Posted by Julie Ortolon on March 30, 2011
Romance novel fans are some of the most opinionated readers when it comes to covers. Now that so many romances from the past are coming back as ebooks, I’m dying to hear what readers like to see in ebook covers. Here’s your chance to share your opinions. You’re likes and dislikes could help shape to [...]
Categories: book cover design, ebooks, Uncategorized |
Tags: cover design by Julie Ortolon, ebook cover design, ebooks, epublishing a romance novel, romance novel covers, romance novels | 
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Posted by Julie Ortolon on January 8, 2011
Guest Blog by author Patricia McLinn With opportunities such as this wonderful blog by Julie, authors are reaching out to each other to share lessons learned as we venture into, as Julie’s masthead said “the brave new world of publishing.” We’re rather like westward bound pioneers on the Oregon Trail. We listen to those who [...]
Categories: ebooks, self publishing, The Journey, Uncategorized |
Tags: epublishing a romance novel, Judith Arnold, novel writing, Patricia McLinn, Patricia Rice, romance novel ebooks, romance novels, self publishing an ebook, Writing | 12 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on August 3, 2010
Finally, a conference with an upbeat tone about the future of publishing! After years of hearing gloom and doom predictions, I had, quite possibly, the most positive experience ever at a writers convention during this year’s Romance Writers of America conference in Orlando, Florida. Okay, so it was at Walt Disney World, “the happiest place [...]
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Posted by Julie Ortolon on June 21, 2010
After weeks – months! – of traveling this rocky road, I finally have my first ebook up for sale! Woo-hoo! I promise to share what I learned these last few days, but for now…Pop the champagne! Falling for You is available at Smashwords.com. Click Here to check it out and download the first third FREE. [...]
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Tags: epublishing with smashwords, falling for you by julie ortolon, ipad, kindle, nook, pearl island trilogy, romance novel ebooks, romance novels | 12 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on June 14, 2010
Republishing my first out-of-print novel as an ebook feels like running a marathon where the finish line is so close, I can almost feel the tape breaking against my chest — but, no matter how hard I run, I can’t quite reach it. A big hold up has been the ambitious project I mentioned in [...]
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Tags: epublishing with smashwords, falling for you by julie ortolon, ipad, kindle, nook, pearl island trilogy, romance novel ebooks, romance novels | 9 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 10, 2010
I’m entering the final stretch for re-releasing Falling for You as an ebook for Kindle and Nook, which means I have to finalize the cover. I love everything about the cover I designed, but I’m torn about which font to use for the title. So here are my top two picks. Option 1 is fun [...]
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Tags: designing an ebook bookcover, falling for your by julie ortolon, romance novel ebooks, romance novels | 20 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on April 22, 2010
A tsunami is sweeping the publishing industry, with authors republishing their out-of-print novels as ebooks. I’m thrilled to say I’m joining the wave. As with all things connected to this new world of authors and the Interent, there’s a lot to learn! I hope you’ll follow along in the coming days as I make the [...]
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Tags: ebooks, falling for you, how to self publish an ebook, julie ortolon, kindle, nook, pearl island trilogy, romance novels, self publishing | 9 Comments »
