Comments on: Electronic Publishing: an interview with Moriah Jovan, part I http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/ Mormon Arts and Culture Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:26:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Moriah Jovan http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38586 Moriah Jovan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:55:23 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38586 <blockquote>really e-publishing costs are WAY lower then traditional publishing.</blockquote> "WAY" lower? That is not true. The bulk of a book's cost is in its editing and cover art. The printing, storage, shipping, etc. is a small percentage of a book's overall cost, but most people do not or will not believe that.

really e-publishing costs are WAY lower then traditional publishing.

“WAY” lower? That is not true. The bulk of a book’s cost is in its editing and cover art.

The printing, storage, shipping, etc. is a small percentage of a book’s overall cost, but most people do not or will not believe that.

]]> By: Fae Books http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38583 Fae Books Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:39 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38583 I've been doing a lot of research on e-publishing, since I am starting an e-publishing company,and I think that most e-publishers are still too caught up with traditional publishing way of doing things. That tradition being that you have to make the same on e-books as you do on hard cover, even though, really e-publishing costs are WAY lower then traditional publishing. It seems to me that the Authors should be getting more of the pie, as the costs to the publisher is much less. I predict that over the next year or two, that prices for e-distribution will start coming down as more competitors get into the arena. I’ve been doing a lot of research on e-publishing, since I am starting an
e-publishing company,and I think that most e-publishers are still too caught up with traditional publishing way of doing things. That tradition being that you have to make the same on e-books as you do on hard cover, even though, really e-publishing costs are WAY lower then traditional publishing. It seems to me that the Authors should be getting more of the pie, as the costs to the publisher is much less. I predict that over the next year or two, that prices for e-distribution will start coming down as more competitors get into the arena.

]]> By: Moriah Jovan http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38438 Moriah Jovan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:36:54 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38438 Overdrive supplies ebook retailers with ebooks, as I understand it, with DRM applied. I know they supply the NY Public Library and other libraries. A lot of the librarians on Twitter that I follow talk about the lending of ebooks. Overdrive supplies ebook retailers with ebooks, as I understand it, with DRM applied.

I know they supply the NY Public Library and other libraries. A lot of the librarians on Twitter that I follow talk about the lending of ebooks.

]]> By: Katya http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38437 Katya Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:11 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38437 What's going on with Overdrive? (I'm familiar with their audiobooks, but not with their e-books.) What’s going on with Overdrive? (I’m familiar with their audiobooks, but not with their e-books.)

]]> By: Moriah Jovan http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38436 Moriah Jovan Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:47:30 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38436 DB, right. That's a coop, which is why I didn't include it. It might be working, but it's not making a big enough splash as a business model to warrant inclusion with Samhain and Loose-Id. IMO, of course. While I am attracted to the idea of an author coop, I am already far too aware of the burden placed on the author for not only writing the things, but marketing and social networking and "building a platform" (blech). A coop would be just one more non-writing thing to worry about for a group of people largely uninterested in anything BUT writing. That said, <a href="http://backwordbooks.com/" rel="nofollow">Backword Books</a> is building a different kind of coop, but I'm not really at liberty to talk about that. DB, right. That’s a coop, which is why I didn’t include it. It might be working, but it’s not making a big enough splash as a business model to warrant inclusion with Samhain and Loose-Id.

IMO, of course.

While I am attracted to the idea of an author coop, I am already far too aware of the burden placed on the author for not only writing the things, but marketing and social networking and “building a platform” (blech). A coop would be just one more non-writing thing to worry about for a group of people largely uninterested in anything BUT writing.

That said, Backword Books is building a different kind of coop, but I’m not really at liberty to talk about that.

]]> By: D. B. Story http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38434 D. B. Story Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:40:20 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38434 Yo might want to check out Excessica Publishing's model (www.excessica.com). They return nearly all received royalties to the author, publish everything in eBook form, and allow the author to choose POD (with CreateSpace) if desired. Because they operate as a cooperative model publisher, they also only take non-exclusive rights. They sell in most major eBook sites including Amazon, Fictionwise, SmashWords, and a number of others fed from these sites. Yo might want to check out Excessica Publishing’s model (www.excessica.com). They return nearly all received royalties to the author, publish everything in eBook form, and allow the author to choose POD (with CreateSpace) if desired. Because they operate as a cooperative model publisher, they also only take non-exclusive rights. They sell in most major eBook sites including Amazon, Fictionwise, SmashWords, and a number of others fed from these sites.

]]> By: Wm Morris http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38412 Wm Morris Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:32:48 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38412 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31bigcity.html" rel="nofollow">You aren't the only one</a>. You aren’t the only one.

]]> By: Th. http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38411 Th. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:18:24 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38411 . You know, it occurs to me that wholesale switchover to ebooks may change reading habits because you will no longer be able to judge people by the book they're reading's cover. .

You know, it occurs to me that wholesale switchover to ebooks may change reading habits because you will no longer be able to judge people by the book they’re reading’s cover.

]]> By: Th. http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38410 Th. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:15:09 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38410 . Yeah. I'm not carrying that thing around with me. .

Yeah. I’m not carrying that thing around with me.

]]> By: Moriah Jovan http://www.motleyvision.org/2009/electronic-publishing-an-interview-with-moriah-jovan-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-38409 Moriah Jovan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:50:17 +0000 http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=3056#comment-38409 And thus perfectly suited to ebook format. And thus perfectly suited to ebook format.

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