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If you're in need of an ebook creation tool, please consider using eBookBurn.com, which is a service I recently released (mentioned on HN here: http://news.ycom

If you're in need of an ebook creation tool, please consider using eBookBurn.com, which is a service I recently released (mentioned on HN here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1972827 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1972827 and an early review here: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2010/12/07/ebookburn-launched-new-epub-creation-service/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2010/12/07/ebookburn-launc...). I'd be happy to offer you a free trial subscription. Also, I'm a co-founder of Fifobooks.com, so please consider selling your ebooks there (we're non-exclusive, so you can still try Lulu or Amazon, but we give you a higher percentage of every sale).

revorad 16y ago
I just signed up to ebookburn. When I tried to create a new book, the first thing I'm asked to do is pick the amount of editing time which costs from $25 to $7300. Can I first at least try your software? How can anyone trust you with their money without first seeing what you've got to offer? EDIT: It looks like the same is the case with fifobooks.com. It asks me to fill in tax and payment information before I can publish a book. I understand it must be a legal requirement, but I think it's a bad idea to not even let the user see what you are able to provide them. At least let me go through the process to see how you process my book. Then don't publish it until I give you the necessary details. Seriously, I think this is a really bad user experience.
- dpapathanasiou 16y ago
  Let me know which email address you used to sign up on eBookBurn, and I'll issue you a trial subscription (if you use the contact form on that site, I'll see your message much sooner). I do intend to charge for it, though I may have to experiment with the pricing. As for Fifobooks, we need that info b/c of taxes we file on your behalf if you sell anything. It's difficult to ask that after the fact, since there's no way of knowing if you'd provide it (and FWIW, it's the same setup as the iphone app store).

revorad 16y ago

I just signed up to ebookburn. When I tried to create a new book, the first thing I'm asked to do is pick the amount of editing time which costs from $25 to $7300. Can I first at least try your software? How can anyone trust you with their money without first seeing what you've got to offer? EDIT: It looks like the same is the case with fifobooks.com. It asks me to fill in tax and payment information before I can publish a book. I understand it must be a legal requirement, but I think it's a bad idea to not even let the user see what you are able to provide them. At least let me go through the process to see how you process my book. Then don't publish it until I give you the necessary details. Seriously, I think this is a really bad user experience.

dpapathanasiou 16y ago
Let me know which email address you used to sign up on eBookBurn, and I'll issue you a trial subscription (if you use the contact form on that site, I'll see your message much sooner). I do intend to charge for it, though I may have to experiment with the pricing. As for Fifobooks, we need that info b/c of taxes we file on your behalf if you sell anything. It's difficult to ask that after the fact, since there's no way of knowing if you'd provide it (and FWIW, it's the same setup as the iphone app store).