How and Where to Publish Your Ebooks - Page 9

GA Russell · 01-06-2012, 02:45 AM

Thanks!

I downloaded the Style guide during last year's Read an eBook Week, so I'll get to that.

I'm writing a simple novel without graphs and illustrations.

M T McGuire · 01-06-2012, 06:15 AM

I'll second Mr Coker there, I've had no trouble with the meatgrinder for my novels or short stories.

Can anyone tell me if Pubit is open to non US citizens these days or even a link to find it? I'm in the UK.

Cheers

MTM

GA Russell · 01-06-2012, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M T McGuire

Can anyone tell me if Pubit is open to non US citizens these days or even a link to find it? I'm in the UK.

MTM, try this:
http://pubit.barnesandnoble.com/pubi...?t=pi_reg_home

M T McGuire · 01-13-2012, 05:16 AM

Ooo. Thanks.

GA Russell · 01-16-2012, 10:14 PM

You're welcome!

Mac Carthy · 01-17-2012, 06:23 AM

GREAT IDEA!!! Especially the bit about how to set up one's own store and sell from the website. YOU GO GIRL!!!

pikelet · 01-21-2012, 04:09 AM

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but I saw this proposal on Kickstarter to create a publishing site for ebooks released under creative commons licenses at leebre.org, and thought it might be of interest to people here.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-social-publis

MoodRing · 02-06-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

That fact that the vast majority of ebooks currently being sold are sold through the Amazon Kindle store?

But some ebooks I have treid to find and have not beens old on amazon but more bespoke websites, thats the onla reason I atrated using others

mncowboy · 02-06-2012, 12:04 PM

Question on the business side to self-publishers. As a self-publisher, do you just put your name as the publisher, or have you created your own publishing company? If you have set up a publishing company, have you registered it, or created a separate entity?
What are the pros and cons of each?
Bob

pdurrant · 02-06-2012, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoodRing

But some ebooks I have treid to find and have not beens old on amazon but more bespoke websites, thats the onla reason I atrated using others

I didn't mean number of titles (although I wouldn't be surprised to find that Amazon had more titles than anyone else), but that Amazon sold more copies of ebooks than anyone else, by a large margin.

This is obviously of interest to people wanting to sell ebooks. (Note title of this thread.)

Of course, as a reader, one buys ebooks from whichever legitimate outlet offers the book you want to buy at the best combination of price and convenience.

Justin Nemo · 04-26-2012, 05:11 AM

I've had some success publishing my books on IvaNovella www.ivanovella.com

They are new which is not always bad, but there are no fees and they don't like DRM.

kennyc · 05-08-2012, 11:27 AM

Hmmm..... I appreciate the information, but there are several strikes against ether as far as I'm concerned. iOnly is bad, I can publish myself for free without any contests etc. on many platforms including iStuff and actully get paid for it. Now there could be some good in shared publicity but not sure it would get to my target audience just as there is in giving away free ebooks and downloads, but....

Anyway, thanks but no thanks from me.

Echase · 07-09-2012, 02:32 AM

I've recently taken the plunge into self-publishing some of my work as eBooks. I went through Smashwords, as well as amazon, since the two aren't linked up. Although Amazon is a definite heavyweight, I dislike that you cannot put free books on amazon.

The Smashwords meatgrinder seemed to work well for me, although I think that Amazon converted my work into a slightly better looking product. I'm only a few days into this, so I'll re-post in a week or two with how it's going!

orlok · 07-09-2012, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Echase

I've recently taken the plunge into self-publishing some of my work as eBooks. I went through Smashwords, as well as amazon, since the two aren't linked up. Although Amazon is a definite heavyweight, I dislike that you cannot put free books on amazon.

The Smashwords meatgrinder seemed to work well for me, although I think that Amazon converted my work into a slightly better looking product. I'm only a few days into this, so I'll re-post in a week or two with how it's going!

Good luck, and I would be interested to hear how it progresses for you.

