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E-Book Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to E-Book Success
Get Ready Writers, The E-Book Revolution is here.
What readers have had to say about "The E-Book Revolution":
"I'm thrilled to be learning what you're teaching. How could a writer NOT appreciate all of this knowledge being shared by these masters? Again, I thank YOU for making this possible. Because of this guidance, I will be self-publishing my first book this year!" ~ Dana Ross Martin, Author - Mrs PennyBottom, USA
"E-Book Revolution is an interesting and informative journey through the world of e-publishing. Great for newbies and even those not-so-new to e-pub. For me, E-Book Revolution pulled together all the disparate kernels of information into an accessible manual that did not overwhelm, or worse, bamboozle with technobabble." (rowenaholloway.com) ~Rowena Holloway, Author, Australia
"Ahh, all that info in one place. Lovely. I never thought of checking out my keywords to find out how good they are. Great idea. Thank you very much! The material is excellent!" ~ Margaret, Australia
"Writing your novel is the easy part - THEN the hard work begins. Social media platforms, different on-line publishers, do you need an agent, pitching ... it's enough to make you take up patchwork or maybe cross-country skiing instead! Em Craven's 'E-Book Revolution' is a fun and pacy guide to the e-pub minefield. Highly recommended." (madammorgana.wordpress.com) ~ Morgana, author, Australia
Now with bonus video tutorials and audios!
There is no use kicking and screaming like a 2 year old in the throes of a marathon tantrum – the e-book revolution is here to stay, for better or worse. While every author’s ultimate dream is to sniff the glue binding of the crisp, off-white pages of their first glossy masterpiece, the reality is that most of us will never write a book that exactly fits a publisher’s idea of a mainstream, marketable novel. However, with almost nine million searches per month for ‘e-books’ on Google and 2.5 million searches for ‘free e-books’, we would be out of our minds not to capitalise on this digitisation of our industry.
‘E-book The Ultimate Guide To E-book Success’ demonstrates how to take those critical first steps to e-book success and choose the right e-book model and promotion style for you. It covers everything you need to know about the e-book revolution, readying and formatting your manuscript for sale, and marketing your work to the world. Learn innovative ways to make your e-book unique, how to boost author sales, connect with your readers so they beg for more and promote your work without paying a cent in advertising. Discover the hidden truth behind why publishers reject perfectly good manuscripts.
Emily Craven has been researching author marketing and the e-book revolution for over two years and has presented on the subject for the Australian Society of Authors, Australia and the National Young Writers Festival. Join Emily Craven for the education we all need but NOBODY has been able to teach us!
Get ready writers, the e-book revolution is here.
Bonus Video Tutorials and Audios, Bonus Jake's Page, and Bonus Crowfunding For Writers 101 - Learn how to get paid to writer your next book!
What readers have had to say about "The E-Book Revolution":
"I'm thrilled to be learning what you're teaching. How could a writer NOT appreciate all of this knowledge being shared by these masters? Again, I thank YOU for making this possible. Because of this guidance, I will be self-publishing my first book this year!" ~ Dana Ross Martin, Author - Mrs PennyBottom, USA
"E-Book Revolution is an interesting and informative journey through the world of e-publishing. Great for newbies and even those not-so-new to e-pub. For me, E-Book Revolution pulled together all the disparate kernels of information into an accessible manual that did not overwhelm, or worse, bamboozle with technobabble." (rowenaholloway.com) ~Rowena Holloway, Author, Australia
"Ahh, all that info in one place. Lovely. I never thought of checking out my keywords to find out how good they are. Great idea. Thank you very much! The material is excellent!" ~ Margaret, Australia
"Writing your novel is the easy part - THEN the hard work begins. Social media platforms, different on-line publishers, do you need an agent, pitching ... it's enough to make you take up patchwork or maybe cross-country skiing instead! Em Craven's 'E-Book Revolution' is a fun and pacy guide to the e-pub minefield. Highly recommended." (madammorgana.wordpress.com) ~ Morgana, author, Australia
Now with bonus video tutorials and audios!
There is no use kicking and screaming like a 2 year old in the throes of a marathon tantrum – the e-book revolution is here to stay, for better or worse. While every author’s ultimate dream is to sniff the glue binding of the crisp, off-white pages of their first glossy masterpiece, the reality is that most of us will never write a book that exactly fits a publisher’s idea of a mainstream, marketable novel. However, with almost nine million searches per month for ‘e-books’ on Google and 2.5 million searches for ‘free e-books’, we would be out of our minds not to capitalise on this digitisation of our industry.
