Streetlib eBooks

The Dark Side of the Publishing Industry: The Biggest Scams in the Business of Self-Publishing with Famous Publishers and Distributors. E-book. Formato EPUB Samuel River   -  Streetlib, 2016  - 

Less than 0,1% of all the authors alive today can make a living from their books. Much less than that, really know what is going on inside the publishing industry, simply because they lack the necessary amount of books, and research tools, to do studies and comparisons that allow reaching such deep, complex and hidden, but also still extremely obscure, level.I published 230 books and created my own publishing company to fightback this system, once I realized what was happening, and how certain companies were controlling, and even manipulating the whole market in their favor and in favor of the authors and books they wished to promote. And it might seem like a lost battle, a fight of David against Golias, but it did allow me to position myself among those top 0,1%, while putting nearly all of my titles classified as bestsellers among many different distributors.The irony in what I’m telling you, is that most authors have attacked me for saying the truth online, while thousands of many others kept silent, afraid that if they said something, their image and their sales would somehow be affected. And yet, “I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate but apathy” (Dr. Leo Buscaglia).This widespread cowardice, made me realize that most authors aren’t really authors, but just writers, people that think their self-esteem can be built from writing and publishing a book, whatever the quality of such book might be. They even seem to get surprised when they can’t see copies, as if readers were obliged to buy crap just because the author wants to make some sales. But “it is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” (J.K. Rowling).Very few people inside the publishing industry know how it works, and those are the few that can fight it at the top level, and survive, despite all the odds against them. Among many, Smashwords certainly deserves our praise, for the immense investment they have put in fighting against giants like Amazon, in any way they can, after diplomacy and cooperation seem to fail.In this book, you won’t find words against anyone or any company, but the raw truth, of what is really going on with the publishing world. As what I wrote here is a reflection of my personal struggle for nearly 10 years, to make a living as the successful author I am today, it reveals everything that I found about the book market, when at war with it, when using everything I know and at my disposal, to research, analyze replies to my complains, and measure what is really happening. And even though many things written here can’t be precisely proven, because it’s obviously impossible to investigate them, as in any other research, you can make your own conclusions by analyzing the data provided, and the obvious logic presented, as some things are so obvious that only someone that doesn’t want to see the truth won’t, as a fact, see it.

Livraria: Como Gerenciar e Obter Lucro Vendendo Livros. E-book. Formato EPUB Samuel River   -  Streetlib, 2016  - 

Com a chegada dos ebooks e a expansão dos audiobooks, muitas livrarias e alfarrabistas têm vindo a fechar portas. Mas será que podemos atribuir a razão de tal insucesso a estas coincidências, a outras, ou a algo mais que não está a ser considerado? Através desta obra será mostrado como existem muitas maneiras de lucrar com livros, as quais, apesar de serem em sua larga maioria ignoradas, são aplicadas com sucesso em países como a Lituânia, a Estónia e até mesmo a China. Esta obra explora ainda outras soluções possíveis de se aplicar e que podem garantir o sucesso, não apenas de livrarias que existem neste momento em qualquer parte do mundo, mas também de outras que venham eventualmente a existir ou estejam a ser criadas. Trata-se, assim, duma porta para a criatividade e inovação no negócio da leitura e do conhecimento de modo geral.

The Book Revolution: How the Book Industry is Changing & What Should Publishers, Authors and Distributors Know about Trends Driving the Future of Publishing. E-book. Formato EPUB Samuel River   -  Streetlib, 2016  - 

The book industry is changing extremely fast. Publishers, distributors and authors are now trying to catch up with the trends, studying them, understanding them, and making as much profit as possible. However, the vast majority, despite their efforts, despite the opportunities being provided, is still very far from achieving ideal goals. Most writers still can’t make a living from books, not even a few dollars, and making a book free isn’t anymore a guarantee of an efficient marketing campaign. On the other hand, despite what is told about ebooks being a great and increasing profitable business, many new companies bankrupt as fast as they appear in the market, and many others still can’t profit enough from ebooks. In other words, nothing is what it seems or is being told, and many famous writers are not making a living from their books, or at least not for too long.In this book I’ll show you exactly why these things happen, and how anyone could make a living from books. It was written based on a personal experience as a writer and publisher, and considering the fact that, against all odds, I’ve been increasing revenue every month and for the past three years, while making a living exclusively and only from books. As a matter of fact, the reason why I reveal these secrets for the first time, many of them already shared and applied by companies that decided to follow my suggestions and recommendations given in interviews, therefore improving themselves one step further, is because I believe that, if more companies and writers apply what I write here, the world can truly improve towards a better direction for everyone and faster, and also make me personally much richer at the same time by default. I do believe in cooperation and synergy, and I also believe that competition, rivalry and selfishness are what’s leading everyone in the book industry to their own doom and failure. And so, I truly hope that this book can help everyone, reading it and needing this information, take the industry into a completely new level, and from which not only us but also humanity can tremendously benefit.