James Jenkins
I am on board, I have linked my SE account.
It is good to have a nice new place to come to :)
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See all 20 »Would content at https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/ be in scope here? I happened by the ebooks.meta and saw this post Are there any members interested in assisting as an official moderator? A few...
1 answer · posted 6y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 6y ago by Monica Cellio
This is a draft request, to set a standard for others interested in migrating in scope work from ebooks.stackexchange.com to writing.codidact.com See related Would content at ebooks.se be in scope ...
1 answer · posted 6y ago by James Jenkins · edited 6y ago by Monica Cellio
Strange import artifacts. I was looking at this post recently imported from books.se https://writing.codidact.com/questions/276013 It has several things as answers that are posts from writers.se.
1 answer · posted 6y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 6y ago by ArtOfCode
The Studies reveal that personal choice is defined by each person and varies considerably. 72 characters is the old schools typewriter format. According to Wikipedia this is often maintained out o...
posted 12y ago by James Jenkins
There are several different software products for collecting and formatting the electronic written word. Microsoft & Google, are two big names offering products, there are also many others. Lo...
4 answers · posted 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
A recent answer here indicates Amazon has a pretty restrictive payment policy. So minor authors selling books in multiple countries could have hundreds of dollars due them that have not yet hit the...
1 answer · posted 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
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 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
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 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
You can have it permanently published for free at Smashwords. Amazon used to do price matching, and this used to be the way to publish your book for free at Amazon. I am not sure if Amazon is st...
posted 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
If your work is going to be successful enough to make it cost effective to set up all the legal niceties of staying hidden. There is no possible way to guarantee you will keep your anonymity. The...
posted 12y ago by James Jenkins
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 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
Calibre is a downloadable (free, donations accepted) application that will allow you to search over multiple stores, for content. Using the get books function, to provide information like comparati...
posted 12y ago by James Jenkins
The internet archive https://archive.org/ lists both works they host as well as works in other libraries. While most (all?) of the ebook are available without cost the majority are public domain w...
posted 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
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 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 7y ago by James Jenkins
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 12y ago by James Jenkins · last activity 12y ago by James Jenkins
