Apparently, when cars were first introduced the analysts predicted bicycles would become obsolete. But bicycles still outsell cars to this day! Here’s an excellent analysis – including graphics – of why both print and electronic books are viable resources for readers. The article examines the success of print books versus e-books and why it’s likely […]
What Would You Do If There Was Nothin...
The book offers a map toward self-actualization, using the 22 stages of the Fool’s journey, and connecting you with a wide variety of wisdom-sources and spiritual teachings, including Sufism, Buddhism, Taoist philosophies, anthroposophy, mystical Christianity, Jungian psychology, mythology, and the tarot. Through inspiring and original practices, meditations, and improvisations, this book takes you on a […]
Books or Nooks?
A comparison of print and electronic format Amazon reported stunning figures in March 2011 that their e-books were outselling print books (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/technology/20amazon.html) for the month of May. Although e-books only constituted about 14% of the consumer fiction and nonfiction market, that number was predicted as likely to grow. Nine months later USA Today listed that e-books […]
What is POD?
Print on demand (POD) is a revolutionary business technique that maximizes efficiency in the market for smaller operations. That is why we use it here at WriteSpa. It works by printing orders as they are placed by the customer, instead of the retailer or the publisher. In doing business this way the retailer doesn’t have […]
Why Publish Independently?
What do you do? Oh, a writer. Fantastic! Who’s your publisher? Who? Never heard of them. Well, so long buddy, I got other tables to wait on. That was the old days. That happened when publishing companies used to reflect integrity. It was part of the American dream that talent would be recognized and transformed […]
eBooks
Formatting your eBook so that it looks elegant, consistent, and follows the formatting requirements of various ebook platforms is not as straightforward as it might seem. In addition to making sure your book is available for Kindle on Amazon, and for the Nook on Barnes & Noble, we use Smashwords as our primary ebook distributor, […]