8 Advantages of E-Books

As far as reading is concerned, e-books are all the rage in the here and now. In this article, we are going to talk about the advantages of electronic books. Let's go over some of the main advantages.

1) Availability

Digital books never go out of stock/print. All you need to do is get access to the website that provides a link to the book you are interested in. Within minutes, the book will be available to you.

2) Compatibility

As soon as you have downloaded the book, you can create its copies on different devices that you may own. You can also benefit from the cloud storage services. Moreover, if you delete the eBook by accident, you can re-download it from the cloud storage.

3) Storage

Another thing that makes eBooks popular is the ease of storage. The traditional books take up a good deal of storage as each book occupies some physical space. In a room, you can store a limited number of books. On the other hand, millions of electronic books can be stored in a single hard drive or memory card. And these digital devices don't take a lot of storage space.

4) Format

eBooks offer another great advantage, which is their format. As far as the type of media is concerned, you can enjoy pictures, audios and videos in e-books.

5) Audio

The synchronization of eBooks to audio books is a piece of cake. As a matter of fact, most of today's e-books come with a built-in audio book feature. So, you can learn from your eBooks while you are on the move. All you need to do is connect your headphones to your mobile and enjoy listening to your audio books.

6) Visual Aids

If you are a visual learner, different types of aids, such as charts and graphs are part of eBooks. Luckily, the functionality of these digital books is far beyond the traditional books. If your goal is to read and retain information, we suggest that you opt for the electronic type.

7) Search

Ease of search is another great feature of eBooks. Even if you have an eBook consisting of 5000 pages, you can get access to the right page within a few seconds. It just takes a few seconds to type your desired keywords and reach the target page. You don't need to flip through the book in order to get the information you need. The search feature can help you a lot if you are a student.

8) Cost

Unlike the conventional printed media, digital books can be bought at a fraction of the cost. This is even more important if you are a university student and can't spend thousands of dollars on your books.

So, if you download eBooks instead of buying the hardcover books, you can save a good deal of money. You just need to download the book and launch it on your computer or mobile device.

In short, if you own a computer or mobile device, make sure you give a go to the eBook versions of your favorite books.

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Tabitha Fink and the Patchwork Pirates

Climb aboard a pirate ship, mateys, and get ready for a fun adventure with a very famous cat - Tabitha Fink!

On her latest adventure, Tabitha Fink, the one-eyed cat, is about to set sail to search for buried treasure. She has a ship, with a flag she made, and a beautiful patchwork sail too. The best part is that her good friend, Bartholomew the mouse, will be her first mate. The pair look quite smart in their pirate outfits and they're ready to sail... almost. They have the clothes, they have a ship and a map to the buried treasure, but they need a crew! What will they do?

The pirates soon have a plan - they post a sign to find their crew:

Pirates Ahoy!

Want three happy pirates,

two girls and a boy.

No experience needed.

We'll show you the ropes.

Please share in our journey,

our dreams and our hopes.

Tabitha is thrilled when three would-be pirates apply and she quickly welcomes them to the crew. But Bartholomew is perplexed, as he is sure the three new pirates don't have what it takes for the long journey. The first is a cook who likes to make cakes, the second is a tuba player, and the final new mate is a cowgirl. How will they ever find the buried treasure with such an inexperienced crew?

"For the very last time,

this does not seem good."

cried Bartholomew Blink

feeling misunderstood.

"She cannot say Arrr!

this is something to note.

Without any pirates, we won't stay afloat!"

But Tabitha Fink is certain her new crew, with their very different talents, are just what they need:

"This cowgirl seems clever and

talented too," said wise Tabitha

Fink, "look at all she can do!"

The ship is soon underway and while Tabitha Fink and the three new pirates are all set for adventure, Bartholomew is convinced they are sailing into trouble. When they meet up with a huge whale who tries to sink the ship, the little mouse is sure they're about to sink...

