Self-Publishing

Carl Sagan: Books Work Magic

Carl Sagan: A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic. — Carl Sagan #books #authors Click To Tweet 16 492

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Mark Coker: eBook Publishing Predictions for 2013

Mark Coker of Smashwords recently made the following predictions about ebooks and publishing for the upcoming year (2013). 1. Ebooks as a percentage of overall trade book sales in the US should hit 45%, up from what I’m estimating will probably be 30% in 2012. We’ll still continue to see ebooks take eyeballs from print […]

Infographic: The Wholesale Dollar Value of U.S. Book Sales

2011 book sales in the U.S. included $14 billion in trade book sales as well as $9.5 billion textbook sales and $3.3 billion professional and scholarly book sales. During 2011, ebooks accounted for $2.1 billion (about 30%) of adult fiction sales – and adult fiction sales represented 97% of all ebook sales. Source: BookStats 2012 […]

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Ebook Publishing: The Best Deal for Book Authors and Novelists?

Author’s Question: Does selling rights to a novel make sense anymore? Or should I simply publish ebook editions of my new novel? Publishing ebooks may well be the best answer for any book author, fiction or nonfiction. #ebooks Click To Tweet John’s Answer: Novelists are starting to realize that signing deals with major book publishers […]