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Quoth · 01-30-2020, 06:33 AM

Yes, optimise it for 10" tablet. Not just iPad which is overpriced and a minority market share.
Market as an Electronic book, not eBook. It's not going to work as a traditional eBook.

Unfortunately Amazon doesn't differentiate on Kindle listings, though they won't allow download of such electronic books to real Kindle, only to the Fire (which is really a Tablet) and apps. Usually if someone is logged into Amazon and ONLY has traditional eink Kindles, no Apps, the page of the book warns it's not available.

So Smashwords is not suitable because they aim at real ereaders (all makes). You should though use Apple iTunes/Books and Google Play directly as well as Amazon. Also perhaps Etsy. It's not apparent, but they do allow books.

ALSO do create the luxury coffee table hardback on Lulu and list it on Amazon. The price is irrelevant. It's POD and you only need to buy one proof copy. It's very cheap marketing (Amazon costs zero and the only Lulu cost is the proof copy). Etsy is the only place with ongoing charge for your page.
So Amazon, Apple and Google stores direct for the electronic version and Amazon for hardback. Doesn't matter if no-one buys it. Hardback at $49 or whatever (Lulu POD cost + 40%, Amazon doesn't take 65% off physical items!) and electronic at $9.99. Connect the books on your Amazon Author's page and the electronic (so called "Kindle", but only for Fire and Apps) version will show as a whatever SAVING on the hardback. Free marketing with a once off cost for the proof copy.

Then you can even have postcards or bookmarks and promote in your local Bookshops, because there is a paper version and it's not CreateSpace/Amazon. Lulu will give you an ISBN. It doesn't matter even if book $74 or whatever and maybe you only sell 0 or 1 copies, it's good marketing of the Electronic Version.

I think you can put a link on your own site direct to Lulu? I'm not sure. But you can link Amazon (electronic & paper links), Apple and Google Playstore.

01-30-2020, 06:33 AM	#7
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,362 Karma: 105899727 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yes, optimise it for 10" tablet. Not just iPad which is overpriced and a minority market share. Market as an Electronic book, not eBook. It's not going to work as a traditional eBook. Unfortunately Amazon doesn't differentiate on Kindle listings, though they won't allow download of such electronic books to real Kindle, only to the Fire (which is really a Tablet) and apps. Usually if someone is logged into Amazon and ONLY has traditional eink Kindles, no Apps, the page of the book warns it's not available. So Smashwords is not suitable because they aim at real ereaders (all makes). You should though use Apple iTunes/Books and Google Play directly as well as Amazon. Also perhaps Etsy. It's not apparent, but they do allow books. ALSO do create the luxury coffee table hardback on Lulu and list it on Amazon. The price is irrelevant. It's POD and you only need to buy one proof copy. It's very cheap marketing (Amazon costs zero and the only Lulu cost is the proof copy). Etsy is the only place with ongoing charge for your page. So Amazon, Apple and Google stores direct for the electronic version and Amazon for hardback. Doesn't matter if no-one buys it. Hardback at $49 or whatever (Lulu POD cost + 40%, Amazon doesn't take 65% off physical items!) and electronic at $9.99. Connect the books on your Amazon Author's page and the electronic (so called "Kindle", but only for Fire and Apps) version will show as a whatever SAVING on the hardback. Free marketing with a once off cost for the proof copy. Then you can even have postcards or bookmarks and promote in your local Bookshops, because there is a paper version and it's not CreateSpace/Amazon. Lulu will give you an ISBN. It doesn't matter even if book $74 or whatever and maybe you only sell 0 or 1 copies, it's good marketing of the Electronic Version. I think you can put a link on your own site direct to Lulu? I'm not sure. But you can link Amazon (electronic & paper links), Apple and Google Playstore.