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The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

Did you know that Hollywood generated 33% less revenue than the US yellow page industry last year? Neither did I until I read a fascinating new book called The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads. Ammon Shea is not your typical thirtysomething book enthusiast. After reading

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Write an eBook in 30 Days

Why Didn't I Think of That?

Every November, over 200,000 people worldwide take part in NaNoWriMo â€” â€œ(inter)National Novel Writing Monthâ€. NaNoWriMo participants aim to write 50,000 words during the month, and tens of thousands of them manage to do it. If those writers can do that, you can write a 20,000 word ebook in a month. Right? How to Write

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Lawyer Turned Children’s Book Publishers

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Lawyer Turned Children’s Book Publisher Yahoo Finance: While reviewing a thick legal document in her office one night at 2:00 a.m., corporate attorney YiShaun Yang had an epiphany and she realized the desire to be her own boss and the need to contribute to society in her own way. At that moment, a metamorphosis occurred

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Paperback Books Turned the Publishing World Upside Down

History

Mental Floss: Half a century before e-books turned publishing upside down, a different format threatened to destroy the industry. Hereâ€™s a little perspective: In 1939, gas cost 10 cents a gallon at the pump. A movie ticket set you back 20 cents. John Steinbeckâ€™s The Grapes of Wrath, the yearâ€™s bestselling hardcover book, was $2.75.

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Move Over Authors, Design Studios Are “Making” Books

Ideas

Do your kids spend more time on your iPad than you do? Has reading time evolved from hardcovers to the Kindle? More parents are using tablets not only to entertain their children, but to teach them valuable lessons as well. Every Walrus Can Fly is the first book from the award-winning digital design studio The

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How to Make $100,000 with an Amazon Kindle Book

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Business Insider: …with a $9.99 Kindle download price, the author sees $6.98 in revenue (Kindle Direct Publishing has a 70/30 revenue split in most major territories, including the United States. Amazon takes 30%, you get 70%. They wire the money into your bank account about 60 days after the month in which a sale occurs.

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Millions from eBooks!

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Amanda Hocking sold 450,000 e-books in January directly to her readers, for under $3 each. The 26-year old writer has never been traditionally published and according to one anonymous publisher it is unlikely that any traditional publisher could offer her a better deal than the Kindle store. Hocking only began self publishing in March 2010

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Considering Selling a Book On Clickbank?

You Don't Say?

It won’t work, says redditor themoop78. However: …if you set up a membership forum, setup rebilling, sell your product for $49.95, plus include bonus books about investing in the Forex market for easy money, and a no money down real estate book, and a work from home program, then you might have something. Don’t forget

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App Savvy: Turning Ideas into iPad and iPhone Apps Customers Really Want

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How can you make your iPad or iPhone app stand out in the highly competitive App Store? While most books simply explore the technical aspects of iPad and iPhone app design and development, App Savvy also focuses on the business, product, and marketing elements critical to pursuing, completing, and selling your app–the ingredients for turning

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