Great Links: Self-Publishing and Ebooks

by Joanna Penn on June 10, 2009

twitter-bird-logoI tweet…a lot! I read nearly 200 blogs about books, writing, publishing, internet sales and book promotion. I love to read them all, and I love to share the links on Twitter! You can follow me @thecreativepenn to get the latest!

If you missed them, here are a stack of useful links about self-publishing and ebooks from the last month on Twitter. You will find ideas and inspiration here!

Self-Publishing Links

Celebrations & Explosions Of Self Publishing http://bit.ly/nxvY5
Great piece in WashTimes on Self Publishing http://bit.ly/HVKvf
In the era of the Espresso machine, will bookstores turn into POD publishers? http://is.gd/OAXZ
Podcast: Joanna Penn on How Publishing Has Changed and How Authors Must Change Too http://bit.ly/HqTT1
Creating with CreateSpace: Part 1 http://snipr.com/jgnqt
The debate grows and growshttp://a2a.me/C4L – witness the prejudice against self-publishing in full bloom.
Everything You Need to Know About Self-Publishing (Sort of)http://short.to/dtnk
success stories about authors of self-published books. Forbes’ mag on publishing miracle The Shack:http://bit.ly/WUrNP
mainstream author goes indie http://snipr.com/jcfzt
Why self-published music sucks http://is.gd/NXzc
Quality Control for Self-Publishing http://snipr.com/jcfsd
Blogging Evangelist on the Future of Publishing (video) http://is.gd/N4BH
Lulu Joins Amazon Marketplace: Part 2 http://is.gd/Lheh
Checking Your Amazon Sales Rank http://is.gd/Lfpo
Getting an Account with Lightning Source http://short.to/cwnc
US publishing trends report video http://is.gd/LfmT
Where to Find a Self-Published Book Editor http://short.to/b6du
Independent Publishing Then and Now http://snipr.com/j295z
7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Your Book http://short.to/ciio
The POD Diary: Amazon Sales Rank http://bit.ly/D3tcy
10 questions to ask yourself before committing to a book title http://snipr.com/j279b
Amazon Author Central http://bit.ly/fQI3N Blogs are moving from Amazon Connect. Authors must re-register.
On-demand book publishing booms in 2008 http://is.gd/JuMP
NOT TRUE “If my novel isn’t good enough for an agent, then it’s not any good.” http://bit.ly/10GXUU
Publishing for the Google Generation http://bit.ly/4WviN
The Pros And Cons Of Royalty-Paying Indie /e For Authorshttp://short.to/c1c3
Check out the May ezine on exciting developments in writing, publishing and internet world http://bit.ly/93ZXi
No Advance or Be Damned http://snipr.com/iwhe7
Why AmazonEncore matters http://bit.ly/d0Prz
Self publishing print-on-demand vendor comparisons http://bit.ly/OmAzM
Self-Published Literary Fiction: choosing to self publish http://snipr.com/io5am
Self-publishing Finds Commercial Niche In Digital Age http://bit.ly/TVcfL
consolidation in self publishing houses http://bit.ly/10qjFr
Amazon’s Physical vs. Digital Dissonance http://is.gd/B6×0
Literary agents – Yes or No? http://snipr.com/ilolw
Successful Self-Publishing: Pre-Production and Manufacturinghttp://is.gd/Cxbw
Indie authors finding their defiance http://short.to/a8mu
Two New Publishing Developments with Scribd and Smashwordshttp://short.to/a8lm
AmazonEncore Is Amazon’s First Step Toward Dominating Publishing http://snipr.com/i98g0
Authors – read this! Important book buying statisticshttp://is.gd/A95r
Self-Published Authors and New Self-Respecthttp://snipr.com/i6tnx
The Financial Sanity of Self-Publishing http://snipr.com/i6tpw
Publishing predictions: New York replaced by cyberspacehttp://short.to/9a9j
To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish Part Twohttp://snipr.com/i45eo
Which self-publishing company should you use? Reviews herehttp://bit.ly/maJoj
Why Do People Hate Self-Publishing So Much? http://short.to/8pu2
self-published novel approved by NY education boardhttp://is.gd/yNah
writers block: fact or fiction http://short.to/8pxx
Exploring the outer reaches of literature interview http://is.gd/yN87
How to Edit Even Goodlier http://short.to/8pxt
The Tipping Point has finally arrived for the publishing industryhttp://snipr.com/hpwjb
Espresso Book Machine: A trip to visit new technologyhttp://short.to/yyn
The Last Stigmas of Self-Publishing http://is.gd/xYWb
How Much Does it Cost to Self-Publish? http://snipr.com/hine1
So You Want to Publish 101 http://bit.ly/B98EY
A Publishing Person Self-Publishes http://short.to/75mr

