From owner-freebsd-security Wed Feb 14 3:17:46 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from g04.syd.iprimus.net.au (g04.syd.iprimus.net.au [203.134.65.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 342E337B401 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2001 03:17:10 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 1281 invoked from network); 14 Feb 2001 11:17:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kdhbooks.com) (203.134.133.16) by g04.syd.iprimus.net.au with SMTP; 14 Feb 2001 11:17:37 -0000 From: "e-Publisher's Weekly" To: Subject: e-Publisher's Weekly #4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 22:27:46 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20010214111710.342E337B401@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org e-publisher's Weekly : ISSUE # 4 =============================================================== kdhbooks - February 14, 2001 e-book publishing & marketing http://www.kdhbooks.com =============================================================== Top Sponsor Advertisement: =============================================================== Get Published Instantly with EbookoMatic. Simple, affordable, secure. Upload manuscript. Convert to ebook. Sell online within minutes. Members receive $39.00 bonus! Act now. Collect royalties. Become famous www.EbookoMatic.net. (Affiliates earn 20% on new memberships!). =============================================================== =============================================================== In this Issue =============================================================== 1- From the Author 2- eZine advertising 3- ISBN number 4- Featured Ebooks 5- Merchant Accounts 6- Ebook Publishing 7- e-Interview 8- Microsoft Reader Format 9- Next Week =============================================================== 1- From the Author: =============================================================== If you have an 'e-book', 'website' or software you wish to have reviewed here or like to be 'Interviewed, then send us an email to: mailto:epw@kdhbooks.com . Interviews will be as well featured on our website for general public access. =============================================================== 2- eZine Advertising: =============================================================== Only three (3) more issues to go for our special rate. 4632 current subscribers to 'e-publisher's Weekly'. Advertising categories are: Solo Ads, Top sponsors, Bottom Ads, and Middle Ads. Check out our rates card: http://www.kdhbooks.com/ezinerates.htm For the next four issues we will give our subscribers a %50 discount on all rates. Go here for details. http://www.kdhbooks.com/specialrates.htm The "special rates URL" will only be displayed in our weekly 'e-publisher's weekly' newsletter. =============================================================== 3- How to obtain an ISBN number: =============================================================== Why would you need an ISBN number for your ebooks? In order to sell your publication on Amazon.com you will need one. But you need to publish your book in hard/soft shell first. Depending on the layout, Graphics and paper source you are going to use it can come costly. Then after you have publish it the conventional way you can go and apply for your ISBN number here online : http://www.bowker.com/standards/home/isbn/us/application.html or print out the form and post it. Ebooks will have either an ISBN or similar code to be identified in the future. Major Issues in the Implementation of the ISBN: PRINTING THE ISBN: When the number is either written or printed, it must be preceded by the letters "ISBN" and each part must be separated by a hyphen. read more about it here: http://www.bowker.com/standards/home/isbn/us/major.html =============================================================== 4 - Featured Ebooks: =============================================================== - LARKIN, by Debby Hunt - Larkin is the original story of a wealthy young girl named Shannon O'Larkin, and her relationship with an obsessive young man named Mike Sullivan. The relationship continues even after he has murdered someone and has been committed to a mental institution. Shannon thinks she is safe some years later, and she has happily married to someone else. But Mike escapes from the mental hospital. He comes after Shannon with a calculated purpose, and her life will never be the same again. download here: http://www.exebook.com/personal/debbyhunt/ =============================================================== - The Enterprising Writer, by Michael Meanwell - The Enterprising Writer’ shows you how to develop business and literary skills, and employ the right principles for running a successful enterprise. - How to set up and launch a sustainable home-based business - How to convert prospects into clients - How to turn clients into advocates (this is the secret to the most powerful and inexpensive form of promotion) - How to keep clients satisfied and happy to help build your business - How to handle slow-paying and no-paying clients - How to get organized and stay productive - How to promote yourself online and offline - How to achieve your writing dreams and enjoy working for yourself This book is well written and offers more advice and techniques than you will find anywhere for this price. A HOT product for beginners and professionals alike. go here to download it: http://www.meanwellstore.com/ =============================================================== - 'Writers on Writing'.by Michael Meanwell - Do you want to be inspired by the Masters of Writing? Then you should read 'Writers on Writing'. This unique