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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

OverDrive and Your Local Library

By Hazel Wright

February 21, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

OverDrive and Your Local Library

Public libraries exist to provide free and easy access to information to the population they serve, and the OverDrive app has made providing and obtaining that information easier than ever.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: app, application, audiobook, borrowing, ebook, ereader, Kindle, Libby, library, library card, overdrive

Book Cover Design Tools for the Self-Published Author

By Meagan Nolan

September 14, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Book Cover Design Tools for the Self-Published Author

As a self-published author, it may be intimidating to start with all of the online outlets claiming they can make your book the next bestseller. After all, you’re a writer, not a designer. To help make the process a little less intimidating, here is a brief list of options that can give your book the beautiful face it deserves.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Adobe Creative Cloud, amazon, author, BEAUTeBOOK, bestseller, book cover, book design, Bookfly Designs, Cover Design Studio, Covertopia, CreateSpace, customize, designer, DIY, do it yourself, ebook design, free, funds, Illustrator, images, InDesign, interior, Kindle, Marketing, Online, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Photoshop, Portland, premade, professional, sales, self-publisher, Self-Publishing, subscription, templates

Instant Entertainment: Ebooks at the Library

By Bryn Kristi @bryncessk

September 12, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Instant Entertainment: Ebooks at the Library

So now you really can download the app, get a library card and borrow dozens of ebooks all without ever leaving your home.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: download ebooks, ebook apps, eBooks, ereader, free books, free ebooks, instant books, kids, Kindle, libraries, library, Multnomah County Library, overdrive, students

DRM: To Prevent Piracy or Secure Loyalty?

By Meagan Nolan

May 2, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

DRM: To Prevent Piracy or Secure Loyalty?

What started as a clause in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 to protect the infringement of copyrighted works, such as movies, books and music, has blossomed into a full-fledged debate on who owns, who can modify, and who can repair the products consumers purchase. These products can range from cell phones and cars to children’s toys and ebooks, making it almost a certainty that everyone has at least one DRM-protected product in their home. The companies who place the DRM on these products can control who uses, modifies, and distributes the copyrighted works and products.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: 2018, amazon, code, company, consumer, copyright, customer, digital, Digital Content, digital rights management, DRM, ebook, ebook reader, innovation, Kindle, law, lawmakers, loyalty, modifications, monopoly, Ooligan, piracy

Refreshing Old Ebooks with Your Style

By Marina Garcia

January 5, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Refreshing Old Ebooks with Your Style

So you’re excited to open up your new book, freshly downloaded to an ereader. It might be the Amazon Kindle, maybe the Barnes & Noble Nook, or even a tablet using a book app. The anticipation rises, the new download opens to the title display, then after turning a few pages it opens to the first chapter. Three words in you realize you don’t like the font. Or maybe not. It’s more likely the font style and size are the furthest thing from your mind. As you read, a few hundred other people are likely reading that same novel, but are experiencing it in entirely different ways. Aside from the personal taste and perspective every reader brings to a story, there’s also the technical components of reading devices that allow people to customize their experience, and manufacturers to reach a wider audience with ebooks.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: customization, digital, eBooks, Kindle, Nook, personalization

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