Fair Trade DX

Celebrating customer #100

ftdx-admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:08:31 +0000

In early January, a small celebration broke-out here at our worldwide HQ and, snug on the second floor of 10 State St. in frozen Newburyport, MA. It quickly spread to Santa Fe, New Mexico, site of our Authoring Director’s editorial compound. In just over a month, we’d published four titles and we had now reached [...]

On digital book file formats

Ed Bott — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:51:09 +0000

Cross-posted to edbott.com

Now that I’ve been on all three sides of the digital book business, as reader, author, and publisher, I realize how confusing some of the technology can be.

So here’s the first in a series of posts on digital publishing in general and in specific.

Today’s topic: file formats.

The [...]

It’s about time!

ftdx-admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:42:18 +0000

Prior to starting Fair Trade DX with Claudette and Ed, I had co-founded two other publishing companies Each has felt like a great idea from the outset, each took a year to launch, and no matter how thorough the planning, each resulted in a sleepless night on the eve of “Launch Day.” Last Tuesday was [...]

Fair Trade DX is open for business

Ed Bott — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:53 +0000

Newburyport, MA — November 30, 2011 — Fair Trade Digital Exchange (Fair Trade DX), an innovative publisher that delivers technology information exclusively in “digital first” format , today announced it is open for business with four books created for computer professionals and enthusiasts.

The company also announced that award-winning author and technology expert Ed Bott [...]

An author, an agent, and a publisher walk into a bar…

Ed Bott — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:06:25 +0000

Publisher Claudette Moore contributes this post:

So, an author, an agent, and a publisher walk into a bar…

Ten years ago, what would the punch line have been? Here’s my best guess:

The author orders the most expensive entrée on the menu, figuring that at least he’ll eat well. The agent grills the publisher about [...]

Fair Trade DX releases first four titles

Ed Bott — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:48 +0000

Newburyport, MA — November 30, 2011 — Fair Trade Digital Exchange (Fair Trade DX), an innovative publisher that delivers compelling technology information in “digital first” format, has released its first four titles aimed at computer professionals and enthusiasts.

Need2Know: Ed Bott’s Windows 8 Head Start by Ed Bott
ISBN: 9780984463541
$9.95

The first [...]