If you don't feel like spending time and putting effort into it, there are
ebook aggregators on the market who partnered up with retailers to make publishing easier for authors.
Not exact matches
I have covered
ebook aggregator fees
on a separate page.
Some
eBook publishers are «
aggregators» (we are one), which means they put the published
eBook on multiple retailer sites like Amazon, Apple and Google for you.
For more detail
on these
aggregators and how to use them please check out this great post by Roger Packer — It's ASIN: Four ways to get a global link for your Amazon
ebook
Offered by both publishers and
aggregators, the PDA model is fairly straightforward:
Ebook purchases are triggered based
on traffic and patron interest in particular titles.
The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary
on a broad range of
eBook issues, including: spending
on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of
eBooks; market penetration by various specific
eBook publishers; extent of use of
aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use of
eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of
eBooks on print book spending; use of
eBooks in integrated search; price increases for
eBooks; contract renewal rates for
eBooks; use of special
eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of
eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in
eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of
eBooks 2011 Edition →
The main problem is the loophole that holds Google and other advertisement
aggregators harmless when the same
ebooks or music are repeatedly re-uploaded, and which allows Google to repost the very links that were taken down
on their «transparency» sites.
Also, while this post pertains to «digital»
eBooks, the process and «
aggregators» also can be used with Print -
on - Demand, as well.
(See this video
on aggregator vs. self distribution
eBook distribution.)
As an
ebook aggregator, Smashwords delivers titles downstream in bulk
on a schedule and not individually.
During the enrollment period, the
eBook may not be distributed anywhere else in the world — including the author's website or blog or
on sites like Smashwords, an
aggregator and
eBook retailer, and the primary
eBook provider for many international consumers.
Alternatively, you can go through an
aggregator like Smashwords or Draft2Digital to get your
eBooks on the Nook store.
Several sites act as
aggregators and will distribute your books
on multiple
ebook vendors.
on sites to which the
aggregator distributes, but you'll want to use the same ID number for the
ebook everywhere it's for sale.
She describes how to format your book, the difference between PDF, MOBI and EPUB
eBook formats, and goes
on to discuss online retailers and
eBook aggregators.
That will make the distributor the publisher of record (as in, their name will show up in the publisher slot
on most retail sites); also, you're not supposed to use the ISBN except
on sites to which the
aggregator distributes, but you'll want to use the same ID number for the
ebook everywhere it's for sale.
It takes me a couple of hours these days to publish
ebooks separately
on all the stores, or you can go through an
aggregator like Smashwords / draft2Digital and it's much quicker.
They need to pay distribution fees to the wholesalers and
aggregators who distribute the
ebooks on their behalf.
Most of the
aggregators offer various services other than
ebook distribution and aggregation such as
ebook conversion, cover design, editing and some even have print -
on - demand services.