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

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

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