‘E-book The Ultimate Guide To E-book Success’ demonstrates how to take those critical first steps to e-book success and choose the right e-book model and promotion style for you. It covers everything you need to know about the e-book revolution, readying and formatting your manuscript for sale, and marketing your work to the world. Learn innovative ways to make your e-book unique, how to boost author sales, connect with your readers so they beg for more and promote your work without paying a cent in advertising. Discover the hidden truth behind why publishers reject perfectly good manuscripts.
Emily Craven has been researching author marketing and the e-book revolution for over two years and has presented on the subject for the Australian Society of Authors, Australia and the National Young Writers Festival. Join Emily Craven for the education we all need but NOBODY has been able to teach us!
Get ready writers, the e-book revolution is here.
Bonus Video Tutorials and Audios, Bonus Jake's Page, and Bonus Crowfunding For Writers 101 - Learn how to get paid to writer your next book!
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 2011
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About the author
Emily Craven
12 books86 followersChocolate. Karaoke. Star Trek. Travel. Books. Puppies. Shaking what your Mama gave you. All of these are some of my favourite things. But when I meet someone, I want to know who they are, not what they like. I want to know what’s their story? Why do they get up every morning?
For me, what rocks my world is showing daring creatives how to draw the curious down the rabbit hole with stories, how to use their tales to spark connection, understanding, and create belonging with a wonderland of their making.
Stories entered my DNA as a kid. They were what saved me from lonely lunch times with no friends when my family moved states and I was shoved into a new school mid-year, mid-puberty, mid-awkward-phase. They allowed me to escape to another world of adventure, of struggle (that wasn’t mine), of empathy, perspective, and heroes who strived against the bullies, and again and again, picked themselves. Stories showed me how to adapt, to care, to trust myself. They understood me on a level I barely understood myself. I was such a voracious reader I started writing my own books when I was 12 because my favourite authors just couldn’t keep up.
Stories were how I survived boredom. Boredom was how I ended up a Star Trek nerd. Every afternoon when I got home from school, my mother commandeered the TV to fuel her Star Trek addiction. The choice was be bored or be obsessed. You could say I was brain-washed a Trekkie and I have no regrets!
That’s the only reason I can think of for how I ended up choosing to study Astrophysics. Two years in and something happened that I never in a million years expected. I hated it. I had no idea what else I would even do if I quit. I was good at it, sure, but every six months I would have a mini-break-down in my bedroom, the words of high-school teachers and parents going around and round my head – ‘you’re too smart for art.’ If present me could time travel, I’d go back and slap them all up-side the head, with a loud, ‘hell no’ for good measure.
How many times have you been told you ‘should’? You should do this, you should do that, even though you know that box doesn’t fit you?
What I didn’t realise at the time was the reason I was so drawn to Star Trek wasn’t the science, it was the adventure. A soap opera in space; people working together solving problems, falling in love, and shooting phasers! This was the root of my unhappiness; I was suppressing the biggest part of myself. I didn’t want knowledge for the sake of knowledge, I want to create things that connected people. And the way that excited me, that lit a fire in my belly to create that connection, was by creating and sharing stories. Fictional preferably, with a hint of magic, a dash of quirky, and a sneaky side of truth.
I wish I could tell you that when I set my sights on career as storyteller, I shook off that ‘should’ energy. I did not. While I devoured dozens of courses on writing, publishing, marketing, editing and eBooks, and learnt one of the most important lessons of my life – that what you create alone will never be as good as what you’ll create together with the feedback of professionals who aren’t you and see your blind spots – I was still doing all the things you should. You should send your novels to traditional publishers, you should write short stories to get a name for yourself, you should have a ‘very’ professional website where you’re ‘very serious’ and therefore ‘competent’, as confirmed by your head shot which makes you look like you have sat on a cactus.
I waited a really long time for someone to pick me. And I was lonely, so very very lonely. When a boy who already had a 3-book deal with a major publisher got the only writing grant available in the state to writers under 30, something finally snapped for me. I was sick of waiting; it was time to choose myself. I couldn’t be rejected if I was the one creating the thing, right?
It was when I took the conscious decision to step off the beaten path that t
For me, what rocks my world is showing daring creatives how to draw the curious down the rabbit hole with stories, how to use their tales to spark connection, understanding, and create belonging with a wonderland of their making.
