And in that, it's far more useful to think
of library distribution as a marketing tool, than to think of it as a profit center.
It's time to stop merely thinking about getting your book into libraries and start creating your public library plan so you've
got library distribution.
Librarians simply do not stand at their circulation counters all day, browsing some mythical massive catalog of book titles; even if an author has opted for a publishing route that will include his work in viewable catalogs
for library distribution, that simply isn't how librarians discover titles.
Especially, as I wrote the last article, about educating indie authors on how to work with libraries, I realized that the Smashwords» technology and distribution platform solves two of the largest barriers to libraries acquiring indie ebooks: putting the books into
library distribution channels and getting them into ebook platforms that patrons are already comfortable with.
And we are
in library distribution and in audio, most of which is Kris going direct to audio and selling them books, but WMG also publishes a lot of audio through ACX and that is slowly growing.
They offer lots of perks and features,
including library distribution, pre-orders, and marketing tools like author self - interviews, gifting, and discount coupons.
However, I'd forgotten
about library distribution, so it's possible I'll eventually upload a version to Smashwords just for that purpose, or so I can offer coupon codes to reviewers (because Smashwords has a storefront that lets you give out coupons for free books).
Our industry -
leading library distribution reaches OverDrive (world's largest library ebook platform serving 20,000 + libraries), Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Tolino, Gardners (Askews & Holts and Browns Books for Students), Bibliotheca CloudLibrary (3,000 public libraries) and Odilo (2,100 public libraries in North America, South America and Europe).
With the abundance of self - publishing opportunities available to authors now, and even opportunities
like library distribution thanks to this morning's announcement that Smashwords and OverDrive are pairing up on ebook lending, the real stand out will be in the ways that companies can offer book promotion to their clients.
Even at a low percentage commission charge (and Smashwords charge 10 % of retail price for sales through their retail and
library distribution network and at their Smashwords store) this would yield quite a chunk of change.
What is most troubling is that Simon and Schuster calls this a new model — It is a bad model that should not have been accepted by NYPL — anymore than S&S wanted to accept the regular model
of library distribution.
That would be quite an achievement given the struggle between the sectors witnessed in 2012: four of six of the world's biggest general trade publishers withdrawing large swathes of their e-book catalogues
from library distribution, a fifth publisher altered their terms for library usage — resulting in a high profile boycott — and the sixth tripled their prices.
I firmly believe that agents can help self - published authors expand their reach
through library distribution, foreign rights / translations, etc. (I have several self - published friends in that exact situation.)
The Odilo announcement follows Smashwords» announcement of
a library distribution relationship with Gardners» Askews & Holts library service in October.
Baker and Taylor have building up
a library distribution system for not only tangible books, but also eBooks and audiobooks.
Axis 360 is
their library distribution service and they are 3rd major player in the USA by market share with Overdrive and 3M leading the pack.
Unfortunately, when Create Space offers you bookstore and
library distribution, they're doing it by using a third - party Print on Demand company called IngramSpark.
And if you used a CreateSpace ISBN, or did a separate library edition, you can go into
their library distribution channel as well by doing almost nothing.
But to help Indies get the most out of
their library distribution, we wanted to provide a few «best practices.»
So we should consider print / POD, audiobooks, Nook, Kobo,
library distribution through Overdrive, Oyster, Scribd... whatever we can do to put ourselves in front of more readers.
With these exciting additions, eBooks2go becomes the smart choice for
your library distribution.
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CreateSpace offers options including the Amazon store (automatically set up there through a one - button click), direct sales through CreateSpace (where you buy your own copies of the book at lower cost) and bookstore and
library distribution.
Similar to
our library distribution deals with OverDrive and Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Smashwords authors and publishers will earn 45 % of the list price for all library sales.
Ingram Spark is a great choice for those who need extremely high - quality books, have a more international reader base or want wider bookstore and
library distribution.