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I'm currently taking stab #4 at an ebook writing app. My first couple attempts sucked and never saw the light of day. My 3rd attempt launched and was called P
by nickelcitymario 6y ago
I'm currently taking stab #4 at an ebook writing app.
My first couple attempts sucked and never saw the light of day.
My 3rd attempt launched and was called Paperback Writer. No one was remotely interested in using it, so I eventually shuttered it. (Didn't even have any free users to be worried about.)
That was a few years ago, and my conviction about what would make for a good ebook writing app have only grown stronger. There are glaring shortcomings in all of the existing solutions: Scrivener, Vellum, Sigil, iBooks Author, Calibre... they all kinda suck for writing and publishing novels in particular.
So I'm now working on version 4 of the idea, this time rechristened as PaperbackAuthor: http://paperbackauthor.com http://paperbackauthor.com
(I still like the name "Paperback Writer" better, but it's a nightmare SEO-wise. When you google "PaperbackAuthor", my twitter handle comes up first. So I consider that an early win.)
I have no idea if this one will attract any users, but I'm passionate about it and need to get it out there. If only so that I can stop thinking about it.