But your book also appeared on a host
of other online book retailers around the world.
Not exact matches
Other companies reporting quarterly results today include
book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), which is expected to report a decline in its fourth - quarter sales — a drop that would represent the company's fourth - straight quarterly decline — as the
retailer faces the increasing threat
of online rivals as well as underwhelming demand for its Nook e-readers.
It's a cogent point and to anyone who has purchased dozens or maybe even hundreds
of books on Amazon or any
of the
other online retailers, the thought that a click
of radio button in the administration room
of a distant server farm can instantly take away your entire library is a bit unsettling.
All
of my
books can be found online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, the Apple iBookstore, Google eBookstore, Diesel Books, Books A Million, Sony as well as other retailers and libra
books can be found
online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, the Apple iBookstore, Google eBookstore, Diesel
Books, Books A Million, Sony as well as other retailers and libra
Books,
Books A Million, Sony as well as other retailers and libra
Books A Million, Sony as well as
other retailers and libraries.
As Google first announced in September 2009, any
book retailer — Amazon, Barnes & Noble, local bookstores, or
other retailers — will be able to sell consumers
online access to the out -
of - print
books covered by the settlement, including unclaimed
books.
-- Outside
of Amazon.com, 4
other major
online retailers comprise nearly the entirety
of the remaining 26 %
of the US ebook market: the Apple iBookstore, the Barnes & Noble Nook store, the Kobo US bookstore, and GooglePlay
Books.
ONIX —
Online Information Exchange The information feed through which all
book metadata (author, publisher, price, pub date, description, etc.) passes from a publisher / creator into the information centers
of third - party
retailers and
other relevant data aggregators.
In an even bolder move, Rowling published the ebooks through her own site only a few weeks ago and gave several
other online retail booksellers the take - it - or - leave - it deal
of a lifetime:
other retailers» customers can go to their favorite
online book sites to purchase the
books, which diverts them to Pottermore for the sale, then the original
retailers will still send the ebooks to the consumers» e-reader devices without requiring the downloading to a computer and transferring via cable that many customers have to rely on when purchasing
books from sites
other than the one that markets their e-readers.
Regardless
of their decision about carrying your
book in their stores, your
book will be available in the Chapters.Indigo.ca
online bookstore as well as
other key
online book retailers.
When in doubt, «borrow» from
others; go to your favorite
online retailer and look up a few
of your favorite bestselling
books that are similar to yours; in the product description, most
retailers will show the categories those
books rank in.
In addition to selling
books at its own
online store with the lowest fee
of any
retailer listed here (15 %), the Smashwords Premium Catalog offers authors and small publishers a way to distribute their titles across a variety
of retailers, including Apple's iBookstore, the Sony eBook Store, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and
others.
One
of the anticipated major trends
of 2013, at least according to the companies showcasing their platforms at last January's Digital
Book World event, was supposed to be
online retail stores branded specifically to publishers and authors, essentially letting publishers cut out the
retailer altogether when it can to ebooks, audiobooks, and
other downloadable content.
It showed that the younger demographic
of consumers in the 18 -29-year-old range — arguably some
of those same teenagers and college students who may have been reluctant digital readers at the beginning
of the e-reader device surge — are three times more likely than any
other age range
of adults to use an
online source such as social media or
retailers»
online storefronts to browse and discover new
books to read.
(Or you can order and download to your ereading program
of choice — Kindle, B&N, IReader, whatever — maybe the
retailers will have some sort
of «bonus program» or exclusive store - branded content to make it worthwhile to order from the
book retailer rather than Amazon, Kobo or the
other online - only
retailers).
If you are looking to have your
book available on
other online book retailers other than Amazon, I suggest using IngramSpark due to the lower wholesale discount needed for that level
of distribution.
The blogger receives the
book for free and then posts a review
of the
book on their blog and on a
retailer site like Amazon.com, Christianbook.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or
other online retailers.
Kobo recently raised the ire
of some authors due to restrictions in its self - publishing platform, Writing Life, due to the appearance
of erotica and adult - themed self - published ebooks making their way into
online book retailers» children's sections, with the end result being a statement from the company that they will not consider for sale certain inappropriate thematic elements and that, like most
of the
other retailers including Amazon and Barnes and Noble, they would be deleting titles whose metadata or keywords seemed intentionally misleading.
