Sentences with phrase «legitimate ebooks cost»

Legitimate ebooks cost hundreds of dollars or more to create., so another $ 50 isn't going to deter them.

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If you want to get into reading ebooks, it's a very legitimate question as to whether you should spend your money on a device that does only one thing — or whether it would be much more cost - effective to get a general - purpose device like an iPad or an Android tablet instead.

But with the variety of companies who have begun to offer legitimate, cost effective ways of offering readers a print edition as well, there's no reason not to release a book simultaneously in both ebook and print.

Essentially, BookBaby, has found that charging legitimate authors an upfront fee to process and distribute their ebooks may cause some to ultimately opt for one of the sites that makes its profit out of royalties rather than pay an initial investment; however, this same business model means that spam and piracy can be kept to a minimum as get - rich - quick scammers are loathe to shell out the upfront cost.

If getting published traditionally doesn't especially help you to get your books on the shelves of stores (unless you are talented, awesome, hard - working, and lucky enough to be a Jim Butcher), then you've got a legitimate reason to question whether you want to roll the dice with traditional publishers (who absolutely offer many great advantages), or get 70 % royalties on your indie ebooks and get paid 80 % of your print book's list price (minus the cost of POD printing) with your print - on - demand book via Lightning Source and their 20 % short discount option — which gets you right into Amazon.com and other online bookstores, just like the big boys do.

For those who want or need these sorts of services, this is a very practical and absolutely legitimate way to get one's work (print and ebook versions) professionally edited and proof - read, and into the distribution channels, with the least possible up - front cost.