Local authors produce e-books with island flair

By Mike Meyer

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2012

~~<p>It has been more than a year since <a target="_blank" href="http://Amazon.com" style="color: #0000ff;" span="">Amazon.com</a> announced that sales of electronic books had overtaken those of printed versions for the first time. This is a trend that Amazon is delighted to publicize, and an indication of the growing dominance of its Kindle digital reader. Self-promotion or not, the growing popularity of e-books isn't lost on local authors — particularly those involved in the tourism and Hawaiiana space.</p>
<p>Of course, e-books are much more than just an electronic version of the existing analog original. Kaimuki-based e-book designer Malcolm Mekaru (<a target="_blank" href="http://malcolmmekaru.net" style="color: #0000ff;" span="">malcolmmekaru.net</a>), says e-book content can be engineered to accommodate mobile platforms from iPhones to iPads, integrating photos, video and audio.</p>
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It has been more than a year since Amazon.com announced that sales of electronic books had overtaken those of printed versions for the first time. This is a trend that Amazon is delighted to publicize, and an indication of the growing dominance of its Kindle digital reader. Self-promotion or not, the growing popularity of e-books isn't lost on local authors — particularly those involved in the tourism and Hawaiiana space.

Of course, e-books are much more than just an electronic version of the existing analog original. Kaimuki-based e-book designer Malcolm Mekaru (malcolmmekaru.net), says e-book content can be engineered to accommodate mobile platforms from iPhones to iPads, integrating photos, video and audio. Login for more...