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Smashwords ebooks at Barnes & Noble
As teleread reported yesterday, SmashWord's Blog tells us that Smashwords has signed an agreement with Barnes & Noble to distribute Smashwords ebooks.
More complete information for authors is at Smashwords Titles to Enter Broader Distribution: Quote:
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My published books (all of which except one are free) are already approved for the premium catalog.
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What format is B&N using ?
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08-31-2009, 04:50 PM | #11 |
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Yup, you can opt in or out of each distribution channel, to my understanding. So, just say they were distributing to Amazon, B&N and BoB - you could choose to be listed with Amazon only. Or, if I understand correctly, opt out of all of the above. One point for SW authors to keep in mind, though - once your ebook has been cleared for premium status, it's a case of opting OUT, not opting in.
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08-31-2009, 04:52 PM | #12 |
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Authors may indeed opt out if they do not want their works sold through BN. I'm pretty sure the royalty cut will be much smaller than the same work bought straight from Smashwords. On the other hand, it is hoped that there will be more sales. And really, that is the point. I don't know of any self-published author who is getting rich off of book sales. The idea is to get a little name recognition out there and hopefully find some people who like your writing.
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08-31-2009, 06:16 PM | #13 |
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I don't know of any getting rich, but I do know of some who are with small publishing companies and listed separately at Smashwords; they might prefer to allow their publishers to try to wrangle a better percentage than they can do alone.
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