This is the first book in the popular "Tabitha Fink" series that I have read and I was immediately drawn into the adorable story. Tabitha Fink and her best buddy Bartholomew are the perfect pair and the pirate adventure on the high seas is one every young reader will love. The illustrations add a fun aspect to the tale as they're playful, colorful and the facial expressions of the pirates tells the story perfectly. When Bartholomew has reservations about the new crew, children will see, and learn, just how wonderful it is when we all come together to share our different talents. Bartholomew learns an important lesson that is easily shared with young readers, for like the "Patchwork Pirates" who all have diverse backgrounds, we can come together to work through the hardest of problems. Finally, the author has chosen to tell the story in simple rhyme which flows very naturally and moves the story right along to a very satisfying conclusion. Now I think it's time I go back and check out the other Tabitha Fink stories!

Quill says: Tabitha Fink and the Patchwork Pirates is a very fun story that teaches children that by combining our different talents, we can work together to do great things.

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How to Sell EBooks on Amazon and Other Digital Platforms

It's better to know why to sell an eBook before knowing how to sell. As everything is getting online then why not selling and buying of an item? Yes, you got that right. We are now in next-gen where selling an item is not as difficult as compared to the old time wherein everything was sold out manually by approaching a person or a company or distributing it offline through different showrooms or shops.

Writing a Book is a hectic job and must be paid out accordingly. Authors and publishers used to spend a lot on getting their content printed, published as well as marketed. Sending books to different bookshelves and popular libraries so that their writings could be sold out and they get the monetary return at the earliest possible however it was not that easy as marketing and selling a book that nobody was aware of through offline sellers was a tedious and time-consuming job.

Time passed by and then something came into existence that changed the whole cycle of selling and buying process. Online marketing and selling was the technique that got adopted by a lot of authors and publishers wherein they found selling their electronic Books online on different platforms and getting paid for the same, directly through online transactions.

There is a lot to know about "how to sell an eBook on different platforms" however we would be talking about the most popular platform right now and that is Amazon.

There is a series of steps that need to be taken to get the desired output and they are as follows:

Create an Amazon KDP Account:

The starter here is creating a Kindle Direct Publishing account on Amazon. The link that can be used to sign up:

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin

No worries if an EBook is not in Mobi/Kindle format as after uploading the book it would eventually get converted into the compatible Kindle format.

Add Books to the Bookshelf:

The next step that needs to be performed is adding an EBook to the bookshelf. On the Left-hand side of the dashboard after you are signed in, you will see an option of "Add New Title". Clicking on this option will take you to the page where you need to add the Book details.

The fields are quite self-explanatory however there are options to help you filling each field in case needed.

Enter your Book details and leave the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) field blank in case you do not have that info. Mention your name as well in case you are self-publishing the EBook.

Next, you need to choose the category you feel your book should reside in and the keywords as well that may help the readers find the desired content.

After all the above mentioned steps are done, you need to upload the cover image for your EBook which is as important as the EBook itself because this is the image that will be shown on Amazon Sale Page and would be a reflection of your content.

Uploading the EBook on the platform:

You can either upload a Kindle formatted eBook or a PDF/word format and let Amazon do the conversion for your EBook. If you are letting Amazon do the conversion thing then make sure you recheck the file for the pictures or graphics as converting online may disturb the formatting.

Confirm Your Pricing & Royalty Options:

You need to decide on the royalty option that you want to go for because the rest will be taken by Amazon.

There are 2 royalty options that you can select from:
35%
70%

If you want to keep 70% then you need to sell your book between $2.99 and $9.99. If the price is out of this range then you will only be getting 35% of the total selling price so beware and make sure you target the right pricing so that the return to your pocket is more.

You are done. Be a spectator, wait and watch. Let Amazon review your content and approve it. Once it's approved, the EBook will be published and the direct link will be shared with you.

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An Invitation to the Sanctuary Book Review

An Invitation to the Sanctuary Book Review

A teen who has sinned and is not sorry for his actions until he learns about the Heavenly Sanctuary where Jesus will forgive all his sins, is the topic of author Diana Rowe's newest book.

To help set the topic for the book, An Invitation to the Sanctuary opens with a brief discussion about receiving a wedding invitation. The author asks the reader how they feel upon opening the envelope, what they were thinking about the event, and how it gave them a feeling of inclusiveness. It's a good analogy to receiving an invitation to the Heavenly Sanctuary and to guide the reader to a deep understanding of the sanctuary, author Rowe tells the story of Mark, a teen who has sinned.

