Technology on EditionGuard

How to Password Protect PDF Files

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

How to password protect a PDF file is one of the questions we hear most often, and for good reason. Whether you're emailing a signed contract, sharing financial records, or preparing a paid PDF eBook for sale, an unprotected file can end up in the wrong hands with zero effort. A lot has changed since Adobe Acrobat X was the standard tool for the job. This guide covers the two most reliable ways to lock down a PDF today, plus what to use instead if you're distributing content at scale.

Digital Rights Management Explained: A Comprehensive Guide in 2025

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:22:54 +0000

Nowadays, the rapid advancements in the tech world and the increase in digital activity, protecting intellectual property has never been more critical. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a critical tool used by creators and businesses to control the use and distribution of digital content, often sparking ongoing debates.

Which eBook Format Sells Best?

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:03:54 +0000

How do you know which ebook format sells best? When you are self-publishing your ebooks, you must make many decisions for yourself. The benefit, of course, is that you do get to make all of the decisions. You can therefore choose an ebook format that sells best for your intended audience.

Best eBook Formatting Software 2021

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:33:15 +0000

Once you have finished writing your ebook, before you can publish it you will need to format it properly for the file type you are using. While it is often better to hire an ebook formatting service, there are ebook formatting software options as well.

eBook File Formats – EPUB vs MOBI

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:55:22 +0000

We are going to stack up the two most popular ebook file formats against one another: EPUB vs MOBI. For authors deciding which ebook format to use, this quick comparison can help.

How To Convert PDF to EPUB eBooks

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:00:03 +0000

Most ebook fulfillment services require your ebook to be uploaded in EPUB format. Yet most authors write in Word, Google docs, Novlr, or some other word processing tool. The output is most often .doc, .docx, or PDF. So in order to upload your ebook to these fulfilment services, you must convert to EPUB ebooks.

Best Services to Convert PDF to EPUB

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:58:45 +0000

No matter what format you use to write your ebook, you will eventually need to convert PDF to EPUB. Many ebook fulfillment services you use will require EPUB. While PDF (Portable Document Format) was the first ebook format to be available, it has limitations. It was originally created to allow print books to be scanned and digitized. The product of a PDF is static page, but it does offer robust security features. This makes PDF ideal for business documents and contracts. EPUB is more dynamic and flexible, fast becoming the more popular form for ebooks. Because of the flexibility and responsiveness it allows, it is the digital publishing standard.

How eBook Fulfillment Services Work: For Authors & Publishers

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:35:23 +0000

Choosing an eBook fulfillment service is a big decision for authors and publishers. The fulfillment service you choose will be the interface that your readers must interact with to purchase your ebooks. The more user-friendly the ebook fulfillment services are, the better. However, it also needs to have the functionality that you, as an author or publisher, need.

The 3 Best eBook Reader Apps for EditionGuard

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:25:15 +0000

The proliferation of ebook reader apps has made it even easier for indie authors and publishers to reach new readers and widen their audiences. No longer are people beholden to ebooks that work only on a Kindle or a Nook. In fact, more and more people are able to skip purchasing those devices, which can cost $80-280, by using apps on their existing tablets and smartphones.

Understanding Adobe Content Server

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:34:18 +0000

As an indie author or publisher, you’d have to have a New York Times bestseller to be able to justify investing in Adobe Content Server. Adobe comes with a license fee of $25,000 per year. Most indie authors can’t deliver the ROI necessary to make that a wise investment.

Use DRM to Transform Your Library

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:36:11 +0000

Whether you are part of a school or university or a public library, you can use DRM to transform your library and increase the number of people who rely on you for their reading material by being able to offer ebooks. The only way to be able to allow people to borrow ebooks from the library is by having the ability to remove the ebook at the end of the checkout period - and that's where DRM comes in.

Authors and Publishers, Protect Your Content with DRM

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:22:14 +0000

As an author, you spend a lot of time, energy, and money writing, publishing, and marketing your ebook. But do you protect your content? Discovering that someone has accessed the ebook and made it available as a free download can be devastating. How long was it there? How many people downloaded it for free before you discovered it? How many other websites are stealing your income? For a publisher representing many ebooks, not only does something like this result in lost revenue but it can also result in liability. Can the author sue you for lost revenue if the ebook you published for them is stolen and offered freely on the internet?

Online Courses and EditionGuard: A Perfect Partnership

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:38:25 +0000

One of the revelations the world has had from experiencing this pandemic is that almost anything you want to learn is available online. While we need to address inequities in access to WiFi and devices, especially for younger students, there has been some honest discussions about the necessity of on-campus college learning and in-person corporate trainings. To fill this growing demand for online education, many people are developing online courses.

Benefits of Online Learning

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:18:03 +0000

More students at every level have now had experience with online learning. While some of the spring education was patchworked together at the last minute, most teachers did a remarkable job of transitioning from the classroom to the computer screen. Since online learning is likely to continue not only well into the next year through the pandemic but in some cases permanently, let’s look at the benefits of online learning.

