John has sold more than one million digital books on the Amazon.com Kindle Store. The most exciting aspect is that he self-published his ebooks using Amazon’s Direct Publishing online tools.

John is among the privileged Kindle authors who have also sold over one million books on Amazon.com. However, he has self-published his material. Currently, there are thousands who self-publish their material, yet they have yet to reach the sales volume Locke has in a few short months.

Now, of course, John is self-publishing how he achieved his success. This most likely will sell a million, on its own, in addition, to his existing sales volume.

There is no doubt the increased ebook digital sales suggest devices like Amazon’s Kindle and the Sony Reader are increasingly making an impact on the publishing industry.

Additionally, affected are the authors who have decided to self-publish their works in digital format or for the Print On Demand (POD) arena such as achieved on CreateSpace.com.

Can there be anything more exciting for an aspiring author than to be able to publish their information or ideas in hardcopy book and/or digital ebook?

Digital publishing either by publishers or self-publishers is growing at capacious rates in every category and specialty.

Technology at reasonable costs is putting e-reading devices into consumers’ hands at increased volumes. This in turn enables speedy growth of digital sales in many topics and subjects.

Since traditional print books remain prevalent, an author who wishes to self-publish their fiction or non-fiction works can also do so in hardcopy print. There are many books being sold as digital ebooks that have not replaced the fashionable physical book. This gives the aspiring author a chance to become a self-publisher using Print On Demand technology. CreateSpace.com from Amazon.com and Lulu.com are possibilities to achieve (POD) self-publishing. There are many more POD publishers.

It can be somewhat easier to self-publish digital ebooks. You can learn more about Amazon.com publishing for Kindle (Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines), Lulu.com and Apple’s iBookstore.

Nonetheless, it is important to recognize, that Amazon.com released January 2011 the figures in the United States showing that ebooks outsold paperbacks and the traditional printed on paper book.

You might wonder just how difficult it is to achieve your very own self-published ebook and or paperback! The answer to that is-it is not that difficult at all.

There are set rules, policies and instructions. However, it can be accomplished with some perseverance. Simply go to the sites mentioned in this article and follow the instructions made available.

Of course, you must have your material for your eBook or POD book written prior to uploading your works to the publishers.

You can review this site http://www.booksandtales.com/pod/. There are many POD publishers listed. However, CAVEAT, as there are fees, contracts and expenses. Additionally, you will have to learn more about NoN-exclusivity. You do not want to be trapped into any exclusive contracts and or agreements, unless you can be assured of rights and compensation including marketing possibilities. All these features are important. Therefore, be sure to review and research your alternatives and opportunities.

It is very significant to realize that when publishing POD, you will be given an ISBN if you do not provide one for your book publishing item. There are some important facts you should research as there are some differences if you supply one or are assigned one by the publisher. You can contact the International Standard Book Number Association to learn more. If you do a search on Bing or Google, you can also learn a great deal about the unique ID number and its positives.

You should make sure to read more about how John Locke achieved his success. You can find out more at this link “How I Sold One Million eBooks in 5 Months”.

John Locke writes in his book about the marketing system he created to sell more than 1,100,000 eBooks in five months. It is amazing that John has become the ninth author in the world—and the first self-published author in history—to have sold 1 million eBooks on Kindle.

John has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly, as he has had 7 books in the top 34 and 8 books in the Top 50 at the same time in positions that include all Kindle sales including fiction, non-fiction, magazine subscriptions, and game apps. Wow!

Those are some thrilling statistics and some wonderfully successful events. Yet, the most awe-inspiring, is that he achieved it all working at it part-time, without an agent, publicist, and to all intents and purposes with almost no marketing expense!

Hope you enjoy and find all the above interesting and assisting in your future success as an author.

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If you have wanted to publish your writing, the best time to self-publish is now!  It is a very exciting time for aspiring and existing authors to become self-publishers in the electronic format eBook pioneer era.

Apple, Barnes & Noble, Alibris, Amazon’s CreateSpace.com and others now make available self-publishing features for many aspiring authors.

Electronic book reader devices, smart-phones and eBook high volume sales have influenced the Book and E-Book publishing Industry as well as the Print On Demand publishing capabilities.

Apple is just one of the latest companies to offer writers features to self-publish books (e-books) in their iBookstore application.

Since the iBookstore application is included on the iPad, users can easily review and purchase electronic books.

If you would like to learn more about self-publishing, you can obtain information and assistance from ‘aggregators’, such as Bibliocore, and LuLu.com’s Apple Approved application.

Apple and other companies have developed special arrangements and predetermined fees with ‘aggregators’ for authors and artists who want to self-publish and sell their products.

Google Chart for e-Reader and eBook Interest

Bibliocore is one of several aggregators

Bibliocore platform offers features and capabilities to publish e-books in the Apple’s iBookstore.

Some Basic Requirements

• An ePub formatted book that has passed the 1.0.5 ePub check
• Contains no unmanifested files
• Has its own ISBN number.
• Cover art, at least 600 pixels “along the larger axis.
• Fill out metadata
• Set the sale price.

Bibliocore versus Tunecore

Bibliocore self publishing executes in the same way that “Tunecore” does, except that it publishes eBooks versus music.

