Kindle Paperwhite For Dummies

Kindle Paperwhite For Dummies
Author: Leslie H. Nicoll
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118855329

Explains usage of the Kindle Paperwhite, including reading on the device, finding content, saving documents, and troubleshooting.

Kindle Paperwhite E Reader: Beginner’s Guide

Kindle Paperwhite E Reader: Beginner’s Guide
Author: Gack Davidson
Publisher: Van Helostein
Total Pages: 30
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

Kindle Paperwhite E-reader with new innovative features is the best option for those who love to read books and spend their spare time by reading as well as learning. The Amazon has launched the new model with many awesome features that are easy to use.

Editing and Publishing e-Books

Editing and Publishing e-Books
Author: Nicolae Sfetcu
Publisher: Nicolae Sfetcu
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

You wrote a book. Very nice. But you didn't write to keep it for you. You should publish it. The problem is that the publishers charge high prices for some authors pockets, and do it objectively, due to the high cost of printing. But you allowed that luxury, and now you have a printed book, with you as the author. You can keep hundreds or thousands of volumes in your personal library and give it as a gift to your friends in special occasions, or try to distribute in various libraries. You managed to distribute it, the book is beautifully placed in shelves. In time, dust is spread on covers. After a while, the book is withdrawn. It remains to use it as decoration at home, or support for various household items. But lucky for you, there is an alternative, cheaper and more effective, in selling your book: e-Books! e-Book and online publishing market has evolved rapidly in recent years, and a lot of companies have entered this market, as publishers, online bookstores, or promoting e-books.

Best of TOC

Best of TOC
Author: O'Reilly TOC Team
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-02-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449365256

2012 was quite a year for change in the publishing industry.Throughout the year we used the TOC community site (toc.oreilly.com)to provide insightful analysis of the latest industry developments.And since ours is a community site, the articles we publish aren'tjust from the TOC team; we also feature perspectives from many of thetop innovators and publishing experts. It wasn't easy, but we hand-picked the most noteworthy articles from2012 for inclusion in this Best of TOC collection. We think you'llagree that the more than 60 pieces featured here represent some of themost thought-provoking dialog from the past year. We've arranged thearticles by category, so whether you're most interested in marketing,revenue models, production or innovation in general you'll findsomething to get your creative juices flowing.

The eBook Revolution

The eBook Revolution
Author: Kate Sheehan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610691849

The book ecosystem is radically changing, and libraries must change with it. This book tackles the controversial discussion about eBooks and explores librarian-driven solutions and visions for the future of libraries in the 21st century. The eBook Revolution: A Primer for Librarians on the Front Lines is exactly what its title promises: an essential resource for librarians facing the formidable task of coordinating the library-wide transition to eBooks and fielding questions from patrons about eBooks on a daily basis. After an introduction that covers the basics of eBooks and current eBook technology, the author puts things into perspective, documenting the changes that have occurred over the past decade. She also delves into important eBook issues, identifying librarian-driven solutions and providing glimpses of what libraries in the near future will likely be like. The book examines perennially critical issues such as accessibility, resource sharing, and the digital divide within the context of eBook technology and provides a clear framework for discussing eBooks, thereby enabling readers to make informed decisions regarding their own organizations.

Your eBook Survival Kit, 4th edition

Your eBook Survival Kit, 4th edition
Author: Dr David P Reiter
Publisher: Interactive Publications
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2020-02-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1922332151

A practical, no-nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimized pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books. You’ll then see how to package the files for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Google by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand (POD) production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community. What’s new in the 4th Edition? • Information on the new export features from Adobe InDesign (Creative Cloud Suite) that allow you to export your files with confidence to the key eBook formats • an up-to-date review of the latest eBook Readers, smartphones, phablets and tablets in terms of their functionality for enhanced eBook files • Step-by-step instructions on how to set up your book in Kindle Create and iBooks Author, and how to prepare, test and add interactive and multimedia elements to enhance your eBook • How to streamline your workflow from Word or Pages via Adobe’s Creative Cloud Suite to shorten the conversion process • Hands-on directions on how to use emulators like Sigil and Calibre to fine-tune your ePub files and convert them to Kindle friendly mobi files • How to validate your files offline with a single click before uploading them to distributors like Google, Apple, Kobo and Amazon • When to outsource tasks related to your book’s preparation and conversion to eBook formats, and how much you should expect to pay • Up-to-date social media strategies for spreading the word about your book • And much, much more! Reviews Heartily recommend this as a worthwhile way to commence or continue your digital publishing journey. Outlining the current state of play, it also contains great information based on Dr Reiter’s hands-on experience, tips on how to set up your book, convert to a variety of formats and upload your title to the major ebook retailers. Buy it and read it! – Anna Maguire, digiredo

Secrets of Becoming World Class. Live Your Dream Life. Guaranteed

Secrets of Becoming World Class. Live Your Dream Life. Guaranteed
Author: Abdullah Zahid
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release:
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

With years of meticulous research, this book is designed to train your brain to move towards path of becoming world legends like Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, etc. The book also contains the life stories of 20 legends of this century for how they went to conquer the world right from their childhood till the point they reached that glory. Then the book unfolds the secrets which are common to all these legendary personalities for their tremendous successes. Then the book goes onto unfold, ways in which any of normal human being could apply these secrets in their own life. It’s a must read for all those who want to leave an impact on this world and want to be remembered by generations and make this one life of theirs, a legendary one.

Academic E-Books

Academic E-Books
Author: Suzanne M. Ward
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2015-11-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1612494293

Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users provides readers with a view of the changing and emerging roles of electronic books in higher education. The three main sections contain contributions by experts in the publisher/vendor arena, as well as by librarians who report on both the challenges of offering and managing e-books and on the issues surrounding patron use of e-books. The case study section offers perspectives from seven different sizes and types of libraries whose librarians describe innovative and thought-provoking projects involving e-books. Read about perspectives on e-books from organizations as diverse as a commercial publisher and an association press. Learn about the viewpoint of a jobber. Find out about the e-book challenges facing librarians, such as the quest to control costs in the patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) model, how to solve the dilemma of resource sharing with e-books, and how to manage PDA in the consortial environment. See what patron use of e-books reveals about reading habits and disciplinary differences. Finally, in the case study section, discover how to promote scholarly e-books, how to manage an e-reader checkout program, and how one library replaced most of its print collection with e-books. These and other examples illustrate how innovative librarians use e-books to enhance users’ experiences with scholarly works.

FCC Record

FCC Record
Author: United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 852
Release: 2016
Genre: Telecommunication
ISBN:

Public Library Use of eBooks

Public Library Use of eBooks
Author: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2014
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1574403079

This study gives highly detailed data on the eBook purchasing and use habits of a sample of 70 public libraries. The survey helps its readers to answer questions such as: how much are public libraries spending on eBooks? How much do they spend on specific vendors and publishers such as OverDrive, Baker & Taylor, EBSCO, Recorded Books, Gale and Harper Collins, Penguin/Random House and many others. The study also gives detailed data on the extent that various eBook use and purchasing models account for library eBook spending, providing data on ownership models, pay per view models, subscription models and others. The study also provides data on the growth rate of each type of model. The report also looks at how libraries use public domain eBooks. The study also provides detailed data on the use of eAudiobooks, relating expenditures, growth rates, and the number of titles held. In addition the report looks at the extent to which public libraries are able to make available eBooks for best sellers, and their overall strategy for reconciling their print and eBook collections. The study also looks at the growing use of tablet computers in public libraries, at the uses and abuses of eBook use statistics, use of electronic directories, the direction of eBook prices, and many other issues in public library eBook selection and management.