Rise above the Crowd
Posted in eBooks, Marketing, Web Presence on Oct 28th, 2011
Someone asked me the other day, what is MetaPlume’s speciality? Now the word ‘speciality’ implies that there is one thing that we should be experts at and when it comes to e-publishing, that implies that you pick a genre or a type of publication. Romance, public domain, self-help, indie, tech, magazine, children’s books, business, text [...]
Seth Godin says that authors of the future will have to be their own publicity agents. He paints a bleak and lonely picture. Although he mentions the author might have a small group … two or three including the author … that will run the show, apparently “No one has your back.” You mean my [...]
Posted in General on Oct 27th, 2011
If you are Chinese and you work with or for Westerners, do you understand how Westerners view and use argument and self promotion? If you’re not sure, sign up for Greg Bissky’s free webinar, on tonight! Greg Bissky is the author of the eBook ‘Wearing Chinese Glasses. How (not) to go Broke in Chinese Asia’. [...]
Posted in eBooks, MetaPlume eBooks on Oct 26th, 2011
I’m sure every person who loves reading books has, at some point or the other, indulged in reading about the esoteric. There is something about it that allures everyone. One of the books that got me thinking about this subject was Paulo Coelho’s Brida. After reading the book, I remember doing a lot of research [...]
Posted in Android, eBooks, MetaPlume eBooks on Oct 25th, 2011
I first met Hugo Ortega in 2007, which in all honesty feels like a decade ago. I was following the rising market of the UMPC, or Ultra Mobile Personal Computer. That term has long gone out of fashion, and so too have many of the design concepts for ultra portable computers. Netbooks have remained, and [...]
Posted in eBooks on Oct 24th, 2011
Having had a few more questions about eBook formats and what devices they are compatible with, I have updated our FAQ about formats. I have clarified that ePubis supported by (among many other software and devices): Adobe Digital Editions (software that can be used on Windows PCs and Apple computers) Android tablets and smartphones using [...]
Posted in eBooks on Oct 24th, 2011
I spent approximately half my childhood in the UK and half in Australia. As an Australian kid I often heard the line that Australians adopt technology faster than any other country. I am fairly certain that this (apparently largely internal) reputation came about from the remarkable and quick ownership rates of color televisions. When it [...]
Posted in eBooks on Oct 19th, 2011
As I mentioned earlier in the week, we’re working with tablet PC guru Hugo Ortega to publish a series of eBooks about tablet PC productivity, operating systems, tips for usage, etc. Here’s number 2 in a series of Q&As with Hugo. MetaPlume: You were one of the first tech bloggers in Australia to draw the [...]
Posted in eBooks on Oct 19th, 2011
When I mention what I do it amazes me how often people are confused about what an eBook is. Then I remember that I was confused once too. The common misconception is that eBooks are all the one type of format when in fact the eBook is a name put to many formats, read on [...]
Posted in General on Oct 17th, 2011
A reminder that Greg Bissky, author of ‘Wearing Chinese Glasses: How (not) to Go Broke in Chinese Asia’ (available in eBook format of course!) is holding a webinar this Thursday which approaches his years of experience in doing business in Chinese Asia from the opposite perspective to the eBook … Wearing Western Glasses – Working [...]
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