Digital Publishing Is the Future

Wed, 27 May 2020 12:21:52 +0000

According to a recent report, the digital publishing market and it is poised to grow by USD 64.83 billion during 2020-2024. This is an enormous level of growth and one of the few industries that is actually booming during a growing economic and health crisis. Authors, publishers, and businesses all have the opportunity to position themselves for success in the next few years.

EditionLink vs EditionMark vs Adobe DRM: Choosing The Right eBook Fulfillment Option

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:58:11 +0000

When you use EditionGuard to protect and fulfill your eBooks, you will have three different fulfillment options: Adobe DRM, EditionMark and EditionLink. Deciding which fulfillment option is right for you and your customers can be difficult.

Introducing EditionLink: The Simplest Way To Distribute Your eBooks

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:03:12 +0000

We are happy to announce EditionLink, the simplest way to distribute your eBooks using EditionGuard. Over the past few months we have spoken to dozens of self-published authors and have heard one common thought:

How To Market Your Book With Slideshare

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:42:47 +0000

Well written books don’t always sell. Well marketed books almost always do. Whether you self-publish or go with a traditional publisher, your success will depend on your ability to market your book.

EditionGuard Social DRM vs Adobe DRM: Which Is Best For You?

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:00:46 +0000

Digital Right Management (DRM) protects eBooks from illegal piracy by using active and/or passive protection methods. If you are new to EditionGuard or are considering changing your eBook protection settings, you may be curious to know the differences between our Social DRM solution and Adobe’s DRM scheme.

Introducing EditionGuard Social DRM: A New Way To Protect and Sell eBooks

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:00:55 +0000

For the last couple of years EditionGuard has relied on Adobe Digital Rights Management to protect our customers eBooks. Though Adobe’s solution is ideal for some of our customers, that was not the case for all.

Adobe Digital Editions Beginner's Guide

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:04:59 +0000

Getting Started With Adobe Digital Editions

Adobe Digital Editions is a free software that allows you to add eBooks from online stores and libraries that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). Digital Rights Management prevents eBooks from being copied and/or redistributed. This ensures the protection of authors and publishers.

When you download a Digital Right Management protected eBook, you get a license in the form of an .acsm file with your eBook. You can then claim your eBook using Adobe Digital Editions and easily add it to your supported eReader device.

How Authors Can Gain Thousands of New Twitter Followers With Tweepi

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:59:58 +0000

Do you want to drastically increase your following on Twitter? What if I told you that you could gain 75-100 new Twitter followers everyday for free? Even better, these new followers would be highly targeted and active.

10 Essential Components of an Author Website

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 03:34:26 +0000

An author website is a crucial part of your overall business. Having an author website is no longer an option, it is a necessity. Ten years ago your author website could have been very simple; serving much like an online business card.

Protect your eBook From Piracy

Tue, 24 May 2016 05:00:23 +0000

Piracy is a big concern for indie authors. While eBooks offer convenience for distribution, their ease of accessibility also makes them a target for intellectual property theft. Although you can’t eliminate all actions of piracy within the eBook world, there are steps you can take to protect your rights as an author.

EditionGuard Is Now on Zapier

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:56:54 +0000

At EditionGuard, we’re always looking for ways to make it easier for you to sell more eBooks and help you work smarter, not harder, to market and sell the eBooks you write or represent. To that end, we have integrated EditionGuard with Zapier, an app that allows you to automate workflows by creating Zaps. Zaps are automations created using Triggers and Actions. You can use Zaps to connect any two Zapier-supported apps to each other.

Indie Author Tools: Ulysses III

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:00:31 +0000

Many of the indie author tools we recommend are ideal for any writer, but Ulysses III is specifically designed for the Mac/Apple/iPad writer, so if you are a Mac user and need an organizational tool to accelerate your fiction-writing efforts, the Ulysses III app may be the perfect solution.

Indie Author Tools: Evernote

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:27:40 +0000

In every job, professionals use tools of the trade, and authors are no different. In this series, we will explore the indie author tools that can help make you a better, more efficient writer.

Braille for eBooks

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:44:08 +0000

One demographic that has been underserved during the shift toward eBooks is the blind community, but braille for eBooks is a technology that is not only in development, but is available on a newly designed smart watch. In the past, people with vision challenges have had to rely on audiobooks or Siri to translate text on smartphones and tablets, but now blind people are empowered to read braille from a smart device. We hope this is only the beginning of the development of this technology. Imagine how exciting it might be in the future for children who rely on braille to have access to a library of eBooks that can be read in braille.

EditionGuard Makes eBook Sales Easier

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:19:35 +0000

EditionGuard provides indie authors and publishers with access to state-of-the-art digital publishing tools that were previously only available to large publishing houses. Our eBook selling tools are customizable, easy to install and use, and built using industry-leading DRM.

