DRM and eBooks

This is the eighth essay in a series on electronic publishing. The other essays can be found at the links below: Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Essay 5 Essay 6 Essay 7 One of the biggest controversies in digital publishing revolves around digital rights management (DRM). This… Continue reading

Lava River Cave

I spent this past weekend with my son’s boy scout troop at the lava river cave just north of Flagstaff. It is an interesting geological feature that formed from an ancient volcanic eruption. (See the link for details on formation, well down the page.) It was a pleasant stay in… Continue reading

Busy Busy busy

I haven’t forgotten the eBook series I have been posting. In fact, I have two more. Unfortunately, the final two entries do require some research I haven’t had time to complete. Once this, that, and the other thing are wrapped up, I should be able to post those early next… Continue reading

Alternative Career Building through eBooks

This is the seventh in a series of essays on electronic publishing. You can see the previous entries by following these links: Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Essay 5 Essay 6 Over the course of this series of essays, I have discussed a number of different ways… Continue reading

Social Media for eBooks

This is essay number 6 in a series of essays on electronic publishing. Links to the previous essays appear below. Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Essay 5 If an author chooses to go the electronic route, it makes sense that the author would lean on social media… Continue reading

ePublishing in Audio Form

This is the fifth in a series of essays on electronic publishing. The others can be found here: Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Back in the first essay, when I defined the way I am using the term electronic publishing, I left the definition open wide enough… Continue reading

eBook File Formats

This is the fourth in a series of essays on electronic publishing. Previous essays can be found by following the links below. Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 As the electronic publishing world expands, the number of file formats grows, too. We’ll look at three major file formats, PDF, ePub,… Continue reading

ePublishing Your Backlist

This is the third essay in a series on electronic publishing. The first essay is here, the second is here. In this emerging world of electronic publishing, everything is changing. For the traditional publishers, that may not be a good thing. For the authors, it spells opportunity. As I discussed… Continue reading

eBooks – Traditional or Self-Publish?

This is the second in a series of essays on electronic publishing. The first essay can be found here. With electronic books gaining traction, the entire publishing landscape is starting to change. These changes are happening with considerable momentum, like a big rig rolling down a gradual slope. It isn’t… Continue reading

eBooks – What Are They?

This is the first of a series of related blog posts on electronic publishing. There is a lot of discussion out on the internet about this, but I want to add my own voice and opinions on the subject. Before that, we need a working definition of eBooks so readers… Continue reading