Stories entered my DNA as a kid. They were what saved me from lonely lunch times with no friends when my family moved states and I was shoved into a new school mid-year, mid-puberty, mid-awkward-phase. They allowed me to escape to another world of adventure, of struggle (that wasn’t mine), of empathy, perspective, and heroes who strived against the bullies, and again and again, picked themselves. Stories showed me how to adapt, to care, to trust myself. They understood me on a level I barely understood myself. I was such a voracious reader I started writing my own books when I was 12 because my favourite authors just couldn’t keep up.
Stories were how I survived boredom. Boredom was how I ended up a Star Trek nerd. Every afternoon when I got home from school, my mother commandeered the TV to fuel her Star Trek addiction. The choice was be bored or be obsessed. You could say I was brain-washed a Trekkie and I have no regrets!
That’s the only reason I can think of for how I ended up choosing to study Astrophysics. Two years in and something happened that I never in a million years expected. I hated it. I had no idea what else I would even do if I quit. I was good at it, sure, but every six months I would have a mini-break-down in my bedroom, the words of high-school teachers and parents going around and round my head – ‘you’re too smart for art.’ If present me could time travel, I’d go back and slap them all up-side the head, with a loud, ‘hell no’ for good measure.
How many times have you been told you ‘should’? You should do this, you should do that, even though you know that box doesn’t fit you?
What I didn’t realise at the time was the reason I was so drawn to Star Trek wasn’t the science, it was the adventure. A soap opera in space; people working together solving problems, falling in love, and shooting phasers! This was the root of my unhappiness; I was suppressing the biggest part of myself. I didn’t want knowledge for the sake of knowledge, I want to create things that connected people. And the way that excited me, that lit a fire in my belly to create that connection, was by creating and sharing stories. Fictional preferably, with a hint of magic, a dash of quirky, and a sneaky side of truth.
I wish I could tell you that when I set my sights on career as storyteller, I shook off that ‘should’ energy. I did not. While I devoured dozens of courses on writing, publishing, marketing, editing and eBooks, and learnt one of the most important lessons of my life – that what you create alone will never be as good as what you’ll create together with the feedback of professionals who aren’t you and see your blind spots – I was still doing all the things you should. You should send your novels to traditional publishers, you should write short stories to get a name for yourself, you should have a ‘very’ professional website where you’re ‘very serious’ and therefore ‘competent’, as confirmed by your head shot which makes you look like you have sat on a cactus.
I waited a really long time for someone to pick me. And I was lonely, so very very lonely. When a boy who already had a 3-book deal with a major publisher got the only writing grant available in the state to writers under 30, something finally snapped for me. I was sick of waiting; it was time to choose myself. I couldn’t be rejected if I was the one creating the thing, right?
It was when I took the conscious decision to step off the beaten path that t
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June 20, 2013
This was my first exposure to an interactive e-book, and I really enjoyed the experience. I was a little dismayed early in the book when the author stated that unlike traditional publishing, an e-book costs nothing to produce. While technically you could make that happen, no book in my opinion should be published without hiring an editor and a designer. But Ms. Craven did come back later in the book and state the importance of using editors and designers. Overall the book contains an amazing array of helpful advice for producing and marketing e-books.
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October 6, 2012Oh dear, it's my book, so I better no give it a star rating! I suppose all I can say here is it's aimed at several fronts: 1)to help authors take the first step in their e-book journey, 2)to show how all authors whether they are self-published or traditionally published can create an online platform and connect with readers who want to read what they write. Enjoy!
November 9, 2019
Have you ever had a dream of writing a book? Today everything is possible. There are many options for self publishing and even ebooks! This book give a very good guide on how you can go for epublishing.
April 9, 2013
As a self-published author, twice over so far, everything Em says I can identify with. Mistakenly I thought writing was about having a great idea, being creative, burning the midnight oil as you crafted a compelling plot, built believable characters and made sure you punctuated in all the right places. It is all this but as I’ve learnt over the last couple of years, it’s a lot more besides. On the basis you want others, over and above friends and family, to read your tome, promoting is the order of the day.
