Gene Therapy: Embracing E-books
Pricing for Kindle and Mobipocket (and for net to the publisher) is set on a case-by-case basis between the publisher and Amazon.
E-Formatting Getting Easier
Tools for producing e-books in .epub- compliant formats are finding their way into page-making software—reducing costs and the need for conversion outsources. This is already possible in the latest edition of Adobe InDesign and, according to a Quark spokesperson, “while not part of QuarkXPress 8 (our most recent version of the software), we are looking at this as an option in a future version.”
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.