Introduction

• "E-books are here and here to stay. Later than a lot of people, I for the first time downloaded e-books and it’s miraculous for travel and for children in particular. I feel great about taking Harry into this new medium." ~J. K. Rowling, 2011
• writing: different genres/content/length, e.g., republished blogs; essays, "spam" (duplicate); expectations (media), reader interaction
• (self-) publishing: faster process; role of publishers, agents, editors
• selling: lower cost; royalties; excerpts vs. browsing; copyright; piracy

Questions

• see earlier Features caveats
• amount of your effort; easier than a few years ago
• DIY or use an aggregator
• amount of your $ to invest
• which source editor, e.g., Word, Scrivener, Pages, etc.: ease of editing, conversion, final layout control
• cost for software, conversion, other services (editing,...)
• price of your eBook, discounts, Amazon Select, give-aways?
• intellectual property rights
• royalties
• quality, control of layout, design
• file formats and eReaders
• POD (print on demand) instead of paper inventory?
• which eBookstore(s)
• buy an ISBN?
• marketing, publicity: DIY, word-of-mouth, blogs, book clubs, ...
• book as "product": monitor sales, revise title/cover?
• ...
• vellamunn.com (she spoke to class on 11/5/2012)
• novelists, inc.; see: Guide to the New World of Publishing, The Future of Publishing