{"id":657538,"date":"2013-05-13T08:20:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/?p=229219"},"modified":"2013-05-13T08:20:54","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T12:20:54","slug":"pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/657538","title":{"rendered":"PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord cutting and self-publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

PBS\u2019s digital media initiative MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks<\/a>. The launch is part of a larger experiment with PBS, which is also planning to publish its own ebooks this year.<\/p>\n

MediaShift\u2019s first two titles are <\/em>How to Self-Publish Your Book<\/em> (80 pages, $3.99) and\u00a0Yo<\/em>ur Guide to Cutting the Cord to Cable TV<\/em>\u00a0(50 pages, $2.99). (I have to point out here that GigaOM\u2019s also got a cord-cutting ebook<\/a>, written by our own Janko Roettgers.)\u00a0The titles are available through Kindle and the iBookstore for now and will eventually be available through Nook; print-on-demand editions will also be released, priced at $4.99 to $6.99.<\/p>\n

Mark Glaser, the executive editor of MediaShift, says he\u2019s planning on releasing 10 to 20 ebooks this year, depending on how well the first titles sell. \u201cThis is a test for us and PBS,\u201d he said, \u201cso we will learn as we go and adjust prices, length, subject matter and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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