Back by popular demand! Here are the top things authors need to know as they go to compile an ebook. 1. Ebook development is not the same as web development. A Web developer knows how to develop Web sites that will look good in a browser. An ebook developer designs books that will look good on ereader
Upcoming Training for Indie Publishers: IBPA
The IBPA Publishing University conference is designed to help self-published authors and indie publishers take their craft to the next level. We’ll be there, and we hope you will too! The annual event will be held April 7-8 this year in Portland, Oregon. Pressbooks marketing manager Elizabeth Mays will be presenting a session on the
What Best-Selling Authors Aren’t Telling You: The Three Elements You’re Including in Your Book That Work Against You!
By Alinka Rutkowska What if everything you’ve been taught about packaging your book was WRONG? Include a bio. Wrong. Ask for a review. Wrong. Feature your other books. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Let’s start with your bio. Yeah, yeah, you need to build authority and you need to appear interesting. But the truth is that your reader
Latest Updates to the Pressbooks System
By Zoe Wake Hyde If you’ve ever tried a new feature in Pressbooks, you know that we’re always trying to improve our system and make it work for you, our users. But what you might not know is that behind the scenes, we’re making regular updates and changes, many of which you won’t ever notice.
2017 Publishing Trends for Authors and the Industry
By Lauren Wise Midnight Publishing The publishing landscape is always evolving; and it’s not slow, like water carving out canyons. It peaks and dips, like shifting sand dunes—and the winds of change have been strong in the past 10 years on all angles. Even though there wasn’t a big book hit in 2016, the industry is
Remove the Watermarks from Your Book Files for Less This Week
Go Pro for Less This Week! Remove the Ads from Your Book Files Before Jan. 31 & Save 40% If you’re serious about publishing, you’ll want to remove the watermarks (ads) from your files. You can do that anytime before you publish your book, but this week it will cost you less…40% less! Upgrades are normally $19.99
Getting Started With Pressbooks: A Quick Guide
New to Pressbooks? Welcome! Here are some tips on how to get best results when using Pressbooks software. What is Pressbooks for? Pressbooks brings down the cost of getting great-looking book files in the formats you need to publish. Pressbooks makes sure your book meets complex ebook and print-on-demand standards as well as the Chicago Manual of Style
Upcoming Training for Indie Publishers
These upcoming training opportunities will help you be an even more successful publisher. How to Write and Publish an Ebook In this on-demand course, Tara Gentile and Creative Live have created a simple, step-by-step formula that anyone can follow to write or publish an ebook. The 16 video lessons include how to outline and write your book
Business Owners, Here’s How to Blog a Book in 2017
Have you been thinking about new ways to market your business in the new year? Turning your blog into a book should be among your new year’s resolutions. You can use the print version as a high-end calling card and the ebook download for lead capture. Plus, you’ll build authority that may help you leverage speaking engagements and other
Introducing: Hypothesis Annotations in Pressbooks
By Zoe Wake Hyde Pressbooks has recently added Hypothesis as an annotation and highlighting tool that can be added to your webbook. If you already know about Hypothesis, we think you’ll be quite excited by this, but if you’re not familiar, here’s what you need to know. What is Hypothesis? Hypothesis is a simple web annotation tool