Introduction To Digital Publishing For Authors
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Introduction to Digital Publishing for Authors
Presented to the Authors Guild 2010
Useful linkswww.ljinteractive.comwww.twitter.com/ljinteractive
By Liz Murray Sales and Marketing Manager LJ [email protected]
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Who are ljinteractive.com?
• We provide digital services to publishers– Web development– Digital Marketing– Digital Products– Digital Consultancy
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What’s happening in the booktrade
• £5billion industry– £2billion Trade Sales– £2billion Academic and Professional– £1billion Education
• Retail
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Content
• Content is King
• Storing content to best distribute
• Utilising content to the best effect
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Copyright / DRM
• Is Copyright outdated?
• How you can protect online content– DRM– Pro’s and Cons
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Digital Products – overview
• Types of digital products
• Value of digital products
• Where are publishers at?
• Self publishing + digital products
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Digital Products
• E-books– Sales channels and formats required
Useful links
– Smashwords.com
– Amazon Digital Text Platform - https://dtp.amazon.com/
– Lulu.com
– http://ljinteractive.com/digital-products-for-publishers.php
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Digital products
• Phone Applications (apps)– Development– Marketing / sales
Useful links
– Apple - http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action
– Android - http://developer.android.com/index.html
– http://ljinteractive.com/digital-products-for-publishers.php
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Digital Products
• Website Applications– Development– Marketing / sales
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Additional Marketing / Promotion for your book
• Websites and microsites
• Social Networking – buzz
• Pay Per Click advertising
• E-mail marketing
Useful links
– http://ljinteractive.com/online-marketing-for-publishers.php
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Overall strategy
Author
Product Packaging
Distribution
Marketing
Traditional publishing route Alternative self publish / digital route
Author
ePub / Apps
Amazon / Apple / Web
Own marketing and promotion
Sales Sales
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