One day while walking home from school Mark is given an invitation from an old man he doesn't know. Mark has no idea what is in the envelope and so he doesn't open it right away. The young man has much more important things on his mind. That day at school, Mark stole a classmate's phone, and then hit another classmate for telling on him. He was angry for the school's punishment of him and at dinner that night, when he told his mother what had happened, he showed no remorse. Mark's mother was very concerned by her son's lack of remorse, and so that night, after worrying about where she "went wrong" with her son, prays to our Heavenly Father for guidance. She knows in her heart that God will answer her.

The following morning after his mother goes to work, Mark cleans his room and finds that invitation he was given the day before by the elderly man. He opens the envelope and finds that it is an invitation from Jesus to "The Most Holy Place in the Heavenly Sanctuary." Mark decides to accept the invitation and thus begins his journey of discovery about the Heavenly Sanctuary and how it will change his life forever.

This is the third of author Diana Rowe's books that I have read and reviewed and like the other two, I found this one both enjoyable and educational. An Invitation to the Sanctuary tackles a more complicated subject than her other two books, Born to Die in My Place: A Timeless Story and Born to Die in My Place: A Story of Unconditional Love. In this book, the author explores the mercy and forgiveness of our Lord, and how "... He forgives your sins and covers you with His righteous life... " Through the story of Mark (as well as with examples from the Bible), and how he comes to learn of Jesus' love and forgiveness, young adults will be able to explore just what it means to be loved by Jesus and that He will love them in spite of their sins. At the back of the book is "A Special Invitation for You!" as well as "Thoughts to Ponder" (with two pages of questions for further self-discovery), a glossary and index. For those looking to grow their faith as well as the Christian home or classroom, this is a good book to add to the collection.

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A Dog's Purpose Book Review

A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans
By: W. Bruce Cameron
Publisher: Forge Books
Publication Date: December 2016
ISBN: 978-0765388117

Dog lovers have always known that dogs are smart, loving animals that are deeply devoted to "their humans." Author W. Bruce Cameron has taken this knowledge and added a unique twist that builds on it - a novel that imagines one dog, who lives several dog lives, and remembers each life, and the lessons learned in that life.

A Dog's Purpose opens with a puppy describing his life. It soon becomes clear that the puppy, along with his three siblings and his mother, are feral. Eventually the puppy, along with his mother and one brother, are captured by a dog rescue. They are placed in a backyard with many other dogs and while the puppy, who is soon named Toby, adjusts well, his mother can't handle the human interaction and manages to escape. Toby grows, makes friends and is eventually reunited with his sister. But trouble comes when the rescue is shutdown by the authorities for having too many dogs. Toby soon finds himself in a bad situation...

When Toby's life comes to an end, he is reincarnated as a beautiful Golden Retriever. Now the puppy is part of a healthy litter, kept with a breeder. When he sees other puppies, from other litters, being adopted and disappearing into the great beyond outside the yard, he wants to go. He remembers watching his mother from his first life open the door handle, and he works to copy her. It works and he escapes from the breeder and wanders around until he is scooped up by a kindly man who takes him for a ride in his car. Unfortunately, the man stops at a bar and leaves the puppy in his hot car. Once again the puppy is rescued, this time by a woman who breaks the car window just in time before heat stroke kills the dog. She takes the puppy home to her young son, and this is where the bulk of the story is - between "Bailey" the dog and "Boy."

After "Boy," Bailey comes back a few more times - once as a K-9 Search and Rescue German Shepherd and again as a black Lab. His final reincarnation as the Lab brings him full circle with a very satisfying conclusion to the story.

