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Q&A Anonymous publishing

I am writing a book of short stories. I am planning to self-publish the stories as an e-book but would like to keep my anonymity - I will use a pseudonym. Obviously, I would like to sell the e-boo...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by user6629‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by user6629‭

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Q&A Can I create my own ebook cloud with Calibre?

I have heard that I can use calibre to create a cloud with all my books, not just ones from a specific vendor. How would I do it?

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A What is the difference between giving away my only print copy or my only electronic copy of a book?

The question If a book doesn't have DRM does that mean it is OK to give a copy to my friend to read? has answers implying that without permission there are legal and ethical hurdles in giving away ...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A Paperwhite error on open book, how do I get the error log?

I downloaded a .mobi file format book from Baen it opens fine on Calibre, and on my Kindle keyboard. When I try to open it on my Kindle Paperwhite I get this message Error An error occurred...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A How to convert .epub to .pdb for testing

I've seen some conversion sites that can convert .epub files to .pdb files but I was unaware of a source library or a way to convert a file locally for testing on the Nook. So my question is: Do y...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ‭

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Q&A Public domain search tools/websites

Is there a united resource or program to search public domain works? By united I mean it searches in more than 1 website for my search term.

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by user47449‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by user47449‭

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Q&A What is "text to speech"?

I see some kindle books advertised on Amazon that say "text-to-speech: Enabled" what is this? How is it different from an audio book?

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A What is "Read an Ebook Week"?

I was just sitting down to start shopping at Smashwords, and found this listing. A quick look on line seems to indicate this is some kind of world wide deal. What is "Read an Ebook Week"? Where...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A Are there any ebook search engines?

Are there any websites that work like ebook search engines, where you can perform a search over multiple stores and have the results sortable and/or filterable for file format, price, presence of D...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Sekhemty‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by Sekhemty‭

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Q&A What was the average income from ebooks for independent authors in 2013?

Ebooks have been a boon to independent authors, providing a path to audiences, unmatched in the history of publishing. The field is rather new, and currently there is not even Wikipedia page Indep...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A How does DRM impact the sales of eBooks?

DRM (Digital rights management) is a somewhat controversial anti-piracy measure. There are strong arguments on both sides of the debate, this question is not about the should/shouldn't debate. It...

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by James Jenkins‭

Question drm ebooks