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kcmay · 11-18-2010, 08:21 AM

Thanks for mentioning bookbaby.com. I hadn't heard of it before, so I took a quick look. The $49 fee per book with an annual fee of $19 turns me off, because I can get into the iBookstore via Smashwords for no out-of-pocket cost. I did not see on the site where it says you get faster reports than with Smashwords. I only found the statement, "Once we owe you that amount, we'll issue payment the following Monday." That doesn't mean Apple reports sales to bookbaby any faster than it reports to SW.

Personally, I'd rather pay someone a "commission" per sale than a flat fee because I don't know how successful my book will be in the iBookstore. If I were selling so many books through Smashwords that the commission amounted to more than $50 the first year and $20 per year after that, I'd consider it. For now, I'm sticking with SW.

11-18-2010, 08:21 AM	#3
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	Thanks for mentioning bookbaby.com. I hadn't heard of it before, so I took a quick look. The $49 fee per book with an annual fee of $19 turns me off, because I can get into the iBookstore via Smashwords for no out-of-pocket cost. I did not see on the site where it says you get faster reports than with Smashwords. I only found the statement, "Once we owe you that amount, we'll issue payment the following Monday." That doesn't mean Apple reports sales to bookbaby any faster than it reports to SW. Personally, I'd rather pay someone a "commission" per sale than a flat fee because I don't know how successful my book will be in the iBookstore. If I were selling so many books through Smashwords that the commission amounted to more than $50 the first year and $20 per year after that, I'd consider it. For now, I'm sticking with SW.