From blogs to books. Today, an academic or a researcher is no longer at the mercy of a publisher to get his or her work published. This presentation, which I made at Allahabad University in Oct 2012, describes various avenues available today for self-publishing books, ebooks, interactive books and multimedia courses.
12. Lectures/ Edit/
Feedback
Presentations
Collate
Multimedia
Book
13. Blog
Self-Publishing Ecology
Lectures/ Edit/
Feedback
Presentations
Collate
Online
Discussions,
Book
Wiki,
Book
Club
Multimedia
Book
ONLINE
LEARNING
(with
links
to
discussions,
PLATFORM
updates,
links…)
14. Future
eBooks
-‐ MulM-‐layered
-‐ Easy
to
update
-‐ Linked
to
resources
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO
15. Future
eBooks
-‐ Linked
to
discussions
-‐ Links
to
citaMons
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO
16. Future
eBooks
-‐ Easy
to
recommend
-‐ Easy
to
share
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO
17. Future
eBooks
-‐ Live
annotaMons
-‐ Live
connecMon
to
Social
Media
-‐ Real-‐Mme
data
updaMon
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO
39. Self-‐Publishing
for
Royalty
-‐
Things
to
consider
• Pricing
–
affordable
educaMon,
royalty
• PromoMon
–
twifer,
facebook,
blog,
free
samples,
reviews
• ISBN
• MulMple
Format
–
mobi,
ePub,
paperback
• Payment
terms
of
distributor
(min
payment
level)
• Updates
Loads
of
how-‐to
videos,
blog
posts
and
other
free
resources
easily
available
49. Why
Self-‐Publish?
• Esoteric
Topic
–
long-‐tail
of
educaMon
• Customised
–
to
suit
the
needs
of
a
parMcular
audience
• Catalyze
discussions
and
deliberaMons
• Own
Clarity
of
Thought
–
long
form
thinking
• Acquiring
elite
status
–
several
success
stories
• Possible
large
reach
• Brand
–
use
publicaMon
as
a
tool
50. “ You are what you share
–
that
is
the
ethic
of
the
world
being
created
by
YouTube,
Wikipedia
and
Facebook.
We-‐
Think
is
a
rallying
call
for
the
shared
power
of
the
web
to
make
society
more
open
and
egalitarian.
”
-‐
Charles
Leadbeater
51. For
learning
modules
on
skills
relevant
for
flourishing
in
the
21st
century
visit
-‐
www.TimelessLifeskills.co.uk
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Learning
ConversaMons
on
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