What is ebook publishing?
What does an ebook
publisher do?
In traditional print publishing a publisher aims to publish a
certain number of titles per year. The publisher contracts with a writer for the rights to publish
a book, manages the
design including the cover, illustrations etc, and manages the marketing
and promotion of the book.
When it comes to your eBook, you have a number of publishing options:
Option 1.
You can publish the eBook yourself, compiling
the written pages into an eBook, even obtaining an ISBN number, and
selling it through your own web site.
Option 2. You can choose an eBook
publisher who meets you half way. One such publisher is BookLocker. They require you to deliver the eBook
to them in its finished, compiled state. They will then provide the store, payment
processing etc. You have control over the eBook's price. You retain the
rights to sell it elsewhere. Royalties are good at up to 70%.
Option 3.
You can choose a publisher who will function even more like a traditional
print publisher. Take 1stBooks for example. They will set the price and take
a more active role in marketing your book. You still retain the rights to sell
your eBook elsewhere.
Which way should you go? It really depends whether you have the time and motivation to get
actively involved in marketing and
promoting your own eBook. If you do then Options 1 and 2 above will
probably work very well for you. They will also put more of the money from
each copy in your pocket.
On
to Step 3: Which Software to Use
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Additional
Resources
ePublishers
This site contains a big list of epublishers to consider.
1stBooks
"Writing the book was hard work. Publishing it doesn't have to
be."
ISBN
Numbers
The ISBN is a unique machine-readable identification number, which marks
any book unmistakably. 159 countries and territories are officially ISBN
members.
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