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Random House releases high-profile novel as ebook first, paperback second
TORONTO – Random House of Canada has decided to release a new high-profile novel as an ebook first and paperback second.
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Self-Publishing Guru Dan Poynter explains and educates new writers on how to write publish and promote their first book. Dan Poynter fell into publishing. He spent eight years researching a labor of love. Realizing no publisher would be interested in a technical treatise on the parachute, he went directly to a printer and “self- published.” The orders poured in and he suddenly found he was a publisher himself. In 1973, he became interested in a new aviation sport, couldn’t find a book on the subject so he sat down and wrote one. After four months of writing and intense research that took him from coast to coast, he delivered the manuscript to the printer. So far, Hang Gliding has sold over 130000 copies-a “best seller”! Continuing to write, Dan has produced more than 76 books and revisions so far, of which some have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Russian, British-English and German. Over the years, Dan has developed a system of writing that makes it all so easy and fun. His books are loaded with facts and figures and contain detailed inside information. They are always up-to-date because he revises them before going back to press. Dan has sold millions of his books, including several best sellers, for ten of millions of dollars in sales. Many of his books sell at the rate of 10-20000 copies per year, every year. For many years, Dan ran Para Publishing all by himself. In fact, he was often billed as the world’s largest one-person publishing company. As a one-man …
I’ve been trying to get this book published for over a year now. Someone suggested publishing it as an ebook. Are ebooks for younger kids popular? Will this get any attention from a publisher so that I can sell my next book? Does it cost to publish an ebook, or do I make any money from it?
Any info from those with experience would be appreciated!
iPad Is First Computer 100-Year-Old Woman Bought [Ipad]
# ipad The iPad is so easy to use, a cat can play with it . So can a dog ! But what about a centenarian? Virginia of Oregon bought her first computer—an iPad—and as the video shows, she’s a whizz. More »
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Apple sells more than 300,000 iPads in US on first day
(Telecompaper) Apple said it sold more than 300,000 iPads on 3 April, the day the product was released across the US. The figure includes deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. iPad users downloaded over one million apps from Apple’s App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from its iBookstore during the first day. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said …
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First Books, then Buzz, then Books again: Google gets sued
We haven’t heard much about the proposed Google Books settlement recently, but we do know that it’s largely tangled up in court. I know and communicate with quite a few authors frequently and they seem to be largely divided on the issue. Some think that the settlement as it stands now can have direct benefits for authors and the public; others fiercely oppose one more area in which Google is …
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No mystery: Grand Bay resident’s first novel is a hit – The Observer Group
+No mystery: Grand Bay resident’s first novel is a hit During his 34-year career as a judge and attorney, Grand Bay resident James Hensal wrote mostly legalese. But while he was still working, he promised himself that he would write something enjoyable in retirement.
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