Nova Scotia, Canada: I had KDP (not KDP Select) produce both my e-book as well
as the paperback version.
This isn't the same
as paperback versions vs hardcover — where the platform and convenience are the same — the timing and pricing are the key ingredients.
So an author or editor who is interested in having her ebook as readable in that future state
as her paperback version of Moby Dick that's sitting on her bookshelf, the best idea is to make good, practical, EPUB3 files now.
Access to digital copies of two books by VAAP / TEA founder and producer Karen Porter (same format and content
as the paperback versions currently sold at Amazon).
Not exact matches
I went to pre-order a US
version, it's only listed
as digital or
paperback.
This book is available in a
paperback version as well
as a digital one, and they're both very affordable and great for low - budget reading.
As an added bonus, we're teaming up for a giveaway at the end of this post — enter below to win a
paperback version of one of Ashley's books and your favorite Estella toy.
I still have my original penguin
paperback, which is very well read
as well
as a more modern hardback
version
Both are best
as the the Mastering Leptin can get into some heavy stuff and the
paperback short
version is a good read and simple to understand!
It's tempting to buy new books right
as they come out, but you'll probably save a good deal of money if you wait for the
paperback version to be released.
I'm always surprised how many people still want a
paperback version even though the digital
version costs half
as much.
CreateSpace is owned by Amazon which means your
paperback version will show
as an option right next to the Kindle copy on your Amazon book page.
* The
paperback version of The End of Power was,
as of the Telegraph's writing, the 8th bestselling book on Amazon (and it was a number one category bestseller in several categories).
Gollancz will republish in May 2012
as a # 14.99 trade
paperback, which will include the original self - published
version, extra material and a new mini-adventure.
Hard cover self publishing follows much of the same processes
as other books, with the option to purchase
paperback versions at any time after your initial launch.
4) It is my sincere belief that these are the folks that will buy the
paperback version anyway and give it
as a gift.
I think it's ridiculous for an ebook to cost the same
as a print -
version trade
paperback.
According to the AV Club «The mass - market edition of Mockingbird — which currently features silhouetted cover art by Sarah Jane Coleman, but which is probably best remembered
as the puce - covered little volume that populates the shelves of so many American high schools — was the cheapest
version of the book on the market, retailing for a little more than half of what Harper Collins charges for its sturdier trade
paperback edition.
In 2014, I posted a step - by - step video tutorial (in real time
as I prepared to publish the
paperback version of my novel, She's Gone) on how to publish a
paperback using CreateSpace.
Even so, these same publishers who are so adamant about limiting our access to these e-books — and if you don't believe me, buy an e-book using Adobe Digital Editions and try to read it on a machine that isn't tied to that specific Adobe account — are more than willing to charge us
as much or more for the digital
version than we'd pay for the
paperback copy of the book.
As a self published author, my book marketing efforts are geared towards the eBook
version of my book, but it's so simple to add a
paperback version with CreateSpace -LSB-...]
Enter Sourcebooks which bought the rights to the book, Escape to Witch Mountain, and will launch a
paperback version of the book at the same time
as Disney releases its «Race to Witch Mountain» DVD.
As for the
paperback version, I take the help of my translator to format it.
Join us
as Jim shares the clever marketing tactics he employed to ensure that readers were buying
paperback copies of his book, despite the fact that he was also selling a less expensive e-book
version.
Karen,
as an afterthought I must defend my cover I am looking at it now in
paperback version.
But
as time passes it has perturbed me more and more that so few of those sales are for the
paperback versions of my books available through Amazon's Createspace.
In fact my first murder mystery was posted to Amazon
as a Kindle eBook well in advance of the
paperback version.
I decided to use the same cover photo
as my ebook
version, but the fonts and layout have been revamped for this
paperback version.
Canada shows the e-book but no suggestion
as to there being a
paperback version available.
AND, if you buy these books via Kindle Matchbook, Vol II or Vol III — usually $ 3.99
as ebooks — are each only $ 1.99 when purchased from Amazon along with the
paperback versions for Volumes II and III!
If you want a unique one that designates you
as the publisher, you will need to purchase an ISBN number separately, and you will need one for each
version of your book: eBook,
paperback, hardcover, audio, etc..
The person who already bought that Dean R. Koontz
paperback for $ 9.99, may now shell out an extra $ 1.99 for the ebook
version as well.
I've bought the PDF
version, but will shortly be ordering this in
paperback too
as it's an interesting read just to dip into, or to refresh my memory on things I might have overlooked last time, when on holiday or a long journey.
You might be lucky, if it's the
paperback version of the book or a newer re-issued book, like for romances
as an example.
I read along with a
paperback version of my book
as I listened to the narration audio files.
That said, I found it interesting that the book is only available in Audible and
as a
paperback - there's no Kindle
version.
Just
as you would need a separate ISBN for a
paperback version of the book and a hardcover
version of the book, so too will you need a separate ISBN for an ebook.
The
paperback version will follow
as soon
as I can get it formatted, proofed and online.
Slightly off - topic, perhaps — but I am pretty certain that charging almost
as much for the ebook
as you are for the
paperback version of a book is a rip - off.
The program enables teachers to sell their e-books through the Borders Bookstore
as well
as receive a complementary
paperback version of their book.
The feedback for the eBook
version of White Gold was so good, I then published
as a
paperback using print on demand back in 2012 and I haven't looked back since.
o Although
paperback is offered
as an alternative for you to conveniently publish a print
version of your digital book, we do not recommend you let automated conversion software handle your manuscript at this stage because of the results it may produce.
Well, even if you claim your books to Author Central, you may have multiple
versions or what they refer to
as editions: Kindle,
paperback, hardcover, audio, etc..
It lists the author
as Craig Stultz but the correct author is Scott Meade
as will be listed on the
paperback version.
Well
as long
as the Literary - Industrial Complex is pricing their eBooks at about the same price
as a print
paperback version, or more than a second - hand hardbound
version... then indies with our more affordable eBooks have a wide - open opportunity to tempt venturesome readers with tight budgets.
I produce
paperbacks for 99 % of my books, the only exception being the collection of first chapters of my novels, a perma - free sampler which would be at cross purposes
as a more expensive print
version.
If I wanted to I guess I could go and order the
paperback versions from Fishpond
as they have them available in print format but that defeats the purpose of my wanting to buy eBooks.
You could give the print
version as a gift and keep the Kindle edition for yourself, or you might find it handy to have the
paperback spread out on your desk while you're formatting your next book and also have another copy that you can access from your phone or tablet.
Those same books usually more expensive on BN.com, where NOOK books are often
as expensive
as, or in some cases more expensive, than their
paperback versions.
As an ISBN is specific to the format of the book — hardcopy, trade
paperback and eBook
versions can't share the same ISBN — an author will need to buy a block of ISBNs if they want their book to be published in several formats.