TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » News Roundup http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Morning Roundup: 10 steps to creating a book based on your blog http://www.teleread.com/blogs/morning-roundup-10-steps-to-creating-a-book-based-on-your-blog/ http://www.teleread.com/blogs/morning-roundup-10-steps-to-creating-a-book-based-on-your-blog/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:18 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=85629 10 Steps to Creating a Book Based on Your Blog (Media Shift) I recently self-published an e-book based on my blog, and I want to share what I learned. This post focuses on the editorial process; in subsequent posts, I’ll share tips on coming up with a design for your e-book cover, choosing a publishing platform (I went with Kindle, [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/morning-links-10/feed/ 0 Morning Links — DBW Conference & Expo starts today http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-subtitle-relating-to-article-or-theme/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-subtitle-relating-to-article-or-theme/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:51:15 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=76794 The Death of Aaron Swartz and the New Hacker Crackdown {Gawker} eBooks at 50%? (Digital Book World) Bilbary Founder Time Coates on What Libraries Need (Good E-Reader) 2012 Predictions Reviewed (Dear Author) Are the Days of the $14.99 eBook Numbered? (Forbes) Kindle Daily Deals: A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block {+ 3 others} [...]

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