Books

Exciting News: Expanded Print Book Availability and Global Reach!

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Dear readers, We are excited to share some exciting news with you: we have expanded the availability of print versions of our books in all supported languages. This expansion is made possible through our new partner, INGRAMSPARK. This significant step will allow us to offer your printed books globally, making them accessible not only through ... Read More

Author Q&A: Earnings and Distribution of Translated eBooks

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Q: How much (approximately) can I expect to earn if I translate my ebook into all the languages provided by you in ebook and audio formats? A: It is difficult to provide an approximate earnings figure for translating your ebook into multiple languages and formats. The sales potential varies across different markets and depends on ... Read More

Embedded cover is too large

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Are you ready to upload your ebook on our Platform and you can’t wait to publish it all over the world, however something get wrong: “The embedded cover (the one that is inside your book) is too large.” Take it easy, in this post I’ll explain how to fix your embedded cover using Calibre. A ... Read More

Why do contracts last so long?

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The question that concern all of our collaborators. Why do contracts last so long? Can the author quit earlier? Tektime reserves the exclusivity of the distribution of translated books and audiobooks for a period of five and seven years, respectively. In this way the translator and the narrator can regain translation and narration costs, as ... Read More

Ebook vs paperback

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The first paperback was published in 1841, but didn’t get any popularity. The world continued to market hardcover books. Paperbacks went out to a mass market only in the 1930s. They were low cost books. The idea of electronic books arose at the same time, but it took a while to realize the project. The ... Read More

Benefits of audiobooks

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Listening is one of our primary skills: when we were babies the first thing that we learnt was to listen.  Audiobooks changed the way we listen and learn. They both simplified and improved our lives. When we have a long ride we can listen to audiobooks instead of the radio. When we are jogging, audiobooks ... Read More

Calibre in 8 steps

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Calibre is a free eBook management program. It can be used both as an e-reader and as a tool for converting epub files. If you haven’t installed Calibre on your computer yet, you can do it by downloading it from the official website. In this post we are going to deepen how to convert a ... Read More

Websites to create a book cover

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The final step in your book creation is the cover. Some authors rely on graphic designers and some prefer to do it on their own. The book cover may say a lot about your book and should respect established standards (for EPUBs, for paper books and for audiobooks). So we advise you to pay a ... Read More

Publish a book exclusively on Amazon or go wide?

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Open your mind and go wide! After writing your first book you have to choose the right publishing strategy and there are a lot of options to think about. If you write your book in English potentially you can reach about 379 millions of native speakers and about 753 millions of non-native speakers, that makes ... Read More