book couples more than 360 poignant quotations from classic and contemporary writers with over 150 positive affirmations written by me specifically for you, today's writer. go here to download it: http://www.meanwellstore.com/product22.htm =============================================================== 5 - Merchant Accounts: =============================================================== By now almost all or at least the majority of online users have either heard or obtained a merchant account for processing on-line orders for various products. It is a rather convenient choice and in some instances " can cost more then you earn". To open an merchant account at your local bank is a tedious procedure and often you get turned down for reasons that might be out of reach (for the moment). That's where the on-line banks come into place, quick set-up, low cost maintenance, and a very attractive rate. But how much are you really earning? By a rate of, will say, 7% and a additional fee of $1.50 per sale you are not earning much if your product sales for around $10.00. The "real" earner is the BANK. So, do the math and shop around to get the best price. Download some ebooks about merchant accounts here: http://www.kdhbooks.com/ebooks/finance.htm and make sure that "YOU" are getting the most return. =============================================================== 6 - Ebook Publishing: =============================================================== Ebook publishing is a revolution on the Internet, the future of how we read books. If you can publish a website, you can publish an ebook. The advantage is that you have virtually no overhead cost, only your software and Internet connection. go here to download more info: http://www.kdhbooks.com/ebooks/publishing.htm If you are planning to publish an electronic magazine or/and ebooks than this ebook will help you out almost in every way possible. Click on the link below: - E-Zines - a complete guide to publishing - E-Zine publishing Handbook http://www.kdhbooks.com/ebooks/ezine.htm =============================================================== 7 - e-interview =============================================================== Michael Meanwell, interviewed by Kathryn Hardman you can read the article on our website at: http://www.kdhbooks.com/interview/michael_meanwell.htm ............................................................... Kathryn: After 20 years in the writers business, how do you feel about ePublishing? Michael: In a word, re-born. It has re-invigorated me and, funnily enough, taken me full circle to what I wanted to do -- and started doing -- as a teenager. Writing books. It's a little strange, however, being both the author and the publisher. Now there's no barrier at all to being published but, with that, goes a layer of responsibility to ensure content is at the highest level. Having started my career as a newspaper reporter and sub-editor, I am used to editing my own copy, so it hasn't been too difficult a transition. When dealing with the traditional publishing world, many writers invest a lot of time, submitting their work to publishers, then play the waiting-game. While the rules are different with epublishing, there is still a considerable investment needed to be successful. When I finished my first ebook, I joked to a colleague that writing it was the easy part -- and I right (the hard part was learning and developing a workable ebook format, building the Web site and launching an ongoing marketing campaign). And that's true, even for authors who are handled by a third-party epublisher. Often, they will be responsible for not only providing the ebook in a professional, published format, but also arranging reviews, publicity and online marketing. ePublishing is, however, an exciting, evolving industry. It's a wonderful experience to be in complete control of your e-destiny. - please follow the link to the complete interview. http://www.kdhbooks.com/interview/michael_meanwell.htm or download as ebook (340 kb) http://www.kdhbooks.com/interview/michael_meanwell.exe ............................................................... =============================================================== 8 - Microsoft Reader Format =============================================================== Publish in Microsoft Reader (LIT) format. If you can not or don't want to buy www.readerworks.com publisher ($69.00), then you can download for free the ebook publisher software direct from Microsoft. Only two catches: Must have Word2000 and you can not change the ebook cover. Other than that it works straight from within Word2000. If you consider to publish ebooks in 'LIT' in the future, then take it for a test drive. http://www.microsoft.com/reader/ and don't forget to download the layout files !!!! =============================================================== 9 - Next Week: =============================================================== - eBook Compilers under the hood - Competition - get published - affiliate programs =============================================================== =============================================================== Get Published Instantly with EbookoMatic. Simple, affordable, secure. Upload manuscript. Convert to ebook. Sell online within minutes. Members receive $39.00 bonus! Act now. Collect royalties. Become famous. http://www.EbookoMatic.net (Affiliates earn 20% on new memberships!). =============================================================== we hope that you have enjoyed reading our newsletter. if you wish to un-subscribe send to: remove@kdhbooks.com best regards Kathryn Hardman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message