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Self-Published Authors’ Ebook Success

By Courtney Young @courtlbunny

January 15, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Self-Published Authors’ Ebook Success

More and more writers are becoming published authors. Some start with blogs, writers’ groups, and lifelong dreams. Traditional publishing can be difficult to break into, especially if you’re not already an established author. So how are new authors getting their books into the competitive market without an agent or a supportive publishing house?

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: amazon, blogs, digital, digital media, digital reading, eBooks, ereader, independent, Kindle, self-publish, success

The Age of Mass Distraction

By Monique Vieu

October 16, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Age of Mass Distraction

With an economic market that demands extreme multitasking and a digital culture that rewards immediacy, ease, and efficiency, our environment is changing at an astonishing rate. Pressured by this cultural shift, we have less time to consume information, and our brains are adapting to these demands.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: apps, best sellers, brain, digital media, digital reading, Facebook, instagram, literary awards, Maryanne Wolf, N. Katherine Hayles, Nielsen, reading skills, skimming, smartphones, twitter

The Perks of Aural Media

By Hanna Ziegler

July 20, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Perks of Aural Media

The thing is, I love audiobooks. I love the way my imagination thrives off the words in my ears. I love that I feel like I’m back in kindergarten at story time. I love the way many narrators create voices for the characters, or have an entire cast to read the book as though it were a play. And I love all of this about podcasts too.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: audio, audiobooks, aural media, digital media, podcasts, roadtrip, storytelling

Another Look at Google Books

By Camille Watts

February 5, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Another Look at Google Books

Last November was a landmark month for the publishing industry and creators everywhere. Back in 2004 Google announced it would partner with several universities to scan their entire collection of books. It began with six universities, but grew quickly to include sixteen more, and soon after their announcement publishers and writers protested Google’s plan. Most […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Authors Guild, copyright, digital media, eBooks, Google Books, lawsuits

Digital Pirates II: The Curse of the Black URL

By Ooligan Press

March 17, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

By Rebekah Hunt In my last thrilling, swashbuckling article on digital piracy, I explored the differences between the piracy of films and that of books. However, the most pressing question surrounding the piracy of digital content is this: does piracy of digital content hurt sales? As it turns out, opinions on this very complex issue […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: ABC, Carnegie Mellon University, digital media, digitalbookworld.com, DRM, Hugh Howey, Hulu, Looper, piracy, pricing, swashbuckling, Very Scary Stuff, Wired

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