Any exclusive ebook publishers?

Tom Wood · 09-08-2010, 10:02 AM

Are there any publishers that exclusively focus on ebooks, that are successful at it?

L.J. Sellers · 09-08-2010, 11:22 AM

That depends on how you define success. I'm sure some are making a little money, but I don't think it's a sustainable business model. Why would authors continue to give so much of the royalty to a publisher when e-publishing independently is so easy?
L.J.

AnemicOak · 09-09-2010, 12:50 PM

I don't know about e-only, but there are plenty of e-first pubs out there doing well (they usually do print, a lot of the time some form of POD, 6 to 18 months after the e release)

simplyparticular · 09-09-2010, 01:50 PM

Harlequin has an e-only imprint, Carina Press.

It appears they are using it to test the waters before moving a new author to their print imprints.

bill_mchale · 09-09-2010, 01:59 PM

Well Smashwords is kind of a publisher crossed with an ebookstore... kind of stripped down the publishing aspects to the bare minimum (i.e. distribution).

I suspect that as ebooks become more popular with those of us who read regularly for fun (as opposed to the people who buy or read 3 or 4 books a year), that books that would have originally been released to the mass market first will be simply published as ebooks and only printed if they really build a following in the ebook world (and with Print on Demand Publishing, this should be a fairly easy step).

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Bill

kcmay · 09-09-2010, 08:53 PM

Maybe this is what you're looking for?
http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/epublishers.html

Of those listed, I've only heard of Double-Dragon ebooks and Mundania Press.

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09-08-2010, 11:22 AM	#2
L.J. Sellers Novelist Posts: 287 Karma: 387979 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eugene, Oregon Device: Kindle	That depends on how you define success. I'm sure some are making a little money, but I don't think it's a sustainable business model. Why would authors continue to give so much of the royalty to a publisher when e-publishing independently is so easy? L.J.

09-09-2010, 12:50 PM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I don't know about e-only, but there are plenty of e-first pubs out there doing well (they usually do print, a lot of the time some form of POD, 6 to 18 months after the e release)

09-09-2010, 01:50 PM	#4
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	Harlequin has an e-only imprint, Carina Press. It appears they are using it to test the waters before moving a new author to their print imprints.

09-09-2010, 01:59 PM	#5
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Well Smashwords is kind of a publisher crossed with an ebookstore... kind of stripped down the publishing aspects to the bare minimum (i.e. distribution). I suspect that as ebooks become more popular with those of us who read regularly for fun (as opposed to the people who buy or read 3 or 4 books a year), that books that would have originally been released to the mass market first will be simply published as ebooks and only printed if they really build a following in the ebook world (and with Print on Demand Publishing, this should be a fairly easy step). -- Bill

09-09-2010, 08:53 PM	#6
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	Maybe this is what you're looking for? http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/epublishers.html Of those listed, I've only heard of Double-Dragon ebooks and Mundania Press.

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