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As this NY Times article illustrates, there’s a war on. It’s a war for the future of eBooks. The combatants are fighting over who controls pricing. Will the “agency model” used by Apple (publisher sets price and Apple receives a 30% commission) prevail, or will Amazon’s approach ($9.99 standard eBook price) win?
And while the big guys slug it out, where are authors? Who is watching out for their interests?
What about a model in which the author sets the price for eBooks? In fact, why not let the author set the price for any book they publish, regardless of format?
If you’ve ever wondered how to write a book in a short period of time, Joel Orr’s How to FastPencil Your Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days gives you a road map. Joel is an engaging, lively guy, and his enthusiasm comes through in this book. It’s a fun combination of FastPencil tips and writing advice that really works.
Joel actually completed this book using the very techniques he describes, in well under 30 days!
Author Keith Rearick states, “The author hopes that from that reading this book, generations after the Baby Boomers will better understand this generation and know what’s needed to get our country back.”
Joshua K. Wolfe’s book about a little cloud discovering his abilities and purpose.
