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Self-publishing, POD and e-publishing

Started by Frederick Claus at 11-08-2004 12:25 PM. Topic has 13 replies.

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11-08-2004, 12:25 PM

Frederick Claus

Joined on 11-06-2004
Posts 2

E-books

	I have a book that I wrote on marketing for a small hom based business. It's not all that big, but it has some tips for marketing that not too many people would think about. I wanted to self publish this book as an Ebook having people come directly to my web site to get it. Should I be conserned with people trying to steal my book or just sending their friends a copy of the file? I also have a movie trivia book I wanted to sell that way too. Frederick
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11-08-2004, 12:56 PM

mammamaia

Joined on 10-22-2002
island of tinian [northern marianas]
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RE: E-books

	if you want to sell your book online, as an e-book, the way it/s done is with a pay-online connection... people can only view the book after they pay... and i believe it's set up so it can't be copied... i know that when i try to copy a good article on some of the newspaper sites, it won't work, so there must be a way to do that... you can google for the info and companies that will set it up for you... best of luck... love and hugs, maia for 100% free help/mentoring: www.saysmom.com "You must BE the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi
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12-04-2004, 12:41 AM

NonfictionIdeas.com

Joined on 11-09-2004
Posts 11

RE: E-books

	I use a secure ebook program called Ebook Pro. When someone buys your book you give them a username and password and they can only read it with that username and password. You can limit the # of registrations so they can't share the ebook with others. You can also prevent readers from selecting and copying the text of your book as well as images. You can also prevent readers from printing your book if you wish. James NonfictionIdeas.com
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12-31-2004, 6:05 PM

Wexfordpress

Joined on 12-31-2004
Posts 2

RE: RE: E-books

	QUOTE: Originally posted by NonfictionIdeas.com I use a secure ebook program called Ebook Pro. When someone buys your book you give them a username and password and they can only read it with that username and password. You can limit the # of registrations so they can't share the ebook with others. You can also prevent readers from selecting and copying the text of your book as well as images. You can also prevent readers from printing your book if you wish. James NonfictionIdeas.com Sorry, there are no secure ebook programs. If I can read it I can copy it. If the book has a reasonable price then the motivation for copying it is lessened. John Culleton.
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01-15-2005, 11:43 PM

xenex

Joined on 01-15-2005
Posts 3

RE: E-books

	I am currently publishing my e-book in installments via my website in order to generate interest. Once it is completed, I am going to polish it a bit more and try to publish it in a more traditional way. I simply do not yet feel that one can work only by e-books. I hope that this time comes, but the technology (stunning though it is) just doesn't exist at the level of convenience of a few ounces of bound paper.
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01-20-2005, 11:54 AM

JustJim

Joined on 08-07-2003
Posts 328

RE: RE: RE: E-books

	QUOTE: Originally posted by Wexfordpress QUOTE: Originally posted by NonfictionIdeas.com I use a secure ebook program called Ebook Pro. When someone buys your book you give them a username and password and they can only read it with that username and password. You can limit the # of registrations so they can't share the ebook with others. You can also prevent readers from selecting and copying the text of your book as well as images. You can also prevent readers from printing your book if you wish. James NonfictionIdeas.com Sorry, there are no secure ebook programs. If I can read it I can copy it. If the book has a reasonable price then the motivation for copying it is lessened. John Culleton. You're probably right, John. I just went to E Book Pro and selected some of the text on their site with no problem and wondered why they don't protect the site. I also noticed that most of the advertising consisted of trying to make people afraid of theft with a lot of quotes etc. I am always leery of sites that oversell the product.
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01-22-2005, 11:43 AM

JustJim

Joined on 08-07-2003
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RE: RE: RE: RE: E-books

