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Enhanced typesetting and new inaccessible Kindle format?

Skilled Workman Posted on September 22, 2015 by David BergslandSeptember 22, 2015

Back to scratching mud Aaron Shepherd is convinced that this is true. The .kfx (which Aaron believes stands for .kf10) is a post-uploading process done to your books over the first month or two after uploading. What it means as far as he is concerned is this: In practical terms, this means there is no longer any effective way to proof your book before or after publication. You can get it looking absolutely perfect in a KDP proof, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, Book Production, Kindle book design, News, Recent Posts, Typography | Tagged Amazon Kindle, Book Design, challenges, Design Issues, enhanced typography, kindle book design, Kindle KFX, page layout, publishing, reality, Typography

More on Kindle Problems…

Skilled Workman Posted on September 4, 2015 by David BergslandSeptember 4, 2015

A continuation of the Kindle formatting issues On one of the Facebook groups I participate in, there’s been some general poo-pahing over my most recent posting on the problems with Kindle formatting. I can understand it because many in that group only upload very simple novels. But the problem may be worse than I thought. So, I thought I better give some samples. In the process I found that Kindle has indeed destroyed the Kindle version of this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, ePUB, ePUB3, Kindle book design, News, Readability, Recent Posts, Self-publishing, Typography | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Amazon changes, Amazon Kindle, Book Design, Design Issues, E-book, iBooks, kindle, Kindle KFX, page layout, Self-publishing, Typography, without notice

Is it time to bail on Kindle?

Skilled Workman Posted on September 4, 2015 by David BergslandSeptember 4, 2015

Aaron Shephard is close to giving up in Kindle. [You may need to search as I could not find a post-specific link.] He’s found evidence that Amazon might, and probably will, destroy your formatting well after it has been published. As you can read below about the new KFX format, Amazon simply does that to your book. It’s out of our control and we have been given no tools to produce KFX files.   I suspected all of this, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, Book Production, Kindle book design, News, Recent Posts, Self-publishing | Tagged Amazon Kindle, bad formatting, Book Design, Design Issues, E-book, inferior format, kfx, kindle, kindle textbooks, page layout, poor page layout, Self-publishing, Typography

A new reality: spam books?

Skilled Workman Posted on August 14, 2015 by David BergslandAugust 14, 2015

Aaron Shephard gives us an interesting post today about a new category of books designed to use Kindle Unlimited to rip off readers’ minds. A post on spam books I’m not surprised, nor concerned. But for your edification, it’s happening. It’s a natural outgrowth of the marketing mentality which puts sales above everything. What do you think? I don’t think it really matters, unless I accidently buy one of these pieces of junk.

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Posted in Author Writing, News, Recent Posts | Tagged Amazon Kindle, honorable, Marketing strategy, sleazy marketing, spam, warning

Amazon is not the enemy, it’s the pathfinder

Skilled Workman Posted on July 24, 2015 by David BergslandJuly 24, 2015

Get off your lazy butt—it’s a jungle out there! The only way to beat the leader is to be better at what the leader does. I was reading yet another excellent article this morning from Mike Shatzkin about the current state of affairs in traditional publishing. He makes good points, which also apply to indies and self-publishers. We need to keep our head in the game. Amazon earned their place in publishing They are dominant in ebooks, not … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brick&Mortar, Marketing, News, On-Demand Publishing, Recent Posts, Self-publishing | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, E-book, ebook sales, iBooks, indie publishing, Self-publishing, traditional publishing

InDesign CC 2015 offers paragraph shading in ePUBs

Skilled Workman Posted on June 16, 2015 by David BergslandJune 16, 2015

Another incremental release? Of course… But that’s to be expected. The whole paradigm of the subscription model is that the applications keep getting better and you get an automatic update as soon as it is released. There’s been a huge amount of work put into InDesign CC (2015), but most of it does not apply to us: producers of the artwork published as books in print and as ebooks. However, one of the new abilities is very helpful. It … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, Book Production, ePUB3, Kindle book design, Recent Posts | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Amazon Kindle, CC, Creative Cloud, E-book, InDesign CC (2015), new release, new update

Barnes and Noble needs to clean its smelly ears

Skilled Workman Posted on June 8, 2015 by David BergslandJune 8, 2015

I read another interesting intro to an article to which I’m not subscribed about the possible excellent future for B&N. Smelly ears, by the way, is an old term for an entity with its head so far up its you know what that the ears stink. B&N is finally going to separate its college stores from the Nook and brick & mortar operation. Again it mentions the disastrous Nook. There’s a very simple solution. Provide the brick & … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brick&Mortar, News, On-Demand Publishing, Recent Posts | Tagged Amazon Kindle, apple, Apple Inc., B&N, barnes and noble, iBooks, IPad, ITunes, nook

One to watch, maybe: Gatekeeper Press

Skilled Workman Posted on May 8, 2015 by David BergslandMay 8, 2015

There’s a supposedly new player today: Gatekeeper Press I know very little about them—just heard about them. But, it’s an interesting concept. As you know, I am basically against paying publishers anything without a very good reason. My books teach you how to publish for free, and I still think that’s the best route to go—IF you are willing and IF you are able. So, why do I mention Gateway Press? This just seems like another competitor … Continue reading →

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Posted in Marketing, News, On-Demand Publishing, Recent Posts | Tagged Amazon Kindle, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, draft2digital, ebook distribution, POD printing, print distribution, publishing, Scribd, Self-publishing, smashwords, vanity press

The Kindle fixed layout software moves books

Skilled Workman Posted on April 23, 2015 by David BergslandApril 23, 2015

As I mentioned a while ago, I made textbook versions of my two best sellers: Practical Font Design and Writing in InDesign. The process was very simple and easy. I just uploaded the PDF I had developed for download. It had a bit of color added, but it is basically the print version slightly optimized for viewing on-screen. The conversion was very fast and seemingly flawless. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, it’s just a wrapped PDF so far, with … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Production, Kindle book design, Recent Posts | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Amazon Kindle, Apple Inc., E-book, fixed layout, iBooks, IOS, IPad, IPhone, KDP Select, Kindle Unlimited, Scribd

Make more with five book sets than 5 single books

Skilled Workman Posted on March 3, 2015 by David BergslandMarch 3, 2015

I was talking to my author friend, Guy Stanton III, today and he shared this with me. Many of you already know this, but it’s worth a mention anyway. You know what’s really ironic, David, about combining all the books into one boxed set? I will make more money on the sale of the boxed set than if I had sold the entire series individually, but what’s even cooler is that the customer is going to pay … Continue reading →

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