Best platforms for e-book publishing - Page 2

J. Strnad · 06-12-2011, 12:52 PM

Personally, I'm wondering if outlets other than Amazon are worth the time and effort, not only to get listed there but to promote to.

I've taken Barnes & Noble off my Smashwords distribution list in favor of PubIt! which gives me instant accounting.

I'm really not sure what the issue is, since B&N claims 25% of the ebook market. All I know is that Amazon sells the books. Since my book is non-DRMed, people can convert it through Calibre to the epub format and read it on their Kobos and Nooks and Sonys.

Edited to add: I sell enough copies of Risen to receive a monthly check from Amazon. From B&N so far this month...zero sales. That's the order of magnitude of difference between the two outlets for me.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Annotations Across Platforms...?	loyukfai	Reading and Management	4	04-26-2011 01:35 PM
Help! Image Consistency across platforms	Souldor_MT	General Discussions	1	04-01-2011 02:50 PM
Publishing and distribution platforms that let authors control ebook formatting	amoroso	Writers' Corner	4	12-10-2010 05:37 AM
I'm encouraging e-book publishing Out There.	Steven Lyle Jordan	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	40	07-17-2007 08:43 AM

06-12-2011, 12:52 PM	#16
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	Personally, I'm wondering if outlets other than Amazon are worth the time and effort, not only to get listed there but to promote to. I've taken Barnes & Noble off my Smashwords distribution list in favor of PubIt! which gives me instant accounting. I'm really not sure what the issue is, since B&N claims 25% of the ebook market. All I know is that Amazon sells the books. Since my book is non-DRMed, people can convert it through Calibre to the epub format and read it on their Kobos and Nooks and Sonys. Edited to add: I sell enough copies of Risen to receive a monthly check from Amazon. From B&N so far this month...zero sales. That's the order of magnitude of difference between the two outlets for me.