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How do you supply and sell or publish your ebook

The big names are Amazon, Google, Ingrams. Amazon will even convert your files.

There are pros and cons of working with the big suppliers.

	They are well know, so attract lots of customers.
	They often charge a large % for their services.

Read the very small print to see the percentage of what do you will actually get.

Can they set the price and offer your book for one penny? (60% of a penny is not a lot!)

Amazon will welcome anybody (KDP), as will many other ebook vaults. There are no major obstacles to making yourself a publisher (although some sites require a minimum number of titles to exclude self-publishers).

Do you want to be your own supplier?

	There are hundreds of small sites – Watch out for any ‘exclusive’ contract clause if you give it to one of the majors.
	It is feasible to build your own site using Wordpress which has add-ons to download files.

The key issue is getting noticed. You can be buried inside Amazon just as easily as being buried in some little-known ebook site..

Pricing and payment issues for ebooks

	The content aggregators are still charging as if they have to run a warehouse from which they pick and pack books for dispatch. Things are going to change.
	The pricing of ebooks is both too high and too low (many books are free) – The market will sort out a level in the next 18 months.
	Ebook sellers need to handle complex international tax. Are there any currency and banking implications if you decide to DIY?

Marketing is now different because the supply-chain options have changed.

	Owning the table inside bookshops or shelfspace at airports is not where it is at in an electronic, socially connected environment.
	Before it was all about ‘push’, with advertisers and publishers dominating access through the media. Now there is much more ‘pull’ with readers going out to find things to read.
	You need to understand the role of meta data for search engines.
	Study the dynamics and role of social networking for marketing.

How to market research you book

You can also use Amazon.com to discover and investigate the competition and see what are best sellers. These books will give you an idea of the genres that people are buying.
There are many discussion groups and forums on the Internet. But there are many people who want you to pay them money to do what you can do for yourself - so tread carefully.

Some sites - These are not recommended but simply listed as a starting point for your investigation

A few e-book publishers and e-book stores to list your ebook are:

	1st Books: http://www.1stbooks.com
	1 e-Books: http://www.1eBooks.com
	3am Magazine: http://www.3ammagazine.com
	AGoodBook: http://www.agoodbook.com
	Alexandria Digital Literature: http://www.alexlit.com
	AllStory: http://www.allstory.com
	Apogee Publishing: http://www.apogeepublishing.com
	Athina Publishing: http://www.athinapublishing.com
	AuthorLink Press: http://www.authorlink.com
	Awe-Struck E-Books: http://www.awe-struck.net
	Baen Books: http://www.baen.com
	BookBooters: http://www.bookbooters.com

These sites can either offer free versions or carry a demo of your file:

	Authors Den: http://www.authorsden.com
	Mind Like Water: http://www.mindlikewater.com
	Free e-Books Net: http://www.free-ebooks.net
	e-Book Heaven: http://www.ebookheaven.co.uk
	e-BooksNBytes: http://www.ebooksnbytes.com
	e-Book Palace: http://www.ebookpalace.com
	e-Book Directory: http://www.ebookdirectory.com
	E-book Directory: http://www..e-bookdirectory.com
	e-Book Search Engine: http://www.ebooksearchengine.com
	e-Book Broadcast: http://www.ebookbroadcast.com

To publicise your work, the social sites are a good place to start but there are other bill boards to publish notices:

	1st in articles: http://www..1st-in-articles.com
	Addme: http://www.addme.com
	Adswire: http://www.adswise.com
	Advice galore: http://www.advicegalore.com
	Advisor: http://www.advisor.com
	Affiliates directory: http://www.affiliatesdirectory.com
	All4all: http://www.all-4-all.co.il.
	All business: http://www.allbusiness.com
	All freelance work: http://www.allfreelancework.com
	Alumbo: http://www.alumbo.com
	Amazines: http://www.amazines.com
	Artbystar: http://www.artbystar.com
	Articles announcer: http://www.articleannouncer.com
	Articles city: http://www.articlecity.com
	Article point: http://www.articlepoint.com
	Article responder: http://www.articleresponder.com
	Articles that sell: http://www.articlesthatsell.com
	Article submissions: http://www.articlesubmissions.com
	Article submit: http://www.articlesubmit.com
	Articles warehouse: http://www.articlewarehouse.com