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Q&A Choice of words on writing

Novice on writing here, except few academic reports. I've got an idea to write a blog about my travel experiences, Although I speak Queen's English, I wish to write this blog for anyone interested...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Vishwa‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Secespitus‭

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Q&A What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital rights management for self-published authors?

DRM (digital rights management) is being used in just about every electronic format, including files used in electronic readers. My question is whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for write...

3 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Steven Drennon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it wise to publish a novel as an e-book, and how would I do it?

I'm considering publishing my novel as an e-book (since I'm very techy) before I take the usual "paperback" route. Is this a wise choice? Also what would I need to do? (steps).

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why do ebooks often mimic the layout of the printed page?

I was recently editing a novel destined to be published primarily in e-book form, and made a list of pre-press instructions, to be followed when the final text is agreed upon. Some of these instruc...

4 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is a QR card linked to the PDF of a book a good idea?

This is a publishing question. The idea is: someone with a smartphone gets the card, scans the QR code printed on it, and downloads the PDF of your book off the web. I would have thought that a PDF...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by plugincontainer‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it better to self-publish or get a real publisher for a 100page humor/comedy ebook?

I plan on writing an ebook that's exactly 100 pages in length. This book will be comedy, basically my humorous take on situations. I think it's adequate as an ebook since ideally you'll read a pag...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by 00Saad‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Copyright of a book which is out of print

I have a question on a book which its last edition was published about 50 years ago and its author died about 47 years ago. Now it is out of print. The last edition of the book I am interested was ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Bibliography/Citation when writing a book

When writing a book, how does bibliography work? Can I just list all the resources used at the end in a "Bibliography" section? If so, do I need to put the exact pages that I used? Also, do I nee...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Dave‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the business model for Creative Commons books?

I notice that a lot of computer and programming books are now licensed under various permutations of the creative commons license. Half of the books published by No Starch Press and Apress (at leas...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by haziz‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