. . . . straight to the Ipad. - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T07:19:50Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/straight-to-the-ipad?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A242054&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKeep a close eye on Janet Eva…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-25:537324:Comment:2434752010-07-25T06:18:25.160ZJim Thomsenhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
Keep a close eye on Janet Evanovich, who apparently is parting ways with her publisher, and see if she doesn't do this. She can afford to sell direct to her readers and set up the infrastructure to do so; all that could possibly be missing is the entrepreneurial spirit and the willingness to forgo monster-sized advances for possibly even more monster-sized rewards on the back end.
Keep a close eye on Janet Evanovich, who apparently is parting ways with her publisher, and see if she doesn't do this. She can afford to sell direct to her readers and set up the infrastructure to do so; all that could possibly be missing is the entrepreneurial spirit and the willingness to forgo monster-sized advances for possibly even more monster-sized rewards on the back end. I'm not sure I understand thi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-25:537324:Comment:2434722010-07-25T06:15:08.958ZJim Thomsenhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
I'm not sure I understand this. Why would your agent have any rights at all in regard to a book you self-published? When you go the SP route, you're essentially saying to your agent, "Well, you had your crack at selling this ... now it's my turn. Thanks for the effort, but I'll take it from here." What am I missing here?
I'm not sure I understand this. Why would your agent have any rights at all in regard to a book you self-published? When you go the SP route, you're essentially saying to your agent, "Well, you had your crack at selling this ... now it's my turn. Thanks for the effort, but I'll take it from here." What am I missing here? If you go through Smashwords,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420642010-07-16T21:50:58.006ZCamille LaGuirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
If you go through Smashwords, you don't need a Mac. They'll publish into the iBookstore for you.<br />
<br />
You just have to produce a good clean doc file for them to process into something Apple will accept (read the instructions carefully) and you will need an ISBN number, but Smashwords will give you a free one if you list them as "publisher" and they'll sell you one for cheap if you want to be your own publisher. (Note: you don't need an ISBN to publish at Amazon or in Smashwords' own catalog - just…
If you go through Smashwords, you don't need a Mac. They'll publish into the iBookstore for you.<br />
<br />
You just have to produce a good clean doc file for them to process into something Apple will accept (read the instructions carefully) and you will need an ISBN number, but Smashwords will give you a free one if you list them as "publisher" and they'll sell you one for cheap if you want to be your own publisher. (Note: you don't need an ISBN to publish at Amazon or in Smashwords' own catalog - just for some of Smashwords' partners like Apple.) Cool info, Camille. I had no…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420582010-07-16T21:09:43.626ZJohn A. Karrhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnAKarr
Cool info, Camille. I had no idea. I don't have a Mac, so that'll be a back burner part of this project. You'd think Smashwords might have a way to use a PC to get to iBookstore ...<br />
Or an App from Apple that runs on the PC. I use iTunes off my PC.<br />
<br />
Also, I don't have a Kindle but have downloaded and used PC Kindle.
Cool info, Camille. I had no idea. I don't have a Mac, so that'll be a back burner part of this project. You'd think Smashwords might have a way to use a PC to get to iBookstore ...<br />
Or an App from Apple that runs on the PC. I use iTunes off my PC.<br />
<br />
Also, I don't have a Kindle but have downloaded and used PC Kindle. If you want to go direct to t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420562010-07-16T20:58:30.391ZCamille LaGuirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
If you want to go direct to the Apple iBookstore, you have to become a "developer" (which is way easier than it is for the App Store), and you'll need an up-to-date Mac computer to upload from. (I go through Smashwords at the moment, so I don't know why - I think it's a software thing. The app you have to use to convert and upload is Snow Leopard only or something.)<br />
<br />
One thing, the Apple store (unlike Barnes and Noble) really has its act together. Even going through Smashwords, they get updates…
If you want to go direct to the Apple iBookstore, you have to become a "developer" (which is way easier than it is for the App Store), and you'll need an up-to-date Mac computer to upload from. (I go through Smashwords at the moment, so I don't know why - I think it's a software thing. The app you have to use to convert and upload is Snow Leopard only or something.)<br />
<br />
One thing, the Apple store (unlike Barnes and Noble) really has its act together. Even going through Smashwords, they get updates in fast and accurately. (BN takes forever and always gets something wrong.) I'm in the process of final e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420542010-07-16T20:54:35.811ZJohn A. Karrhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnAKarr
I'm in the process of final editing a novel to go Amazon e-book. Hadn't heard about direct to iPad but assume it's similar. Amazon may have a real competitor there in Apple, if iTunes is any indication. I don't think anyone else comes close musically.
