lundi 24 mars 2014

Online Christian Ebook Self Publishing Platform

By Luisa Sharpe


An e-book can be defined as an electronic form of printed journal that are only accessible through electronic devices such as smart phones, computers. Mostly, they are availed in the internet for free while some at certain prices depending on the publisher intention of publishing it which is either making money or empowering readers. Online christian eBook self publishing platform is basically the idea of producing ones book without the help of other parties, whereby one just writes and avails it to the readers.

Here, the author of a book is responsible for the designing of the book and also other issues like determine how much the book will cost. With the moving times, the Christian community from all over the world is adopting this upcoming technology and now the authors can put their books on the internet for e-readers to access them and read them.

These self publishing platforms are specifically designed for the authors, where they can put their books. It is less costly, easier and less costly and more efficient for the author to publish their own books. An example of such a platform is the Vyrso Android application that is found in the smartphones.

One of the advantages of using this platform is the fact that Christians can seek bible references from these books since most of them contain biblical stories and are written for the purpose of spreading the gospel to both Christians and non-Christians. Given that most of these platforms are availed for free, most content availed is usually free whereby e-readers can access them at no fee.

The first advantage of the online platforms is that they reduce the overall expenses that are incurred if the book was to be printed or distributed around to readers. Christians from all corners of the globe can access them without going all the way to the book stores to purchase these books. Also, through these platforms, a greater range of audience is reached as Christians from all walks of life can access the books from anyplace in the world and this goes a long way in spreading the biblical gospel.

Additionally, publishing platforms for Christians have been known to avail their publications to their readers for extended periods of time. In other words, they are usually preserved for readers who may want to make reference maybe something they once read. Also, by doing so; generations to come will be presented with these publications not unlike in the past whereby older scripts have been misplaced and worn out.

Moreover, there are a couple of disadvantages that comes with using these platforms among them being their inability to be distributed to everyone especially the poor who cannot afford electronic gadgets that are used to access these publications. In this case, incorporation both the use of the advanced and older technology is handy as it assures equal distribution.

Also, the books are exposed to exploitation by pirates where other authors can access work by a certain author and steal ideas from the work to write their own books. All in all, whenever possible, these publication platforms availed to internet users should be encouraged as they are more advantageous and easier to use.




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