We'll make sure your Authors get noticed by readers, and that their
books gets in front
of thousands
of readers on Amazon.com, BN.com, and many
other online retail book stores.
In the first paragraph
of the so - called article, Kozlowski talks about self - published authors with «insistent need to spam social media and pump out a copious amount
of horrible ebooks...» He complains that self - published
books are found right there along with what I assume he thinks are «real»
books on Amazon and
other online retailers.
In 2012 Seattle - based
online retailer's AmazonCrossing imprint published more works
of fiction and poetry in translation than any
other press except for Dalkey Archive, and is the largest publisher
of literature in translation so far this year, according to the most recent update
of the «Translation Database» compiled by Open Letter
Books Three Percent at the University
of Rochester.
Even if you have no nearby competition from
other bricks - and - mortar stores, there's always competition for from the
online retailers of both print
books and e-
books, like Amazon.com, bn.com, the Apple iBookstore, and even many publishers who sell their
books directly to the public.
We'll make sure you get noticed by readers, and your
book gets in front
of thousands
of readers on Amazon.com, BN.com, and many
other online retail book stores.
Amazon and
other online retailers, democratizing influences
of the highest order, present any and all
books on an equal footing, creating portals for anyone who can publish a
book.
Presumably, so long as I avoid certain pitfalls
of self - publishing (improper editing, crappy cover design, and lazy marketing), the only big disadvantages
of going indie would be visibility: hurdles to jump to get brick - and - mortar locations to stock the title, and to get Amazon and
other online retailers to stick the
book cover somewhere noticeable (Hugh Howey is a very convincing pseudo-advocate for self - publishing).
It does take 6 - 8 weeks for the price change to effect any expanded distribution channels, so keep that in mind if you want to lower the price
of your
book in stores or via
other online retailers like BarnesandNoble.com.
The
online retailer «threatened the long - term, overall health
of the
book publishing industry,» said Penguin, «by creating barriers to entry, undercutting the margins and incentives
of other sellers, fostering a perception
of ebooks as lowcost commodities, and threatening the viability
of book publishers and authors, as well as
other book selling outlets vital to the marketing and promotion
of books».
Their customers include libraries (school libraries, university libraries, public libraries, professional and technical libraries, special libraries, etc.), and
other institutions, and they distribute to
book retailers of all stripes, from wholesale clubs to big - box stores and specialty shops to independent bookstores and
online retailers.
Maker sure your
book gets in front
of thousands
of readers on Amazon.com, BN.com, and many
other online retail book stores.
Accused
of unfair competition in France, Amazon.com and
other online book retailers were on Thursday the target
of both left - and right - wing lawmakers.
The Agency case in Canada is not directly linked to what Penn and Lefebvre are talking about — author pricing
of books sold through Kobo and
other online retail platforms — although it's interesting to hear Lefebvre discuss what's better in terms
of discount procedures for Kobo (higher regular prices), and thus what its scanners are watching for when it comes to featured
book promotions.
While Amazon usually doesn't take payments for features
of that kind, several
of the
other retailers continue to negotiate with publishers for
online placement
of books.
We have implemented some
of these in
Books4Spain (exclusively
online and specialising in
books about Spain)-- both on the website and on our blog, for example: independent «expert» reviews author interviews and links to them and author blog from
book result page on our website ability to but non DRM ebooks and Kindle
books direct Win
books competitions Lots
of added value content on blog Our favourites, special offers, recommended
books, popular
books and featured authors on website All this via a software platform which we have developed in - house and re Hildick - Smith warning that entering digital
book retail is very, very expensive — that is not necessarily the case since we intend to license our software platform on a white label ASP basis to
other independents (
retailers and publishers) at a very reasonable price.
For some, it will essentially be a simple matter
of putting index cards into electronic form in a basic database or address
book; for
others it will include electronic advertising,
retail record keeping,
online appointment scheduling and even employee scheduling.
As with so many
other aspects
of its business, the
online retailing giant uses rock - bottom prices to drive additional sales, whether it's Kindle
books, Prime subscriptions, or anything purchased on the Amazon website from the tablet itself.