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An ePublishing Primer: What librarians need to know to help local authors Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library - WOW Bus Jo Flick, Montana State Library Trainer Originally recorded: July 30, 2013
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Your presenters Jodi Christophe& Jo Flick
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Today we will: Explore some online self-publishing tools Share questions and experiences Be able to assist local authors who wish to self-publish an eBook Be ready to present a ½ hr session on self ePublishing for authors
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Ala Carte Distribution eCommerce Editing & design Marketing Endless Possibilities
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Forbes Magazine (6/7/2012)
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SmashWords
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SmashWords – How To…
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SmashWords – free style guide
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SmashWords – free marketing guide
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SmashWords – ePublishing Success Guide - FREE
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Lulu
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Amazon – CreateSpace
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Amazon – Kindle Direct
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PressBooks.com
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4-Step Guide to Making a Book with PressBooks o Choose Book Design Theme (what your book will look like) o Add Book Information (title, author name etc). o Add/Organize Text (your chapters etc) o Export your book (in MOBI {for Kindle}, EPUB {for Nook/iBooks etc), PDF {for print-on-demand}
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PressBooks.com
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A Comparison Chart
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Go it alone with a specialty epublisher Free services for content provided to the public for free – author still retains copyright privileges: Hathi Trust - primarily for academic content Montana Memory Project – must be part of a collection
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Copyright Concerns Advise authors that copyright law exists Copyright covers ALL creative works ©
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Copyright Concerns Refer authors to information Recommend authors seek legal advice Final judgment rests with the author/creator ©
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Copyright Resources Copyright Terms and Public Domain in the US – a chart from Cornell University http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm Copyright slider http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/ http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/ Copyright Crash Course from the University of Texas http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/ http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/ US Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/http://www.copyright.gov/
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Don’t worry…too much!
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Follow up? Jo Flick, Montana State Library trainer jflick@mt.gov jflick@mt.gov Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library WOW Bus Librarian jodic@missoula.lib.mt.usjodic@missoula.lib.mt.us Additional resources: http://learning.montanastatelibrary.org/digita lliterac/epublishing/ http://learning.montanastatelibrary.org/digita lliterac/epublishing/
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