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Originally Posted by Valdieron
As I am overseas, I cannot get the $10 ISBN, my only option is the one where smashwords gets me one for free and they say they are the publisher. I just didn't know if this should send off warning bells or not. I feel pretty secure doing it that way, like you have said its all about getting out there anyway.
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From what I've been able to grasp about the sale of eBooks through iBooks and Amazon is that you had better be the publisher.
iBooks and Amazon keep 30%, the publisher gets 70% and of that the publisher gives the author 20%. So for a $2 book you get 28 cents from a publisher or $1.40 if you publish it yourself.
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/
You will need a US tax number and bank account to open an account with iBooks or Amazon. The tax number is quite doable from Australia. When I tried to open an account with iBooks it provides the forms during registration if you are outside the US (I read that it takes about 6 weeks) but not sure what hoops you have to jump through to open a bank account from here.
For ISBN's in AU. New publisher rego $40 1 x ISBN $55 or 10 for $80.
http://www.thorpe.com.au/isbn/ One good thing about eBooks is you don't need to generate a bar code at additional cost.
That's what I know so far Valdieron. Maybe someone who has self published with on line retailers from outside the US might help with some insight as I expect to have to do it shortly and would love the benefit of their experience. This organisation has the benefit of having a US branch with a bank account there already so that's one less hoop.