Category Archives: e-book Conversion

All about e-book conversions for publishers and authors

Guide to uploading your eBook to the iBookstore

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Liz Murray

Uploading titles to the iBookstore is simple. Below details the process you will need to go through to get your title on the iBookstore. 1: Formatting of titles The format of each title needs to be ePub. We can provide … Continue reading →

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What news on Amazon Kindle KF8 format?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by David Stephens

It’s obvious how important the publishing industry are viewing the Kindle Fire for potential illustrated non fiction and reference titles as there is a growing swell of discontentment from the industry regarding the lack of information around the KF8 format. … Continue reading →

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The basics of ebook marketing

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Liz Murray

It goes without say that the eBook is a fast growing phenomenon in the publishing world, yet one that has long been frowned upon by traditional publishing houses. The idea that a book can be published entirely online has become … Continue reading →

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Digital publishing strategy stages for illustrated non fiction titles

Posted on September 28, 2011 by David Stephens

These stages can be run in parallel and obviously the priority/cost of conversion between front and back list and individual titles should be considered. Basic conversion of existing titles to digital – Ensuring you have digital rights for all of … Continue reading →

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Is the straight conversion of books to fixed layout or Kindle Print Replica formats missing the point?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by David Stephens

Is straight conversion of books to fixed layout or Kindle Print Replica formats really missing the point? Put it this way, if the paper book had never been invented do you think ebooks would be in the same format and … Continue reading →