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Oct 04

2011

Junk Code: The Importance of Quality E-book Conversions

Posted by Morgana Gallaway in self publishing , kindle , ipad , future of publishing , e-books

picture of NY Times newspaper with e-reader view of NY Times Is proofreading really necesary? After all, it&rquo;s the age of the Internet. Surely an author doesn’t need to spend time -- and money – nailing down every last detail. And there are so many free converting programs for e-books. Why not just plug in that Microsoft Word document, let the program do it's magic, and upload it to the Kindle store? Is it just me, or is there something a little distracting about this paragraph?

(There are seven typos/formatting errors above.)

Crunching The Numbers: Some E-book Publishing Facts and Figures from The New Yorker

Posted by Ross Browne in trends , Market , kindle , ipad , future of publishing , e-books

First of all, if you're interested in the e-book revolution and haven't already read Ken Auletta's April 26th New Yorker article, Publish or Perish: Can the iPad topple the Kindle, and save the book business? you might want to check it out. It's a standout piece on an often-discussed topic that really puts Apple and Amazon.com's role in the e-book revolution into interesting perspective.

One thing I found particularly interesting about the article was its exploration of some of the stats and financial figures that attest to the speed with which e-books are gaining traction in the book marketplace.

A few highlights:

Amazon vs. Macmillan vs. Everyone

Posted by Dan Gibson in tor , macmillan , kindle , ipad , amazon

Normally, when giant corporations fight, it's more a source of indifferent amusement for me more than anything. While I recognize there was some drama last month over whether companies should be able to act like people, most of the time when public kefuffles occur, it's provides me a giggle over whether Papa John's hurt Pizza Hut's market share by saying that their ingredients are better. There are certainly underlying issues involved, but it ends up sounding like two fifth graders upset that one didn't invite the other to a birthday party. Even though it involves the business I work in, I have to admit, this whole Amazon vs. Macmillan seemed to fall into that category, until I started reading authors talk about how they've been affected.

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