The History of eBooks Is Longer Than You Think

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:06:50 +0000

While eBooks have proliferated in the last several years, digital reading has been around since the 1970s.

1949: First electronic book patent application

In 1949 a Spanish teacher named Angela Ruiz Robles invented the first electronic book, which was powered by compressed air. Her goal was to save the backs of her students.

Creating Enhanced eBooks

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:00:29 +0000

Enhanced eBooks are eBooks that provide more engagement for the reader. Adding interactivity to your eBooks can make them more enticing to readers and provide a richer experience overall; recently To Kill a Mockingbird was released as an enhanced eBook, and the preorders were record-breaking.

Sell eBooks on WordPress with the EditionGuard PlugIn

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:00:31 +0000

Our goal at EditionGuard is to empower indie authors and level the playing field so that anyone who has the passion to write eBooks can sell eBooks. Digital publishing has allowed many authors to avoid the frustration and time-consuming, costly hoop-jumping that comes with obtaining an agent and waiting for a publisher to approve of your writing.

DRM Protects eBooks from Unauthorized Copying

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:00:06 +0000

It can be the most frustrating experience: you write an eBook, you make it available for sale, and as you Google yourself to see how you’re rising in rank, you discover someone has uploaded your eBook for free to anyone who comes to their site.

4 Reasons to Turn Your eBook into an Audiobook

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:00:52 +0000

Turning your eBook into an audiobook can help you not only sell more eBooks but also grow your readership and fan base beyond the typical reader. Here are four reasons why you should turn your eBook into an audiobook:

Why eBook Authors Should Use DRM

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:00:09 +0000

Digital Rights Management, or DRM, is the digital protection that allows indie authors to keep their eBooks from being accessed without authorization. It ensures that, as a hardworking indie author, you are compensated for your eBook. Without DRM, you could sell a single copy of your eBook and it could then be shared online with thousands of other readers. You would not receive a dime.

Transform Content into an eBook

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:00:27 +0000

If sitting down and writing an ebook from start to finish isn’t your style, there are other ways to transform content into an ebook that will still give you credibility as an author and also give you another way to generate revenue.

The Power of Digital Publishing

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:00:12 +0000

There is still quite a bit of argument over whether or not digital publishing will overtake print. While there are a number of people who still prefer print books and enjoy the feel of turning pages, there is something powerful about digital publishing that opens up a whole new world for authors.

Why Authors Need eBook Protection

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:44:51 +0000

Authors, as a group, tend to consider their eBooks almost as dearly as they would their own child; thus eBook protection is of paramount importance. This kind of concern often goes beyond proprietary and business concerns, and although some may consider it in a way irrational, it is also natural.

What’s not irrational, however, is the concern that piracy can have on the earning potential of an eBook. Books in digital form offer several benefits that do not come with traditional printed books. For one, it does save a lot of trees from being cut down to make paper. Another reason is that ebooks are much more convenient to distribute than traditional printed books. Unfortunately, ebooks are also easier to pirate so that the benefits of the work go to unscrupulous individuals instead of to the author.

The Raging Debate about eBook DRM

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:23:25 +0000

eBook DRM officially stands for “eBook Digital Rights Management”, and it is a term used to describe any technological method for fighting piracy so that the rights of musicians, software developers, and eBook authors can be protected.

3 Essential free eBook tools for authors and editors

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:52:58 +0000

When writing a book, it’s only natural to be using the tools you’re most comfortable with. Many use Microsoft Word for writing the actual text, and for that intent and purpose, it is a good tool. But when it comes to formatting it correctly and optimally as an eBook, you’ll be needing something extra, preferably some free eBook tools.

With so many formats and different media types to cover, how can you take care of them all? The short answer is, you can’t. There’s no holy-grail format for eBooks that works equally well on all media. Since we’ve already covered eBooks formats in our previous post “eBook Formats: Why choose one or the other?", I wont be delving into that again. But if you’re curious about what formats are out there and their use cases, it might be worth a read.

In this post, I want to point out some free tools that could make your eBook creation and formatting endeavors much easier:

Sell your eBooks using Wordpress, with DRM!

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:42 +0000

We’re proud to announce the release of our Wordpress eBook sales plugin with DRM support! It allows you to sell eBooks with EditionGuard eBook DRM protection right on your Wordpress blog!

At the moment, you can accept payments via Paypal or Moneybookers. Obviously, the eBooks are DRM protected through full integration with our EditionGuard service. You can manage everything without ever leaving your Wordpress admin UI! Best of all, the plugin is completely free and open sourced. So you can download, install and modify it as much as you like. You can find the plugin on the wordpress.org site, by clicking here.

Why use eBook DRM?

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:38:23 +0000

One of the conversations that we return to time and again is eBook DRM. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is technology that puts you in control of your content. It lets you manage who can access your digital content, as well as when and how it can be accessed. It continues to be a point of consternation in the industry. Some indie authors and readers are wholly supportive of DRM. Others refuse to consider it. This argument will likely continue to be a central component of digital publishing.