Hi kacir – aha – we’re getting closer. Considering that 10 years ago I had no idea what the Internet was (fact is I didn’t even know there was such an animal), and that I had my first book (the Bernese Mountain Dog Book) published in someone’s print shop – 50 copies, kept in a box in my studio, all hand-signed and individually numbered – things have changed pretty dramatically. The rest is history, as they say, but given the timespan between ‘what is an Internet?’ and ‘formatting e-books’, I’m pretty sure that, in the not too distant future, things will get even more simple.
Kindle is limited to USA, mobipocket didn’t work for me (by the sounds of it is ‘not protected’), Sony is still a way off, but this here:
>>>You might try Digital Editions from Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/digita...?promoid=DTEIP
With Digital Editions you have to purchase service from Adobe
QUOTE
"Built-in copy protection
Digital Editions works in conjunction with Adobe Digital Experience Protection Technology (ADEPT), a hosted service that provides publishers with copy protection in both retail and library environments."<<<
is coming pretty close to how I envisage this technology becoming more ‘user friendly’ to the author/publisher. Having a first look at it, it is still primarily aimed at the ‘professional’ market, with initial setup and then pay-as-you-go fees. I need to sell many books first before THAT becomes viable.
Conclusion: for me to be able to make available my translations in e-book format, I must consider the following:
- secure,
- user friendly (meaning, I can use it as easily and cheaply as the Lulu system for printed books [low to no cost setup means lower retail prices]),
- available across a range of e-readers.
I’m in no rush … enjoying what I do to get the translations ‘here’ is the main point for me – the rest will fall into place.
Back to South America and the Gran Chaco - following Dr. Morgenstern on his quest to find a gigantochelonia ... LOL ...
G'day from downunder
Marlies