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How publishers gave Amazon a stick to beat them with - Tech News and Analysis - 0 views

  • A big part of that control stems from Amazon’s ownership of the Kindle, the leading e-book reader, and that books bought for the device have DRM built in. Stross argues that this effectively locks many e-book buyers into the device, since it’s virtually impossible to read Kindle books on other devices
  • Publishers — and some authors, especially those who control the Authors Guild, which has fought every attempt by Google and others to open up the book market — have been so obsessed with piracy and locking down their products that they have allowed Amazon to take control of their fate
  • even if you take advantage of Amazon’s self-publishing options to avoid having to get a traditional publishing deal, you’ve really just exchanged one corporate overlord for another.
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6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out | Business 2 Community - 0 views

  • I suggest using a few keywords that represent your brand – i.e., genre, interests, business or service, and using hashtags (#) with them. Why? This makes it a hot link (this one goes to #snark) to Search – important for you to have more visibility in Twitter’s internal search engine.Also, this is how you show up on Google.
  • If you’re using a header for your Facebook timeline, now you can use the same one for your Twitter header. Very cool.
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Why We Blog, and Tips To Keep Us Inspired | Book Publishing Coach - 0 views

  • Content is King
  • If non-fiction, create stand-alone pieces  anywhere from 300-700 words per post. If fiction, craft a stand-alone episode with a provocative title.
  • Set up some Google Alerts to see who else is writing in your niche.
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The Man Who Took on Amazon and Saved a Bookstore - Forbes - 0 views

  • double digit sales growth month by month over the last year.
  • Imagine for a moment what it would feel like if people walked into your company and used the lobby to call your competitors and buy their products. That’s standard consumer behavior in a bookstore.
  • To truly compete, he would also have to solve consumer’s expectations for instant gratification and delivery.
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  • Essentially, Jeff installed a printing press to close the inventory gap with Amazon.  The Espresso Book Machine sits in the middle of Harvard Book Store like a hi-tech visitor to an earlier era.
  • can print nearly five million titles including Google Books that are in the public domain, as well as out of print titles. We’re talking beautiful, perfect bound paperbacks indistinguishable from books produced by major publishing houses.
  • can print that book for you in approximately four minutes.
  • get any book delivered the same day by an eco-friendly Metroped “pedal-truck,” or a bicycle, as I like to call them.
  • fanatical attention to customer service
  • Ultimately the bookstore exists to serve a community
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Digital Magazines For Android: Searching A Software Provider! - 0 views

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    Quality digital magazines for Android is laden with the amazing interactive and multimedia features such as embed videos, embed hyperlinks, subscription management system, bulk upload, and more.
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The Basic Information About Digital Editions - 0 views

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    Digital editions are the online versions of the paper printed publications. In this article we will throw light on the uses and benefits of a digital edition. So, let's jump in. A digital edition in most general terms can be defined as a digital replica of paper printed publication. Keeping in view of the fast moving world, where time is a constraint, a digital replica is a handy option for those who would like to flock and share information on the go.
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