Self-published author, Nathan DeStephano shows how anyone with a computer and a printer can make their own printed books at home for a just a few pennies each. Books, comics, manuals, you name it; they'll look just like the real thing! Results are 100% guaranteed and a Substantial Discount is available to obooko members.When you finish reading a book please return to the author's bookpage and give them a star rating. You can also use the Feedback Link to tell the author how much you like their work, point out mistakes or pass on useful advice or tips. You could win an obooko prize for the best Feedback Buddy!
Check out these ideas for printing and binding your ebooks. You can even make your ebooks look just like regular paperback books at a fraction of the cost. More
About obooko
The New York Times reported that "According to a recent survey, 81% of people feel that they have a book in them...and should write it." We know surveys should be taken with a pinch of salt, but that represents well over 200 million people in the United States alone!
obooko provides an opportunity for new and established writers from all parts of the World to self-publish and promote their work free of charge. The site was launched in November 2009 by Tony Stanton, an Englishman who knows too many people itching to write books but holding back because they fear rejection by publishers. Now they have no excuse!
By removing barriers and making it easy to put work in front of an audience, we hope to allay the fears that prevent the majority of us from writing and publishing.
The complementary objective of obooko is to offer everyone access to free contemporary ebooks in a wide range of genres and categories. Why free? Because not everyone can afford to buy printed books. With this in mind obooko was created to keep people reading, regardless of means.
By offering free copies of work, under Standard Copyright or Creative Commons licences, authors can benefit from valuable feedback from obooko members. This can be used to improve work before it is listed for sale on retail sites or sent to publishers for consideration. In many cases this negates the need for extensive professional editing. What's more, all authors have the chance of winning an obooko prize, which will be judged by our members, not a panel of experts.
"The thing to remember is that the very *worst* thing you can do to me as an artist is to not read my work-- to let it languish in obscurity and disappear from posterity." Cory Doctorow, science fiction author and proponent of Creative Commons.
Think of obooko as a showcase or shop window for new and established independent writers. And commercially published writers too. It's free publicity that will help build an author's goodwill and reputation. There are no fees, charges or commissions, no contracts to sign, and authors are free to promote their book wherever they wish outside obooko.
Why PDFs? They are the most versatile file format and one of the most efficient ways of distributing books. PDF (Portable Document Format) is the same format used for commercial printing so it's the closest you'll get to a 'real' book; the visual integrity of the document cover and layout being retained. Not everyone owns, can afford to own or wants to own, a hand-held device or dedicated Ebook-Reader, but most people have access to a computer and printer. Need we say more?
Printing of PDF ebooks for personal use is encouraged. By printing and binding ebooks at home, our members can enjoy the benefits of viewing tangible pages and cover art. What's more, it gives schools, colleges and hospitals in underdeveloped countries the option to print a few copies of books that, under normal circumstances, they would never be able to access or afford.
Your contacts at obooko are Tony Stanton and Tim Johnson.
obooko will evolve, improve and shape itself to become what our writers and members want it to become, so we always welcome your comments.