	QUOTE: Originally posted by JustJim QUOTE: Originally posted by Wexfordpress QUOTE: Originally posted by NonfictionIdeas.com I use a secure ebook program called Ebook Pro. When someone buys your book you give them a username and password and they can only read it with that username and password. You can limit the # of registrations so they can't share the ebook with others. You can also prevent readers from selecting and copying the text of your book as well as images. You can also prevent readers from printing your book if you wish. James NonfictionIdeas.com Sorry, there are no secure ebook programs. If I can read it I can copy it. If the book has a reasonable price then the motivation for copying it is lessened. John Culleton. You're probably right, John. I just went to E Book Pro and selected some of the text on their site with no problem and wondered why they don't protect the site. I also noticed that most of the advertising consisted of trying to make people afraid of theft with a lot of quotes etc. I am always leery of sites that oversell the product. I was checking a book at Amazon yesterday and as an experiment I tried to copy and paste from an excerpt. No go. It can't be done. Copy and paste of information from the main site is permitted, but not the content of the actual books. So I guess there is some sort of protection available. Whether this is an available option for the general public, I don't know.
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02-16-2005, 4:06 PM

Astronews

Joined on 02-01-2005
Posts 4

RE: E-books

	Regarding copying of material in eBooks - I have no such problems. I use Hypermaker to make eBooks. You can get it from http://www.bersoft.com. The book is like a web page rather than a printed book but the browser is built into the program - so you have no problems with it looking different depending on the browser. Furthermore, you can define the font and be sure the reader will see it in that font. The eBook is protected by username and password so keeping away unauthorised readers. The level of protection is set by the author. I don't let my readers print or copy any part of the book - but the program will allow these facilities if required. You can also set the security level on PDF books to prevent electronic copying - but there is nothing to stop anybody copy typing. - Astronews
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02-22-2005, 10:06 AM

mumser101

Joined on 02-05-2005
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RE: E-books

	The copy protection that Amazon uses is a graphics image of the page rather than text. So, the 'text' is actually a scanned image and cannot be selected. It is possible to capture the screen but the resolution is for viewing and the print quality is terrible. Larry
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02-23-2005, 11:47 PM

ctgj07637

Joined on 06-29-2004
On the shore of Lake Michigan
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RE: E-books

	Having your own web site would seem challenging to me. No web site, no way to sell an ebook, right? How does one go about creating a website for a writer? Are they expensive? What does it take to maintain one? How do you get people to your website? Or has all this been covered somewhere else in this forum?
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09-07-2005, 3:31 PM

Karen

Joined on 09-07-2005
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Re: E-books

	You can advertise the book on your site; and after people pay for it, you just send it to them via an email attachment that's in Adobe Acrobat format.
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04-23-2008, 4:58 PM

bookgnome

Joined on 10-16-2007
Posts 1

Re: RE: E-books

	If you're just starting a web site, try one of the many free ones out there (if you don't mind some banner ads popping up). I do mine on freewebs.com . I haven't had any distasteful ads on it. It's easy to use for a first-timer. Naomi www.naomimusch.com
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04-16-2009, 8:09 AM

seasoned_geek

Joined on 04-16-2009
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	>>>Sorry, there are no secure ebook programs. If I can read it I can copy it. >>>If the book has a reasonable price then the motivation for copying it is lessened. >>>John Culleton. With novels and other works of "general lit", eBook piracy is in its infacy. If you book is technical, such as high end software development, engineering, medical, etc., it's going to be pirated whether you put it out in an eBook or not. Eventually, Google will scan it and open it up 20% at a time, then you will get this email from a guy and his 4 friends demanding you send them the entire book in Word format to save them the time of pasting the 5 different PDFs together before they post it on their company Web server and send it off to a regional printer. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Some cultures view a single copy of anything as a "site license for the nation". BTW, according to my research, they did eventually get the book to a printer. Google book search is a very bad thing for the industry.
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08-04-2009, 3:35 PM

NellyDreams

Joined on 07-14-2009
Posts 8

Re: E-books

	I know a few people it that way....How much do you is a good price for that avenue? And What is your insight about using Smashwords? I read that you keep all the rights and you get 85% in royalties... Nelly
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