SHIFT HAPPENS: The New E-Publishing Paradigm and What It Means For Authors

by Rick Cook

Ebooks have produced a paradigm shift in the publishing business. Now authors can publish their books electronically and actually make money at it.It takes work, of course, and a good book to start with, but more and more people are taking advantage of the sea change. This book will walk you through the structure of the publishing industry, why conventional book publishers are in trouble, and how the changes enormously benefit authors by turning the whole fiction publishing business upside down.Rick Cook has published 6 novels through a conventional publisher and thousands of nonfiction articles. Let him guide you through this new world and show how it works to your advantage

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2011

About the author

Rick Cook is a journalist, computer hacker, and fantasy author best known for his "Wiz" series of books. Since his hospitalization in 2000 he has not resumed fiction writing.

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Reviews

[M.A. Kropp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little book, for a few reasons. One, it's short, and can be read in one sitting easily. Two, it's clear. There's no technical jargon or difficult to understand processes. And three, it's honest. It tells you that it is possible, but it's also going to require effort on your part.

What it is not is some sort of get rich quick nonsense. It's not full of special insider info or secrets. It is a straigtforward guide to what is happening in the world of publishing today, and how, with just a little information and the willingness to devote time to doing some basic marketing, a writer can use the world of e-publishing to sell books. It is also written from the perspective of a writer, and not that of a large scale publishing house. There is practical advice here from a common sense approach.

I think this is a valuable book for anyone who writes and who wants to try and figure out this new world of e-publishing. The writing is clear, the advice is sound and the information is presented in an easily understandable way. It will be a book you refer back to more than once.