Told from the dog's point of view, A Dog's Purpose is a delightful story that immediately drew me in and kept me reading until the last page was turned. The author has a true gift of capturing the thoughts of a dog and it truly felt as if the dog was sharing his life with me. Toby/Bailey/Ellie/Buddy was a loving dog who knew that his purpose was to do what his human wanted/needed him to do, whether that was save a child from drowning, or go for a car ride to make a boy happy. Like every dog, this dog picked up words - "kennel," "bed," "sleep," etc. and basic concepts such as "Merry Christmas" that to him meant people coming to the house. He would be sitting at the feet of his owner and pick up a word from the humans talking - for example, his name - and get all excited, not knowing what the rest of the conversation was about. The author did include a minimum amount of dialogue from the humans to give readers a hint of what was happening, but even without that assistance, it wasn't hard to follow. Much of what the dog did was pick up on emotions of those people around him - sensing joy, fear, pain - and reacting accordingly. The writing style definitely worked quite well, and I look forward to diving into the sequel, A Dog's Journey.

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Online Book Reading Guide

If you’re as voracious a bookworm as i'm, then you recognize however expensive it will be to feed your appetence for reading. It accustomed be that a book-lover’s alternative was to shop for new or used books or check them out of the library. once accumulating a mountain of books (not fun once it’s time to move) and tallying up simply what proportion cash i used to be disbursement on my habit, I vowed a couple of years agone to prevent shopping for written books in favor of ebooks (cheaper and lighter) or library books. It’s exhausting typically to resist a colourful shop show, however I’ve found many workarounds that also permit me to urge my fix while not remotion my billfold. Here’s a glance at many new choices.


For written books …

Libraries area unit after all howling for budget-conscious book-lovers, however typically the wait list for common books will stretch on for months and you can’t continually keep a book as long as you wish to complete it. you'll be able to conjointly swap books you’ve browse for new-to-you titles on websites like BookMooch or PaperbackSwap. I’ve swapped dozens of books on BookMooch, and that i like that it permits you to form a list of titles you would like and receive notifications once they become offered. i believe it’s an honest thanks to keep books current instead of accumulating, and I’ve detected that some members use a website referred to as BookCrossing that enables you to trace a book’s journey because it changes hands from reader to reader. BookMooch is absolve to use, therefore you only purchase media mail shipping after you send a book and receive credits to use once somebody sends you a special book. Paperbackswap works equally.


For ebooks/audiobooks …

As ebooks and audiobooks gain quality, readers have more ways that to access books. albeit you don’t own associate degree ereader, you'll be able to transfer apps for Nook, iBook, or Kindle onto a pc, tablet, or smartphone and browse ebooks on those devices. Here’s a way to get low cost written language for on the go:

Borrow ebooks through your library or services just like the printer Project, that offers tens of thousands of free eBooks downloads. Websites like lendle.me, eBookFling, and BookLending conjointly let users borrow and lend ebooks. If you've got associate degree Amazon Prime account and a Kindle (not the app, however the particular reader), then you’re eligible to borrow quite 0.5 1,000,000 titles through the Kindle Owners’ library. counting on the publisher’s policies, the disposition amount for a book may be restricted to fourteen or fewer days, therefore ebook disposition works best for those who browse quickly.
Buy free or discounted ebooks. Barnes and Noble sends a daily email with the NOOK Daily notice. These ebooks cowl a range of genres and generally price around $1.99 or $2.99, compared to the same old $9.99 or more. If like you Kindle ebooks, examine BookGorilla, that sends out a free daily email alert listing free and discounted ebooks by genre. you'll be able to sign in supported the genres of books you’re inquisitive about. Don’t let these emails bring together, though, as a result of the free or discounted costs area unit sensible for a restricted time solely.
Choose unlimited ebooks. If you struggle through books quickly, then you would possibly like associate degree ebook subscription service. represented as “the Netflix for books,” Oyster charges $9.95 per month for unlimited ebook reading on-line and off. I signed up for Oyster’s free trial however found that the choice wasn’t as varied as I’d hoped. Still, it'd meet alternative readers’ desires. an analogous service referred to as Scribd is on the market for $8.99 per month and conjointly offers a free trial.
Listen to audiobooks. For those who pay millions of time walking, driving or understanding, audiobooks permit them to squeeze in additional literature. LibriVox offers free property right audiobooks, and perceptible offers a subscription service wherever, for $14.95 per month, subscribers will transfer one audiobook and purchase others at a reduction. Like several of its ebook counterparts, perceptible offers a free trial.

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