Should every chapter of a book start on a recto page, even if that means leaving some facing pages blank? Like so many questions in book design and publishing, the answer is a firm…it depends. First, I should make sure … Continue reading
You might think that’s a dumb question. Front matter is just that stuff that comes before the main part of the book. However, while some books might have only a few pages of front matter, others might have 15 or … Continue reading
Thinking of submitting your ebooks to one of then ebook publishing imprints of that mega-publisher Random House. You’d better read this blog post by John Scalzi (yeah, that John Scalzi) in which he slices, dices, and dissects a horrendous contract … Continue reading
In the US, you buy your blocks of ISBNs from R. R. Bowker at their MyIdentifiers.com website. During the checkout and payment process, they will try to get you to buy a Standard Address Number (SAN) as well as an EAN bar code for each of your ISBNs.
Continue readingSure, Amazon has the lion’s share of the ebook market, but they are far from the only game in ebook-town. One of the other major players is Apple with their iBookstore through which your book can be downloaded to iPads, iPhones, and iPad Touches. So how can you get your ebook in the iBookstore?
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