We also were beginning to benefit from more competition
for ebook aggregators.
Not exact matches
Ingram is a huge
aggregator of books,
ebooks, and other content
for the retail market, and today I learned that they're entering the public library market as well.
I normally distribute my
eBooks through Smashwords, but since I'm trapped in Smashwords support hell right now, I decided to try another
aggregator for my latest book The Deiform Fellowship One: The Atheist.
As
eBook aggregator, XinXii converts
eBooks to the ePub and mobi format and distributes to major
eBook retailers all over the world (Amazon, iBookstore, Casa del Libro, Kobo...)-
for free.
To get into Barnes & Noble, one of the more important sellers of
eBooks in ePub format, we have to go through an
aggregator, and some
aggregators want to format the file
for you.
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.
I'm trying to decide whether to use an
aggregator for my next
eBook or go the KDP route.
For eBooks, I'd upload to all the venues yourself, or go through an
aggregator like BookBaby or Smashwords.
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 eb
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 eb
for your Amazon
ebook
At a glance you can see: Main
Ebook Formats Major
Ebook Stores
Ebook Royalties Chart
for Each Store
Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart
Ebook Revenue Growth Chart eReaders & -LSB-...]
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 →
-- Print — not going away in a hurry — Publish
for the Kindle and iPad via the Amazon Digital Text Platform — Publish
for the iPad via the iBookstore — Publish via a third party
ebook app like Stanza — Publish via an
aggregator like Smashwords, Lulu, Myebook, Issuu
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.
If you want to upload your book directly to almost any
ebook retail platform — through Kobo Writing Life or Nook Press,
for example — or use an «
aggregator» like Smashwords or Draft2Digital, you will need to have an EPUB file.
Aggregators are distributors who send your
ebooks to many different places; they are popular because you upload one place and the
aggregator then sends the book everywhere else
for you.
... To find out, I took it
for a test run to compare it with its closest counterpart, Smashwords, the leading
eBook «
aggregator».
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.
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is not an
aggregator, it is Amazon's tool
for self - publishers to upload
ebooks in Kindle format
for sale in the Amazon store.
Below are the major online retailers
for eBooks, print, and the two most popular
aggregators:
Most recently, Tamblyn was quoted by Publishing Perspectives» Dennis Abrams describing Kobo's «new fleet of e-reading and tablet devices along with an
ebook store
for children and a partnership with content
aggregator Pocket — all aimed at helping Kobo win the fight
for «people who have reading at the center of their lives.»»
For now, the home page of the original site has a message reading, «Palatium Books ApS has stopped working as an
ebook aggregator, providing indie authors» books to
ebook subscription services throughout the world.»
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.
There are a lot of distributors and
aggregators that you can use
for ebook publishing.
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.
The
aggregator PublishDrive (great
ebook distribution and analytics) is currently sounding out indies
for interest and may well be distributing audio - books next year.
Although the vast majority of
ebooks in
aggregator - supported eCollections are populated with new titles, an old perception persists that new titles are embargoed or significantly delayed from digital availability and eCollections, leading some librarians to question whether mass purchasing requires libraries to pay
for the titles they don't want in order to get the ones they do want.
Vook and BookBaby are both
ebook aggregators who not only distribute your
ebooks to the online retailers, but can create your
ebook for you — including Fixed Format EPUBs
for complex and image - heavy books.
I have updated my
Ebook Publishing Quick Reference Card (PDF) over at PublishYourOwnEbooks.com This is an excellent resource for indie authors and ebook publishers who would like to be able to see at a glance: The Main Ebook Formats The Major Ebook Stores Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Publishing Quick Reference Card (PDF) over at PublishYourOwnEbooks.com This is an excellent resource
for indie authors and
ebook publishers who would like to be able to see at a glance: The Main Ebook Formats The Major Ebook Stores Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
ebook publishers who would like to be able to see at a glance: The Main
Ebook Formats The Major Ebook Stores Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Formats The Major
Ebook Stores Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Stores
Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Royalties Chart
for Each Store
Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major aggregators) Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major
aggregators)
Ebook Revenue Cha
Ebook Revenue Chart...
1) IngramSpark
for all POD except Amazon, 2) CreateSpace
for POD distribution to Amazon.com, and 3) an
ebook aggregator like Smashwords, BookBaby or Vook to reach the online
ebook resellers.
Anuriev says he sees digital content accounting
for up to 15 percent of the overall Russian market, from his vantage point as an analyst with the country's largest
ebook aggregator.
The primary benefit of using Smashwords is to utilize our distribution services which get your book listed
for sale at the leading
ebook retailers and library
ebook aggregators (iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, OverDrive, etc).
As an
eBook aggregator, Smashwords provides authors with a platform
for publishing and distributing their books to numerous outlets.
For example, Apple iBooks refers to Smashwords as an authorized
aggregator because we're authorized to distribute
ebooks to iBooks.