Tag: ebook
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Four ways to convert a Word document for reading on an e-reader
Reading a document on an e-reader is an invaluable step in the review and editing process. Problems with the flow and structure of text are so much easier to detect on an e-ink screen, because you can approach the document with the objective eye of a reader rather than its author. So, what are the…
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Printed book sales are up. No wait, they’re down.
The much reported pre-Christmas ‘fightback’ by printed books in the UK sales war against their ebook darker side appears to have lasted just a week. If, that is, there ever was a fightback in the first place. Just a week after The Bookseller reported printed book sales soaring to a three year high, it followed…
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Manually creating an EPUB ebook
There’s no obligation for a writer to know anything about the structure and content of an EPUB ebook. It’s quite possible, if you use an ebook creation or conversion tool, to happily produce ebooks with absolutely no knowledge of the EPUB format at all. And you might argue that it’s like driving a car; you…
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Why the cutover to ebooks is good for your reading
Amazon’s announcement that it is now selling 114 ebooks for every 100 print editions in the UK represents a turning point for reading and for the book industry.