Saturday 22 March 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.

Given the fact that self-published books are products that have created and published through private means, author are usually involved in every step which mean the writing part, publishing, and even pricing it when availing it to consumers. With the advancement of technology, various agencies such as Christian publishing groups have adopted this technology whereby they use it to spread the gospel to a wider audience.

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.

This kind of platform makes it possible for the e-readers to access references from the bible and also exposes them to a wide variety of books that include the scripts concerning Christian living to the word that talk about the Christianity in general. There are some publishers for example the excel publishers that offer a free platform for various authors making it simpler for these authors to publish their books.

The reduction of overall publication cost is one of the prevailing advantages of using online platforms as printing and distribution is not necessary. This is because people can access these eBooks on the gadgets and as for distribution; the internet is responsible for availing these eBooks to any internet user. For that reason, Christians in diverse locations across the globe now have the privilege to access all sorts of books without having to go to stores which consequently eases the spreading of the biblical gospel.

In addition to that, the books by the authors can be accessed by future generations for many years to come. Most authors prefer the online mode because it can be accessed at any place at any time by the readers. This is in contrast with the printed mode because some of the books may be lost by the readers and in the bookshops they may become outdated and be out of market as the years go by.

There are also some disadvantages that accompany these Christian online self-publishing platforms. First, despite the fact that these books can be accessed by a variety of people from all over the world; there are still some people who do not have access to these electronic devices. This is majorly the case in the developing countries which are not financially stable hence this becomes a limitation is they cannot access the books online.

Secondly, with this online publication, the books are easily subjected to piracy where other upcoming authors can steal originally written work and this demoralizes the authors. Although there might be some challenges facing the online publications, whenever it is possible to overcome the challenges, online publication should be encouraged because it is easier.




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