Continued from part II. THE FINAL UPLOAD Only a few more steps and my 2002 out-of-print travel narrative, Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez, would be available to e-readers. I did not use the “Kindle Create” feature, now available at Amazon’s KDP, for example, so I can’t speak to its ability to ease the chore […]
Continued from part I Assured, thanks to a simple phone call to my publisher, that the basic rights for my 2002 book, Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez, had reverted to me, I had other things to consider, like interior design or any other artwork. Unlike the text, I discovered, those weren’t mine to use.
Back in Print, Part II: Re-publishing your out-of-print book in digital format, a series Read More »
Part 1 of 3 My favorite book is the one I’m writing, or even better, the one I plan to write after that. There is nothing more artfully conceived and less commercially sullied than the book that has existed only in one’s mind. Given that I prefer to dwell on my future books, you might
The German edition of Fairbanks author David Marusek’s story collection, ‘Wir waren außer uns vor Glück,’ is a finalist for the Kurd Lasswitz Preis. Wunderbar!A few weeks ago Andromeda wrote an excellent post on the topic of book covers. Publishers, especially the big houses, seem to hold the opinion that cover design is an esoteric
David Marusek: Cover Story Read More »
So you want to make an ebook. While a single (albeit longer than usual) posting can’t do justice to the method for turning your manuscript into a Kindle- or Nook-ready file, an outline of the process may be beneficial. So, here’s a list of the things you’ll need: your manuscript, a cover, a conversion app,
David Marusek: Quick and Dirty Ebook Conversion Read More »
Welcome to David Marusek, our April featured author! David writes science fiction in Fairbanks. His second novel, Mind Over Ship, won the Endeavour Award in 2010, and he is currently working on his third, Camp Tribulation.I’ve spent a lot of time exploring ebooks lately. I’m not exactly an ebook proselytizer, but I thought I’d share
David Marusek: Much Ado About Ebooks Read More »
Last night at the 49 Writers Crosscurrents event, I was so gratified to hear that Snow Child author Eowyn Ivey, now at #8 on the UK Bestseller list and #27 on the New York Times Bestseller list (what must that be like? I still can’t quite imagine) admit that she is obsessed with–or shall we
Andromeda: Amazon analytic craziness, ebooks, and other distracted-author thoughts Read More »
Regular 49 Writers contributor and noted sci-fi author David Marusek sent us this post (note the rapidly approaching deadlines for the giveaway), with more details on e-publishing to come when he is a featured author in April. This week marks not only the launch of three ebooks of mine, but the launch of my own
David Marusek: Ebook Launch and Giveaway Read More »
The death of Steve Jobs was heavily covered in the press. The same week he was being remembered, while researching the subject of ebooks, I discovered that another digital pioneer had recently died – with substantially less fanfare. Michael Stern Hart (1947 – September 6, 2011) was the founder of Project Gutenberg and is credited
Andromeda: Obituary for an ebook pioneer and free reading from the 1910s Read More »
Thanks to Nancy Lord for this 49 Writers guest post. If you’d like to write a guest post for us, email 49writers@gmail.com. It seems that my household now possesses an i-Pad, and that one member is tap-tap-tapping on it at all hours. When I wake at night I’m in its glow. My own new book
Nancy Lord: The conservationist’s dilemma: books vs. the thing with a screen Read More »
