Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

An ePublishing Primer: What librarians need to know to help local authors Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library - WOW Bus Jo Flick, Montana State Library.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "An ePublishing Primer: What librarians need to know to help local authors Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library - WOW Bus Jo Flick, Montana State Library."— Presentation transcript:

1 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

2 Your presenters Jodi Christophe& Jo Flick

3 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

4 Ala Carte Distribution eCommerce Editing & design Marketing Endless Possibilities

5 Forbes Magazine (6/7/2012)

6 SmashWords

7 SmashWords – How To…

8 SmashWords – free style guide

9 SmashWords – free marketing guide

10 SmashWords – ePublishing Success Guide - FREE

11 Lulu

12 Amazon – CreateSpace

13 Amazon – Kindle Direct

14 PressBooks.com

15

16

17 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}

18 PressBooks.com

19 A Comparison Chart

20 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

21 Copyright Concerns Advise authors that copyright law exists Copyright covers ALL creative works ©

22 Copyright Concerns Refer authors to information Recommend authors seek legal advice Final judgment rests with the author/creator ©

23 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/

24 Don’t worry…too much!

25 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/


Download ppt "An ePublishing Primer: What librarians need to know to help local authors Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library - WOW Bus Jo Flick, Montana State Library."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google