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\"Technology<\/a>Authors desiring to self publish or create electronic books (ebooks) now have more options than ever for getting their ideas into written form and to generate money with minimal effort and cost. Electronic technology and\u00a0companies\/services, such as,\u00a0Lightning Source, Amazon Kindle, Smshwords, IngramSpark, Bookbaby, Lulu and others continue to simplify the self publishing process. As with other technologies, industry competition is intense and ultimately authors desiring to self publish their books are the winners.<\/p>\n

Check out the article\u00a05 Trends in Self-Publishing for 2014<\/a> by Carla King for additional insights on some of the changes in the publishing industry and ways to increase your self publishing success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authors desiring to self publish or create electronic books (ebooks) now have more options than ever for getting their ideas into written form and to generate money with minimal effort and cost. Electronic technology and\u00a0companies\/services, such as,\u00a0Lightning Source, Amazon Kindle, Smshwords, IngramSpark, Bookbaby, Lulu and others continue to simplify the self publishing process. As with other technologies, industry competition is … <\/p>\n

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