The Internet and the digitisation of almost everything has changed/is changing the world: an understatement to say the least. For authors and readers alike eBooks have opened up new opportunities that were inconceivable only a few years ago. As an author you now have the whole world as your market place. OK so all 7 billion inhabitants aren’t on the net yet but for all intense and purposes…
Traditional publishing is a slow moving dinosaur, eBooks are fleet of foot—they know no bounds in time nor distribution. Authors need new skills, new understandings, knowledge and experience to capitalise on this opportunity. If you type ‘self-publishing’ into Google the results are 235,000,000 entries! We are all pressed for time and no-one can filter out this lot. Em Craven has made an eminently successful attempt with this book. Based on her hard won knowledge and experience she will save you an enormous amount of time and effort.
A major benefit of eBooks, and particularly those in the “How to…” genre, is the interactivity that can be brought in. Books are no longer static but are now dynamic in nature. Every reader can find their own path through the content, choosing to delve deeper into one area or another. Reading becomes much more an individual experience; which is a good thing. Em is on the vanguard with her book, and she makes excellent use of the technique. And of course because it’s an eBook it shouldn’t go out of date: amendments, corrections and additions can be made and easily uploaded.
Additionally, for me, Em has a great writing style. She talks to you. I think people can get very stuffy/authoritative/pompous is their writing; Em cuts to the chase and says it like it is. She is direct and pulls no punches. For example when talking about marketing your book and the need to give it away free which for many is an anathema, she builds the case very well. Em speaks many truths, most of which, authors don’t want to hear but need to hear: setting expectations about sales, or the amount of work required is essential to know if you’re going to succeed as an writer.
On specifics, her chapter 3.1, second paragraph is essential and I couldn’t agree more. I’m not going to give away a spoiler here; the book is worth buying just for this insight. She breaks the whole subject down into 41 manageable chunks with a useful Table of Contents allowing you to dip in and out. And of course being an eBook, there is plenty of opportunity to annotate as you go so you can revisit the content that resonates with you.
The Internet and the digitisation of almost everything has changed/is changing the world: an understatement to say the least. For authors and readers alike eBooks have opened up new opportunities that were inconceivable only a few years ago. As an author you now have the whole world as your market place. OK so all 7 billion inhabitants aren’t on the net yet but for all intense and purposes…
Traditional publishing is a slow moving dinosaur, eBooks are fleet of foot—they know no bounds in time nor distribution. Authors need new skills, new understandings, knowledge and experience to capitalise on this opportunity. If you type ‘self-publishing’ into Google the results are 235,000,000 entries! We are all pressed for time and no-one can filter out this lot. Em Craven has made an eminently successful attempt with this book. Based on her hard won knowledge and experience she will save you an enormous amount of time and effort.
A major benefit of eBooks, and particularly those in the “How to…” genre, is the interactivity that can be brought in. Books are no longer static but are now dynamic in nature. Every reader can find their own path through the content, choosing to delve deeper into one area or another. Reading becomes much more an individual experience; which is a good thing. Em is on the vanguard with her book, and she makes excellent use of the technique. And of course because it’s an eBook it shouldn’t go out of date: amendments, corrections and additions can be made and easily uploaded.
Additionally, for me, Em has a great writing style. She talks to you. I think people can get very stuffy/authoritative/pompous is their writing; Em cuts to the chase and says it like it is. She is direct and pulls no punches. For example when talking about marketing your book and the need to give it away free which for many is an anathema, she builds the case very well. Em speaks many truths, most of which, authors don’t want to hear but need to hear: setting expectations about sales, or the amount of work required is essential to know if you’re going to succeed as an writer.
On specifics, her chapter 3.1, second paragraph is essential and I couldn’t agree more. I’m not going to give away a spoiler here; the book is worth buying just for this insight. She breaks the whole subject down into 41 manageable chunks with a useful Table of Contents allowing you to dip in and out. And of course being an eBook, there is plenty of opportunity to annotate as you go so you can revisit the content that resonates with you.
May 23, 2013
I self published my debut book in Jan-13 and I used Emily's book to help guide me. It was a fantastic help and definitely worth reading for anyone thinking of going down this route. I found her editing tips the most useful, as I had little to no experience in this area.
I will definitely be dipping back into this for my next book!
I will definitely be dipping back into this for my next book!
May 31, 2013
Very Interesting book.
It covered everything from the basics, to a few things I (as someone who has written/published eBooks) had not thought of.
Defiantly a handy book to have in your reference library if you are considering writing your own eBook.
It covered everything from the basics, to a few things I (as someone who has written/published eBooks) had not thought of.
Defiantly a handy book to have in your reference library if you are considering writing your own eBook.
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