Tuesday, December 20, 2011

C-Net's David Carnoy on how to self-publish an e-book

I recently came across this excellent, concise explanation of how to break into e-publishing. Carnoy covers all the basics. One of the most popular routes, as he discusses, is to upload a Word file of your work to Amazon.com's digital publishing platform, create an arresting, professional-looking cover, and price the book low, in the range of 99 cents to $4.99. Amazon will pay a royalty of 70 per cent of the sales price on books priced between $2.99 and $9.99. The royalty drops sharply if the book is priced above or below that range. Carnoy reminds us that, despite the winds of technological change blowing through publishing, one bedrock principle still remains constant: The book must be good.

Here is the link:

http://reviews.cnet.com/how-to-self-publish-an-e-book

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