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Do you have advice on publishing elsewhere in addition to Amazon? Specifically, are there exclusivity restrictions that must be negotiated away, etc.?
The only exclusivity Amazon demands is price-matching. You can't sell it lower than Amazon, period. You can still put it at Barnes & Noble, if you want, or the iBookstore. Note those are ePub, not Kindle, formats. But if either of them drop the price, Kindle will too.
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It never occurred to you to sell your ebook on Amazon? I'm not trying to be disrespectful or anything but whoa.
No offense taken. I will be the first one to admit that I don't know everything. It never occurred to me, in part, because I had misconceptions about the barriers to entry. Those misconceptions have been corrected because of this post. Simply put, I thought it would be more expensive to publish on Amazon. :)
Thank you everyone, I think I have a rough draft of my plan now. 1. Sell my book via either payloadz or ejunkie. I want to investigate the reputation of each service, but I like the free account to start on payloadz. 2. If sales can cover my costs so far, and can pay for the cost of moving to Amazon, sell on Amazon. 3. If sales on Amazon cover my costs, add paperback print on demand. How does that look for a business…
Thank you everyone, I think I have a rough draft of my plan now. 1. Sell my book via either payloadz or ejunkie. I want to investigate the reputation of each service, but I like the free account to start on payloadz. 2. If sales can cover my costs so far, and can pay for the cost of moving to Amazon, sell on Amazon. 3. If sales on Amazon cover my costs, add paperback print on demand. How does that look for a business…
I did print on demand, and got on amazon for free. I'm not sure if they do it but lulu has a 'published by lulu' option where your ebook gets an isbn (required to sell a physical book most places) for free. Also, after a number of months you get put on a list that makes you available on amazon and from other major booksellers. This all cost me exactly $0. The lulu plan I would recommend also has no monthly fees, and they do take a higher percentage since they're actually printing a book for you.
Monthly fees are a killer, and will make you more likely to give up quicker if sales are low.