Direct control and access and one less middle man to take the royalties? Or convenience? If my royalties on those sites continue to rise and take over more and more of my royalties then it would likely be worth it for me to make the switch over.įor you as an author, you need to think about what is the most important to you. Also, because I have been using an aggregator, to try and list my book directly with B&N and Apple and Kobo directly now, may cause some glitches. I don’t want to have to manage a dozen passwords and updates. The nice thing here is that if you want to update that book description or price, you do it in one place and then you’re done!įor me, I sell direct on Amazon and Google Play and then I use aggregators like Smashwords, IngramSpark, and Streetlib to get my book out beyond those two. Each network is a little different so you should check each one. These aggregators will take your file and push it out to their network which includes Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple, Overdrive, and many other locations. Draft2Digital is another option, but I haven’t used them so I can’t speak to that experience. The top aggregators are IngramSpark (for eBook and print distribution) as well as Smashwords (eBook distribution), and Streetlib (both eBook and print). When you go through an aggregator you will have the retailer cut on top of the aggregator cut coming out of your royalty, so keep that in mind. Now, with each platform you list your book with they will take a cut of the royalty. That’s a lot of work… And that is why aggregators can help. If you want to update the book description, you’ll have to log in to all 5 and make the update. That means you can sell your eBook and print book (mostly KDP and B&N) on those platforms and your book will show up for sale there. (If you’ve already uploaded your book somewhere and now want to try one of these other platforms that is fine, but you may have a little bit of extra work ahead of you.)Īlright, you can list your book directly with Amazon (KDP), Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo. Knowing your options and having a plan makes the process easier. I talk about this as part of the decisions you’ll need to make in Self-Publishing for the First-Time Author as well, but I want to make sure you are clear on all the options that you have BEFORE you upload your book anywhere. But there are actually multiple ways to get your book onto and to get your book on to OTHER online retailers or even into brick and mortar locations. Most readers and self-published authors are aware of how to get their book on to Amazon via KDP. As a self-published author or author-publisher you have A LOT of options as to how you can get your book out to readers.
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