http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Gold 5.0.5 (www.jivesoftware.com) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:14:00 +0000 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33298&tstart=0#33298 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:28 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:28 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:28 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 notjohn 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33297&tstart=0#33297 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:39 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:39 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:39 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 rudykerkhoven 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33303&tstart=0#33303 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:31 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:31 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:31 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 drmamalove 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33302&tstart=0#33302 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:42:58 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:42:58 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:42:58 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 wootabox 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33301&tstart=0#33301 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:45 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:45 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:45 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 scribblr 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33296&tstart=0#33296 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:51:50 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:51:50 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:51:50 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 scribblr 1 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33294&tstart=0#33294 > I agree--that's about what I charge to complete an > > ebook, giving the author/publisher both an epub and > a > > mobi, > > as I keep saying I am ONLY doing kindle right now, ie > NOT epub, so $20 on top of the covers is fine by me, > given that my day job is teaching the old and > disabled how to use computers, for which I get zip, > zilch, zap and nilch. So $20 will get me a 6 pack so > I'm sweet. DD: I wasn't arguing with you; simply making a statement. Most of my clients want to be able to distribute on Apple's iBooks (iPad and iPhones), Nook, Kobo, Sony, Libre and the myriad smartphones. I put them into distribution deals so that they can manage all those platforms with one interface, so they only have to go to one control console for their epub sales, and the DTP for Amazon. I have a Kindle and I love Kindle; but I also respect the power of Apple, and I would never overlook the fact that Apple users are arithmetically more likely to take marketing efforts viral than Kindle users. On an iPad or iPhone, you can stop reading, and "tweet" your followers about what a great book you're reading, or what a cool paragraph you've just read in so-and-so's book. Apple users are big on social networks, also, and can do the same things there; pause their book and FB or MS their thoughts about it to the entire social network space. IMHO, it's crazy to ignore Apple. EDIT: FYI, I just read a review on Amazon about someone's book, and they gave it a bad review JUST BECAUSE it didn't have an active TOC. FWIW. Hitch hitch@booknook.biz I Produce Ebooks. Edited to add info about TOC. Message was edited by: bkhitch]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:49:06 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:41:27 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:49:06 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 bkhitch 1 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33295&tstart=0#33295 Apple users are big on > social networks, also, and can do the same things > there; pause their book and FB or MS their thoughts > about it to the entire social network space. IMHO, > it's crazy to ignore Apple. > I totally agree that other retailers should not be overlooked. From what I've read many authors here actually do exponentially more sales from the iBookstore. It should be noted that Kindle users can also share paragraphs and passages to Twitter and Facebook right from their Kindle since the last software update.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:44:30 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:44:30 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:44:30 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 k0pier 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33293&tstart=0#33293 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:48 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:48 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:48 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 scribblr 0 http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/thread.jspa?messageID=33285&tstart=0#33285 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:27:19 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:27:19 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:27:19 +0000 Sep 2, 2010 steelcurtain68 0