Ebook Links

OR Books, a new progressive publisher, will try e-books and POD to bypass bookstores http://short.to/dt54
Publishers look to music lessons on digital content http://is.gd/OB08
Could Google Editions kill of the traditional e-book? Books in the ‘clouds’ http://snipr.com/jgo1u
Google’s Browser-Based Plan for Ebook Sales http://is.gd/OAAy
Preparing to Sell E-Books, Google Takes on Amazonhttp://short.to/czxb
Ebook complexity: good news for publishers http://bit.ly/P3uFZ
Ereader and ebook market ready for growth http://is.gd/N56u
Google’s eBook Business Will Create Standards Warhttp://is.gd/Mbpd
Eoin Purcell on Google as a bookseller http://bit.ly/osyGa
Amazon and Synergy = Kindle http://is.gd/LgV4
Preparing to Sell E-Books, Google Takes on Amazonhttp://short.to/d53r
Ebooks will surely go mainstream now Google has joined the mix? http://bit.ly/HLpgE
Why ePub is the ebook format of the future http://ow.ly/aycC
Smashwords offers 2 new services for epublishers http://bit.ly/Ry88o
To E or not to E http://snipr.com/j1vly
The Future of Books and Electronic Reading http://is.gd/IMyv
Scribd Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies http://snipr.com/izuem
More E-Book News: Scribd, iPad, B and N, Cool-erhttp://snipr.com/izubv
Stanza COO Neelan Choksi on the Last 150 Days in E-Bookshttp://snipr.com/iztvc
Amazon’s next revolution – Fortune magazinehttp://snipr.com/iwh8q
Ebook reader buying guide http://snipr.com/irj4p
E-book Reader Comparison Matrix http://snipr.com/irj3w
Cooler ebooks readers look suspiciously like iPods – will they take off? http://is.gd/DS8U
Scarcity to Abundance: E-books and the pain of the Digital Revolution http://is.gd/DROx
10 Reasons Why Ebooks Should Be Priced Lower Than Paper Books http://short.to/a92s
Speaking about the Future of Ebooks at IBPA’s Publishing University and BEA http://is.gd/CwV6
E-books are ugly, but it’s not the fonts http://is.gd/BFxb
Why the iPhone shines as an e-reader—especially for newspapershttp://snipr.com/idqg8
Ebooks, Prices, Consumers, Choices. Again.http://snipr.com/idq93
Scribd Store Sets New Standard for Ebook Ecommercehttp://short.to/abqc
The emerging phenomenon of books published first in digital format http://snipr.com/iaih0
Why E-Books Look So Ugly http://snipr.com/i9nyg
Fleshing out The Times’s ebook story http://snipr.com/iai57
E-Publishing for the E-Generation http://snipr.com/i1hbe
Great interview on digital publishing and ebooks http://is.gd/zBSY
Did Random House’s free online book releases affect sales?http://bit.ly/HME7z
Making Information Pay presentations (authors should be aware!)http://is.gd/zBzJ
Digital Piracy: Redux http://is.gd/zBxL
Ideas triggered by Amazon buying Lexcycle http://snipr.com/hxek3
Ebook Piracy is Up Because Ebook Demand is Uphttp://short.to/96kc
Amazon Commands Digital Textbook Revolution http://is.gd/xGgR
Wordclay Offers Smashwords Ebook Formatting Servicehttp://snipr.com/hlm4i
Kindle Page Layout and Typography http://is.gd/x2Nn
Will Amazon.com Conquer the Ebook Industry?http://snipr.com/hiopq
A Few Quick Tips for Kindle Authors and Publishershttp://bit.ly/2h9Pe
Fastest growing category in Apples app store: eBookshttp://snipr.com/h7dih
That eBook Thing Will Never Catch On http://snipr.com/h7csz

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Joe June 10, 2009 at 1:04 am

Excellent – thanks for sharing the links.

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