I'm in the process of final editing a novel to go Amazon e-book. Hadn't heard about direct to iPad but assume it's similar. Amazon may have a real competitor there in Apple, if iTunes is any indication. I don't think anyone else comes close musically. Thanks again, Camille. In a w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420342010-07-16T17:30:49.332ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Thanks again, Camille. In a way it sounds easy, but it also has its complications. Very much obliged for the info.
Thanks again, Camille. In a way it sounds easy, but it also has its complications. Very much obliged for the info. You go directly to Amazon mai…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420182010-07-16T15:21:42.983ZCamille LaGuirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
You go directly to Amazon mainly because it's so easy and you don't have to give up the 15 percent. And now that the 70 percent deal is in place, I'm not sure that you get that through Smashwords. (Some people don't go through Smashwords at all - for any vendor - but for me, for now, it seems like they are worth the 15 percent to deal with the hassles of the other vendors.)<br />
<br />
I guess I will go into the ins and outs of the discount pricing - because discounting still exists.<br />
<br />
To get the 70…
You go directly to Amazon mainly because it's so easy and you don't have to give up the 15 percent. And now that the 70 percent deal is in place, I'm not sure that you get that through Smashwords. (Some people don't go through Smashwords at all - for any vendor - but for me, for now, it seems like they are worth the 15 percent to deal with the hassles of the other vendors.)<br />
<br />
I guess I will go into the ins and outs of the discount pricing - because discounting still exists.<br />
<br />
To get the 70 percent you have a little trade off. (And you don't have to take that option if you don't want to.) The 70 percent is not on list price, but on actual price, so if there is a discount, you only get 70 percent of discount. If another retailer discounts the price, Amazon will match it - and that's out of your control. (However, 70 percent of discount is still usually much better than 35 percent of list.)<br />
<br />
So low-price deals still exist, but you don't get to offer them - except for coupons. As long as the list price stays where it is, you can offer coupons for the Smashwords. Smashwords has this spiffy coupon feature that a lot of us use for distributing free review copies, and offering other deals. Oh, very interesting. Thanks…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420112010-07-16T14:44:17.381ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Oh, very interesting. Thanks so much. Then that would mean the Kindle 70% exclusive (I think that term was used and it still seems to mean to me that Amazon is the only one to get the title) means you can sell through other venues as long as you sell at Kindle's price. In other words, no freebies or low-price deals.<br />
Why is it that authors opt out of Smashwords for Amazon and go directly to Kindle?
Oh, very interesting. Thanks so much. Then that would mean the Kindle 70% exclusive (I think that term was used and it still seems to mean to me that Amazon is the only one to get the title) means you can sell through other venues as long as you sell at Kindle's price. In other words, no freebies or low-price deals.<br />
Why is it that authors opt out of Smashwords for Amazon and go directly to Kindle? You're misunderstanding part…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-16:537324:Comment:2420082010-07-16T14:21:02.629ZCamille LaGuirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
You're misunderstanding part of the situation there.<br />
<br />
Amazon does not ask for an exclusive. All they ask is that you don't undercut them on list price. (There are a lot of little ins and outs about the retailers discount price which I won't go into here, but suffice it to say that they know that's not in your control and don't expect you to control it.)<br />
<br />
Smashwords offers distribution to a number of premium channels, but you can opt out of any one of them. Most authors opt out of Amazon…
You're misunderstanding part of the situation there.<br />
<br />
Amazon does not ask for an exclusive. All they ask is that you don't undercut them on list price. (There are a lot of little ins and outs about the retailers discount price which I won't go into here, but suffice it to say that they know that's not in your control and don't expect you to control it.)<br />
<br />
Smashwords offers distribution to a number of premium channels, but you can opt out of any one of them. Most authors opt out of Amazon distribution and go for that directly.<br />
<br />
As for how Smashwords works: they take a fifteen percent cut of whatever the retailer gives them. (They also deduct a variable delivery fee, which has to do with territory, etc. And sometimes there's also a cut to the affiliate.) Since there hasn't been a report from iBookstore yet, I don't know how that breaks down. But in theory, it would be the 70 percent Apple pays, minus the 15 percent SW keeps.)<br />
<br />
They'll report their first numbers to me by the end of the month, and I'll be able to tell you the breakdowns.