Have you finished writing your book and want to make it into an ebook but don’t even know where to start? Start here! In this post, I will define some common terms and link to some resources where you can learn more.
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Metadata: A Definition and Best Practices
By Tiffany Watson
Metadata is the language we use to describe products when we are unable to have these products at hand.
Escaping the Need to Know Everything
By Kaitlin Barnes
It’s no secret that the publishing world has a fear of digital technology. Ebooks especially are still often treated as the red-headed stepchild of the publishing world—a wild, untamed format that only those with high-level, specialized skills can attempt to conquer. The fact of the matter is, however, this simply isn’t true. Anyone who sets their mind to it can master the art of creating ebooks, yet most remain afraid to try. Specifically, people seem to be afraid they don’t know enough to even make an attempt.
OverDrive and Your Local Library
By Hazel Wright
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.
Ebook Brain: The Neuroscience of Digital Reading
By Olivia Clarke
We’ve all heard the conventional wisdom that staring at screens all day is somehow bad for our brains: supposedly it destroys our attention spans, blunts our intelligence, and transforms us into technology-dependent zombies. But is there any truth to such grim speculations? Are screens really changing our brains?
Reading Audiobooks
By Megan Huddleston @MNHuddleston
There is currently much debate over whether listening to an audiobook counts as “reading” a book. However, oral storytelling has been around longer than books. In fact, the first books were written in order to be read aloud.