Self-Publishing

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 […]

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Jim Kukral on Publishing Your Own Ebook

Have you ever considered publishing your own ebook? Are you wondering what the advantages are for marketers? To learn more about publishing ebooks, Michael Stelzner of Social Media Marketing interviewed Jim Kukral, author of Attention: This Book Will Make Your Money. Learn how to . . . Participate in the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Program. […]