06.247-10:00As many as you can bear!
Of course, The Zon remain...As many as you can bear!<br />Of course, The Zon remains the king, but increasing numbers of people are reading on iPads, smart phones, i.e. on the go.<br /><br />Smashwords is essential, I think, if you aren't using a publishing service. <br /><br />Good luck with it, Jo! What's the next one?<br /><br />Alison Mortonhttp://alison-morton.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com