Forum: Print On Demand & eBooks

Dymocks is an Australian chain of bookshops. They now seek to enter the POD marketplace. Their author's contract is terrible for the writer...

Well, it's been three years since I published my first book and I'm finally getting comfortable with the process. My latest book, Changa's Safari, is...

Could major authors jump-ship on ebooks? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/technology/companies/15amazon.html?_r=2&hpw#articleBodyLink

So it begins... http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108723/e-book-pricing-put-into-turmoil

Just curious... Has anyone had much luck selling work through either of these mediums?

First, the Good News - an eBook and POD Publisher has extended me an offer for my first novel. Bad News - I have no experience evaluating the...

I've just been checking out www.smashwords.com An all but free ebook publisher. The website is very professional looking and the About section...

From the guy who brought you Critters, a tool for authors who (he recommends) already have a fan base. http://www.aburt.com/ifiction/ "iFiction...

(edited from my blog, a bit rambling but it does have a point) I am currently reading, Slaine: The Exile, which is a novel tie-in with a comic....

http://blog.authonomy.com/2010/01/four-faces-of-changing-industry.html

Another thread has degenerated into this age-olddiscussion, again, so I thought I'd make it easier to find. The history is here:...

Here is a news item that, despite being so poorly written (as most journalism is these days of dwindling newspaper circulation), seems to indicate...

Had an offer about Ebooks recently. I know nowt about them. Someone tell me how much an author should expect to get paid...and how much in...

My daughter sent me this blog, thinking I might find it interesting - but I believe that those of you who use Kindle - and publish e-books might also...

Hey folks! So, I was just minding my own business, browsing through my friendly neighborhood RPG download site, when I clicked my way through a...

Thanks to Janrae and Kaolin Fire, I've found a digital printer that looks very promising. I'll probably be using it for AT. Thought I'd post the...

Yeah yeah yeah, I know, I know. Various eBook readers have come and gone over the last 3 decades, but this one is a bit different, maybe. ...

I've picked up a few PDF books here and there and looked them over, and have a few opinions: Stop doing layout in Word. Or if you just have to do...

Good idea for a board, Dave. Those of you who follow my reviews on SFReader know I do a lot of POD books. I mainly do this to help out Dave,...

I am a small publisher of a business magazine and interested in having a strong online presence where I can attract fresh audience to my print...

Don't know if this is the best thread for this... I'm looking to do a small print run (100 copies?)for a book(let?) I'm finishing up. Suffice to...

Saw an ad for Wordclay self publishing. http://www.wordclay.com/Default.aspx Looked the same as Lulu to me? Anyone know anything about...

Hey, all - Sorry to be away so long again! Too much stuff going on... Anyway, for those who have been following or are interested in the...

The NY Times ran a bit on self-publishing today, making a hoo-ha about the CreateSpace service that offers placement in Amazon. Free ISBN (under...

I'm not asking for myself, but a friend is thinking about printing comics and self-marketing them through a website. Which would be the best place...