It’s not easy to find a major publisher who is willing to get your
novel out there but why leave your writing career in the hands of
others when you can get your own ebook out there yourself. How about publishing your book in electronic form, as an eBook? You essentially produce it the same way you would a printed book, but without the paper and the printing (and the major cuts publishers take off each book sold).
Well, we’re here to give you a list of websites to start you out in your career as a published eBook author.
The following are places where you can sign up to sell your books in.
Most of the sites have zero sign up fees and a majority of the sale (if
not all of it) will go to you.
Payhip
Payhip will help you do most of the hard work: host your eBooks and
securely deliver the eBooks to your customers. It will also handle
payments through PayPal for you; all you have to do is upload your eBook
to start selling. Once your eBook is on the site, you can promote your
book anywhere (FaceBook, Twitter) with a link for your eBook page.
Lulu
Lulu has a wide network of retail partners through which your eBook
can reach readers, including the iBookstore and Barnes & Noble
NOOK. You are even given the flexibility to set your own price. You can
begin your eBook journey with their free eBook Creator Guide.
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
If you know eBooks, you should also know what the Kindle eReader is. Publishing here would mean your books are on the Amazon Kindle Store and at the fingertips of many eBook users.
Smashwords
Publishing your eBook on Smashwords means it’ll be able to reach the
Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony Reader Store, Kobo, the
Diesel eBook Store, Baker & Taylor’s Blio and Axis360 and more. By
registering, you’re entitled to free ISBNs and eBook conversion to 9
formats. Here is a comprehensive guide: Self-Publish an EBook with Smashwords.
Royalty per Sale [60% - 85%]
Kobo Writing Life
With Kobo Writing Life you can reach out to millions of readers in
over 170 countries. It is a do-it-yourself eBook publishing portal which
makes your book available within their main catalogue, on any device.
Just start out by bringing your own written materials to them in a
simple Word document format and they’ll convert it into a complete eBook
for you.
Royalty per Sale [70% - 80%]
PubIt!
PubIt!, powered by Barnes & Noble, is where you can self-publish
your books, ideas and content easily. It has a free conversion service
to turn your work to be compatible with the NOOK, and other mobile or
computing devices. You are however to pay them a slight cut off your
royalty per sale since you’re able to reach a high number of readers
through Barnes & Noble.
Royalty per Sale [40% - 65%]
Booktango
Booktango is a free service that helps you design a cover for your
eBook and then helps you publish and market it. You can sell your eBook
through their connection of major retailers which includes Barnes &
Noble, Apple iBookstore, Kobo, Sony, Amazon, Google and Scribd.
Royalty per Sale [100%]
MyeBook
MyeBook is a free web service that allows you to create, publish and
get your inspirational content for the world to read. If you have a few
eBooks that you want to sell, you can promote your ‘bookstore’ through a
link (myeBook.com/my/username). With PayPal integration, your payments will also be smooth and hassle free.
Royalty per Sale [90%]
Blurb
Blurb has an online eBook creator
to get you started. Edit and design your eBook on a simulated Apple
iPad display. Once you’ve finished editing the content and design, your
eBook will be ready to be sold on Blurb or the Apple iBookstore.
Royalty per Sale [80%]
E-Junkie
E-Junkie offers a simpler alternative to selling eBooks – sell them
in PDF format. They also offer eBook security through ‘PDF Stamping’
where the buyers name, email address and transaction ID will be
‘stamped’ on the top right corner of each page to discourage
unauthorized sharing your materials.
Royalty per Sale [100%]
Scribd
Scribd can help you manage and promote your work, while keeping track
of your sales and earnings. However, to be able to sell on the Scribd
Store, you’ll require a seller account which is only available for users
in the United States, Canada, Australia and United Kingdom.
Royalty per Sale [80%]
eBookMall
If you already have your eBook ready, you can list them at eBookMall
and earn a percentage off every sale. eBookMall accepts both PDF and
ePub formats. However, bear in mind that if you submit your eBooks to
eBookMall directly through this program, your eBooks will not have DRM.
Royalty per Sale [50%]
PaySpree
List your eBooks in PaySpree marketplace for instant exposure to
thousands of potential new customers and affiliates. As a vendor you are
allowed to list one product for free. If you want to add more products
there is a one-time Premier account ($29 to activate) which entitles you
to list an unlimited number of products for life.
Royalty per Sale [90% - 100%]
Click2Sell
You’ll be able to publish and sell eBooks online without any startup costs. Click2Sell will store your eBook on secure server
and deliver it instantly to buyers after successful payment –
everything will be done automatically for you. You will receive
protection against illegal file sharing by customers as Click2Sell
encrypts and protects it.
Royalty per Sale [90% - 95%]
