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The authors described it as consisting of "free books written by yet unpublished authors," yet this is factually incorrect. These books were published by self-published ("indie") authors who priced them at free; the books were downloaded without the consent or permission of Smashwords or Smashwords authors and in violation of the Smashwords ...
Plucker is a free and open-source mobile and desktop e-book reader application with its own associated file format and software to automatically generate Plucker files from text, PDF, HTML, or other document format files, web sites or RSS feeds. The format is public and well-documented.
Interactive Forms is a mechanism to add forms to the PDF file format. PDF currently supports two different methods for integrating data and PDF forms. Both formats today coexist in the PDF specification: [37] [52] [53] [54] AcroForms (also known as Acrobat forms), introduced in the PDF 1.2 format specification and included in all later PDF ...
In self publishing, authors publish their own book. It is possible for an author to single-handedly carry out the whole process. However increasingly, authors are recognizing that to compete effectively, they need to produce a high quality product, and they are engaging professionals for specific services as needed (such as editors or cover designers). [3]
[1] [2] "Indies" include small presses, larger independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. [3] Established in 2007, it is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.
The Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction is a prize category in the annual Indie Book Awards (Australia) presented by Australian Independent Booksellers. [ 1 ] The award was established in 2008.
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction Year Author Title Result Ref. 2008: Toni Jordan: Addition: Winner [2] 2009: Sonia Orchard The Virtuoso: Winner [2] 2010: Not awarded [2] 2011: Jon Bauer Rocks in the Belly: Winner [2] 2012: Anna Funder: All That I Am: Winner [2] Favel Parrett: Past the Shallows: Finalist [3] Rohan Wilson: The ...
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Non-Fiction Year Author Title Result Ref. 2008: Don Watson: American Journeys: Winner [2] 2009: Chloe Hooper: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island: Winner [2] 2010: Not awarded [2] 2011: Anh Do: The Happiest Refugee: Winner [2] 2012: William McInnes & Sarah Watt: Worse Things Happen at Sea: Winner ...