I do buy books from all the major
ebook retailers though, so we'll see how this one works out for epub books from Open Library and Google Play Books.
What does it mean for other
ebook retailers though?
Not exact matches
Sony took this approach with its Reader and its Sony Connect
ebook store (
though it is moving to a more open approach, actively working with other
retail partrners) and the new Kindle from Amazon has been built to ensure users connect to Amazon's own
ebook store.
Government sources have assured local publishers and
ebook retailers they are investigating the matter and have assured a level playing field for all
though that is not expected to happen anytime soon.
Many big box
retailers such as Best Buy and Walmart are continuing to sell Sony
eBook Gift Cards, even
though Sony closed their online store two years ago.
There are some things that authors must keep in mind,
though, especially when considering the implications of a global
ebook retail market.
Across Europe, even
though local languages may pose the same problems of having very few
ebooks available, the widespread use of English as their second language is giving
ebook retailers a lucrative sideline in English - language
ebooks.
Amazon, for all its vaunted desire for low
ebook prices, is still trying to take both the distributor * and * the
retailer percentage, and then some... even
though they don't actually have to warehouse
ebooks or ship them around anywhere.
Even
though the
retail prices of
ebooks are usually lower than print, the actual dollar value of
ebook royalties may, surprisingly, be higher!
Even
though the authors and the publishers will still make their same commission and even
though the supremely discounted price on
ebooks has translated into tens of thousands of book sales for authors and fiction's digital sales are up by 188 % for the first half of the year, authors are speaking out against having their
ebooks discounted at the
retailers» cost.
You recommend 3 ISBNs one for
retail book, one for mobi and epub but that would required only one barcode for a
retail store — since mobi and epub don't need barcodes neither does a kindle CS
ebook (
though to protect one's intellectual rights one does not copyright).
Now it's available as a Kindle
ebook for just $ 16.99 (
though the print edition usually
retails for $ 35.00)-- and it's received the ultimate review from my friend Wendy.
Consumers might get more credits from Apple,
though it is unclear whether those would apply only to books purchased from the iBookstore or would apply to
ebooks purchased from other
retailers as well.
Most of the publishers are also refusing to work with the new
ebook subscription services, or have treated libraries as second - class citizens, even
though these two channels provide yet another healthy counterbalance to a single
retailer's dominance.
The book and
ebook retailer was very confident,
though, because it has an undisclosed deal in the works with Microsoft, even as B&N works to sell of parts of its NOOK stores and
ebook locations.
Even
though on many self publishing platforms you can price your book or
ebook whatever you want, you may want to round up or down to match common price points in
retail.
For example, as of this writing, if you use Amazon KDP for your
eBook, it is a «non-exclusive» arrangement which allows you to offer your book in multiple
retail venues, both online and offline,
though some restrictions may apply.
Although
ebooks are easier to buy, I don't think it's as easy to choose your next book by a new author — even
though Amazon and all the other
retailers work hard to make it so.
Although you do not need an ISBN to sell an
eBook on Amazon (
though many authors do have them for the Kindle), the ePub version will need one if you wish to sell via most of the major
retailers (some
retailers will provide a free ISBN).
Please note that even
though the cover must be embedded in the
eBook, the «marketing» cover must be uploaded separately at all online
retailers.
Even
though there are several
eBook Conversion companies available, most of them use / automated programs and some others load
eBooks with of text and technical errors which result in frequent rejections from
retailers.
There are a few exceptions: The settlement allows publishers the option to negotiate
retailer contracts that include «a commitment from an e-book
retailer that a
retailer's aggregate expenditure on discounts and promotions of the Settling Defendant's
ebooks will not exceed the
retailer's aggregate commission» —
though that doesn't prevent deep discounts on specific titles.
As the dominant
ebook retailer with the best ereaders and
ebook ecosystem,, it already had a major advantage even
though agency pricing meant it couldn't sell for less than its competitors.
Other
ebook retailers will
though.
Though even quicker than that, just click on any Harry Potter
ebook link on Amazon, or any other
ebook retailer for that matter, and watch what happens.
As a publisher and a consumer I'm still intrigued by the possibilities
though, even if it only means B&N is now funded to be a more serious
ebook retailing competitor for Amazon.
Self - publishing site Lulu will stop offering DRM as an option on
ebooks created through its site —
though ebooks created on Lulu and sold through other
retailers, like Amazon (s AMZN), will still be subject to DRM.