Tag: e-books
Investment in digital ‘paying off’ as e-books offset drop in physical sales
Not awesome: Amazon pulls The LEGO Movie in dispute with Warner
Everything isn't awesome between Amazon and Warner Bros – the giant online retailer has suspended pre-orders in the US for the smash-hit The LEGO Movie on DVD and Blu-ray. It appears that Amazon and the studio are locked in a…
Q&A: Pete Smith, author of 'Project Management: All You Need Is Love', on self publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Pete Smith Q&A Pete Smith, native of Brixton in South London, worked for nearly ten years with charity Save The Children. His book 'Project Management: All You Need Is Love' details that period…
Dark Fate "First Person Fiction" iPad novel takes to the high seas of the Kickstarter self publishing route
Our self publishing season continues today with a quick look at Dark Fate: The Treasure Island Chronicles, by Oxfordshire-based startup Whooc Publishing Ltd. under their Freed Fiction Imprint. So far we've looked at how to solo DIY publish Kindle eBooks,…
Q&A: Claire L Brown, author of ‘Draco; Homecoming’, on self publishing her first novel as an eBook
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Claire L Brown Q&A Sunderland-born Claire L Brown is a BA Hons Graduate in Media with American History from Sunderland University. After attending Western Washington State University and spending several years working for…
Q&A: Ben Galley, author of the 'Emaneska' series, on the challenges of self publishing eBooks
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Ben Galley Q&A Chichester-based Ben (25) is one of the youngest self-published authors in the UK. He has published two fast-paced fantasy books through Kindle Direct Publishing including The Written and Pale Kings…
Q&A: Tim J Cooke, author of 'Defending Elton', on self publishing and the changing relationship between authors and publishers
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Tim J Cooke Q&A Devon-based Tim was formerly a legal executive and adviser to the BBC's Eastenders. Since then he has dovetailed his career between advertising copywriting, freelance journalism, screenwriting and novels. He…
Q&A: Mel Sherratt, author of 'Taunting The Dead', on Kindle Direct Publishing
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Mel Sherratt Q&A Stoke based Mel Sherratt, always had a passion for writing but worked full time as housing officer for the local authority so was unable to find the time to pursue…
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Guides, Interviews and More on How To Get Your Work Read
Got a smartphone in your pocket? An eReader in your bag? An iPad on your bedside table, or even simply a computer at work? Then through the wonders of digital publishing you've got access to a library of millions upon…
eBook-only Guinness World Records "Totally Bonkers Sporting Champions" highlights kings of kook
While this summer will be dedicated to gold medallists at the pinnacle of mainstream sport, Guinness World Records aren't going to let us forget that there's a kookier side to sport out there too. They've today released the eBook-only Totally…