Tunecore has been available for musicians who self-publish their music for sale on Amazon, iTunes, and eMusic. The artist retains all copyrights, as do their revenues. The company requires an upfront flat fee to publish the product.

Tunecore has now extended their publication services to e-books through Bibliocore.

Once you have made your upfront payment, the e-book is then distributed to Apple’s iBookstore.

The author retains all copyrights, and Bibliocore receives royalties.

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Lulu.com Apple Approved Aggregator

Another favorable aggregator that merits discussion is Lulu.com. Apple has approved Lulu as an aggregator of content for the iBookstore.

Lulu.com designed a one-stop solution for publishers selling their books on the iPad

Lulu.com has assisted authors and self-publishers for many years under various style platforms and formats. Now, a writer can earn additional revenue by submitting material to iBookstore sales. This and others latest (Print On Demand) self-publishing enables authors more avenues to publish their works.

What does Lulu offer?

• Document conversion to Apple-ready ePub format.
• Automatic listing in Apple iBookstore
• ISBN
• Automated sales reporting
• Automated payments
• Distribution to other retail channels in all formats (paperback, hardcover, and eBook)

Lulu is a leader in open publishing.

Lulu.com assists writers to create their own works. They are powered by an Internet retail site, global distribution system and social content discovery engine. The Lulu.com platform helps individuals or companies create and monetize content in a variety of formats. This includes physical books and eBooks.

Lulu lets content owners retain complete creative and copyright control and gives them 80 percent of creator revenue when products sell. One million, plus creators, publish with Lulu.com at a rate of approximately 20,000 new projects per month. They sell to buyers around the world through Lulu.com.

Google Top Searches #1

Alibris recently launched Author Stores

Alibris recently launched Author Stores. This is a program to assist self-published authors an avenue to promote and sell their books in many marketplaces and online stores.

The following is from an Alibris press release:

Author Stores give publishers of all kinds a new, unparalleled distribution channel. Once signed up to sell through an Author Store, authors and publishers merely need to list their books once and they will be promoted and sold worldwide to eager shoppers through the following sites:

Alibris marketplaces:

http://www.alibris.com/

http://www.alibris.co.uk/

www.alibris.com/library

Alibris features:

• Personalized biography and photo for building an author’s presence
• Blogging functionality for reader engagement and marketing
• Custom URL for widespread promotion
• Custom merchandising and catalog tools for highlighting latest titles and backlist
• Direct e-mail contact for building reader relationships

Google Top Searches #2

Barnes & Noble plans to launch e-book self-publishing

Barnes & Noble plans to launch an application on its web site that enables independent publishers and self-publishing authors to sell digital versions of their books that can be read on some e-reader devices.

A self-publishing portal known as “PubIt” will open in the summer of 2010 for Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller and they are joining the ranks of Amazon.com.

The PubIt service offers authors the ability to upload and sell content through B&N’s website and eBookstore.

This application enables independent publishers and self-publishing authors to sell digital versions of their books that can be read on some e-reader devices.

The PubIt application enables distribution of digital books via Barnes & Noble’s electronic bookstore.

After setting up an account via the PubIt site, www.barnesandnoble.com/pubit, authors and publishers will be able to upload files and cover art. The application will then convert the data into ePub, a standardized format supported by several e-book readers, including Barnes & Noble’s Nook, but not Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle. Barnes & Noble will then load the e-book to its site and consumers will be able to buy and download the work.

There are a few different easy ways to publish your e-Book to Amazon or to create your eBook for the ‘MobiPocket’ reader.

How Can You Create Your Digital Product?

The easiest and quickest way to begin is to write your material using a word processor and converting it to a PDF or HTML format.

Now, you may be thinking that you know very little about word processing formats, nothing at all about creating PDF or HTML formats.

You do not have to be a technical genius. Just follow simple instructions to save or export your material in formats you can upload to Amazon.com and be sold to Kindle readers.

I have received emails and questions from writers who do not have a Kindle or other type device that reads these particular type formats.

It is not necessary you purchase any e-reader device to be able to write content for the specified device.

This apparently is somewhat confusing to some; as they do not fully comprehend the process in creating the actual e-book.

I will discuss the details in further posts; however in this article I will make you aware of your opportunities and the software you can obtain at no charge to achieve your eBook creation.

MobiPocket Software to create ebook applications is a free software to download.

Open Office Writer is a great application for creating PDF documents that can be uploaded to Amazon for the Kindle and Print on Demand Books.

You Can download Free MobiPocket software here.

You can download Free Open Office Suite Software here.

I certainly hope that all aspiring writers recognize that now is a chance of a lifetime to write, create and publish your works and materials for digital ebooks.

The very latest considerations to e-Reader Devices increasing are for the following benefits:

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For many the Kindle and Nook eBook E-Reader Devices include features that entice our love for technical gadgets to leave the paper books behind and carry the less bulkier and easier access to our information.

After all, I certainly do not have the ability to re-size text for my reading comfort in a printed book.

Additionally, the Barnes & Noble’s Nook allows readers the capability to read MS Word Documents.

Easier access to a choice of libraries for Amazon’s, Google, Barnes and Noble and others benefit any reader. The demand for information on devices such as e-Readers opens many opportunities for authors.

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If you would like to learn more, you can always contact me for further details.

Kindest Regards, B. Robert

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