01-06-2012, 02:45 AM	#121
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01-06-2012, 06:15 AM	#122
M T McGuire Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1006970 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Device: kindle	I'll second Mr Coker there, I've had no trouble with the meatgrinder for my novels or short stories. Can anyone tell me if Pubit is open to non US citizens these days or even a link to find it? I'm in the UK. Cheers MTM __________________ What does a coward with eyes in the back of his head do for a living? Getaway driving, of course - after all, it's only glorified running away. Amazon UK US Smashwords World wide dead tree Free in pdf format. If you like my avatar postcards are available here

01-13-2012, 05:16 AM	#124
M T McGuire Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1006970 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Device: kindle	Ooo. Thanks. __________________ What does a coward with eyes in the back of his head do for a living? Getaway driving, of course - after all, it's only glorified running away. Amazon UK US Smashwords World wide dead tree Free in pdf format. If you like my avatar postcards are available here

01-16-2012, 10:14 PM	#125
GA Russell Argos win the Grey Cup! Posts: 3,367 Karma: 11423475 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: jetBook Lite, Libre Pro	You're welcome! __________________ SquareTrade iPhone warranty...http://squaretrade.extole.com/a/clk/3C3Ql Doubleday Book Club...http://doubleday.tellapal.com/a/clk/1PrVb Quality Paperback Book Club...http://qpb.extole.com/a/clk/1fzWC ShopRunner free shipping consortium...http://www.shoprunner.com/invite/a0QG0000004QlTFMA0 MagazineOpinions paid surveys...http://www.magazineopinions.com/e/s.aspx?fid=1511333 MindField paid surveys...http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/0766b39f

01-17-2012, 06:23 AM	#126
Mac Carthy Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 18848 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Guidelines GREAT IDEA!!! Especially the bit about how to set up one's own store and sell from the website. YOU GO GIRL!!!

01-21-2012, 04:09 AM	#127
pikelet girl from oz Posts: 67 Karma: 834 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: iPad, Sony PRS-650, Sony PRS-300, Cybook Gen3	I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but I saw this proposal on Kickstarter to create a publishing site for ebooks released under creative commons licenses at leebre.org, and thought it might be of interest to people here. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-social-publis

02-06-2012, 12:04 PM	#129
mncowboy Wanderer Posts: 94 Karma: 472218 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Question on the business side to self-publishers. As a self-publisher, do you just put your name as the publisher, or have you created your own publishing company? If you have set up a publishing company, have you registered it, or created a separate entity? What are the pros and cons of each? Bob

04-26-2012, 05:11 AM	#131
Justin Nemo Stercus accidit Posts: 330 Karma: 513878 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Nookpadle 6	I've had some success publishing my books on IvaNovella www.ivanovella.com They are new which is not always bad, but there are no fees and they don't like DRM. __________________ Executions at Newgate Prison 1606 – 1895 Heroes and Gods

05-08-2012, 11:27 AM	#132
kennyc Priorities! Priorties! Posts: 29,973 Karma: 38275820 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Galaxy SIII; Xoom; Kindle Fire	Hmmm..... I appreciate the information, but there are several strikes against ether as far as I'm concerned. iOnly is bad, I can publish myself for free without any contests etc. on many platforms including iStuff and actully get paid for it. Now there could be some good in shared publicity but not sure it would get to my target audience just as there is in giving away free ebooks and downloads, but.... Anyway, thanks but no thanks from me. __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Gallery - Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

07-09-2012, 02:32 AM	#133
Echase Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 738414 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: kindle	I've recently taken the plunge into self-publishing some of my work as eBooks. I went through Smashwords, as well as amazon, since the two aren't linked up. Although Amazon is a definite heavyweight, I dislike that you cannot put free books on amazon. The Smashwords meatgrinder seemed to work well for me, although I think that Amazon converted my work into a slightly better looking product. I'm only a few days into this, so I'll re-post in a week or two with how it's going!

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