by John Jerney | Mar 6, 2014 | Sell
Jeremy Greenfield at Digital Book World lists the top 25 ebook bestsellers, this week dominated by Veronica Roth with the Divergent Series. HarperCollins Continues Dominance of Top of Ebook Best-Seller List ePublish Yourself Intelligence The top 10 books (see the...
by John Jerney | Mar 5, 2014 | Discover
San Francisco-based Ownshelf has created a new social network service for sharing DRM-free ebooks, and is raising money to expand to mobile platforms. Ownshelf App for sharing eBooks with friends across devices ePublish Yourself Intelligence In brief: Ownshelf.com,...
by John Jerney | Mar 3, 2014 | Excerpt, Meet
The Word by Charles Alverson Publisher: Tinderboxed Press (April 16, 2013) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English Book Description From ex-con to messiah in five easy lessons… After Joe Dixon leaves Folsom Prison, he vows never to go back....
by John Jerney | Jan 27, 2014 | Interview, Meet
This is an abridged version of a full-length article that appears in the premiere issue of the ePublish Yourself! e-zine, available on ISSUU. Author, playwright, college English assistant professor, and educational consultant, Melda Beaty would like to see the books...
by John Jerney | Jan 26, 2014 | Beginner, Create, Magazine
This is an abridged version of a full-length article that appears in the premiere issue of the ePublish Yourself! e-zine, available on ISSUU (free for a short period). One of the most fascinating areas to watch in the epublishing realm is the blossoming of digital...
by John Jerney | May 13, 2013 | Create
Think Kindle is just for books with lots of text and the occasional interspersed image? Think again. In early April 2013, Amazon released a new free tool to indie authors and publishers called the Kindle Comic Creator. This tool makes it easy to turn comics, graphic...
by John Jerney | Aug 3, 2012 | Create, Interview
Book trailers, those short video teasers that take their name from the more common movie trailers, offer an intriguing way to hook potential readers through the dramatic power of visual storytelling. But creating an effective and engaging trailer is more than just...
by John Jerney | Mar 30, 2012 | Learn
The old saw goes something like this: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Now I’m not one to question your elementary school English teacher’s wisdom (though the original expression was actually “You can’t judge a book by its binding”). I get it. But when it comes...