The number of ebook distribution options is nearly unlimited. Independent publishers and authors may take on the work of distributing titles themselves directly through key channels like Amazon’s KDP and Barnes & Noble’s PubIt!. Or they may instead choose to go through an ebook aggregator that offers to handle placing ebooks into a much wider range of distribution channels. In this presentation, Michael Cader will outline the options available and the value proposition for each approach.

1. Pathways to Market

2. Pathways
Self-
Digital Distribution
Publishing
Distributors Services
Services
Direct
eBookstore Digital Digital Asset
Programs Imprints Distributors

3. Pathways: Publishers
Self-
Digital Distribution
Publishing
Distributors Services
Services
Direct
eBookstore Digital Digital Asset
Programs Imprints Distributors

4. Pathways: Agents
Self-
Digital Distribution
Publishing
Distributors Services
Services
Direct
eBookstore Digital Digital Asset
Programs Imprints Distributors

5. Pathways: Authors
Self-
Digital Distribution
Publishing
Distributors Services
Services
Direct
eBookstore Digital Digital Asset
Programs Imprints Distributors

6. Complete Digital Distributors
• Bloomsbury Connect
• Bookmasters
• Constellation
• Ingram

7. Complete Digital Distributors
• Bloomsbury Connect (new)
• Bookmasters
• Constellation
• Ingram

8. Distribution Services
• Book Baby
• Book Brewer
• eBookIt
• INScribe Digital
• MintRight
• Smashwords

9. Distribution Services
• Book Baby [No Commission]
• Book Brewer
• eBookIt
• INScribe Digital
[Five-Title Minimum; Client Services Team; Not Self-Service]
• MintRight[Not Self-Service]
• Smashwords

10. Self-Publishers
• Blurb
• Book Country
• CreateSpace
• Fast Pencil
• Lulu
• Worthy Shorts

11. Self-Publishers
• Blurb [iBookstore Only; Only $1.99]
• Book Country [Coming Soon]
• CreateSpace
• Fast Pencil
• Lulu [iBookstore + Nook]
• Worthy Shorts

12. Direct eBookstore Programs
• Amazon KDP
• Amazon Kindle Singles
• Barnes & Noble PubIt

13. Direct eBookstore Programs
• Amazon KDP
• Amazon Kindle Singles
• Barnes & Noble PubIt
• iBookstore
• Google eBooks
• Kobo

14. Digital Imprints
• New Ventures for New Works
• Out-of-Print; Reverted; Never Digital
• Digital Imprints from Traditional
Houses

15. Digital Imprints: New Works
• Amazon
Amazon NY; Crossing; Encore;
Montlake Romance; Thomas & Mercer;
47North
• Diversion Books
• Ebook Extreme
• Open Road
• Scholastic Ruckus
• Paperless Publishing

16. Digital Imprints: Older Works
• Bloomsbury Reader
• DzancrEprint
• eReads
• Macmillan Bello (UK)
• MysteriousPress.com (Mysteries)
• Open Road
Iconic eBooks; Children’s
• Red Wheel Weiser e-Collections
(paranormal; psychic phenomena; westerns)
• Rosetta Books
Crimescape
• SF Gateway
(sci-fi; horror; fantasy—Gollancz/Orion)

17. Digital Imprints: Traditional
• Avon Impulse (HarperCollins)
• Carina Press (Harlequin)
• Digital First (Tyndale)
• InterMix(Berkley/NAL-Penguin)
• Loveswept(Random House)
• Rouge (Ebury-Random House UK)

18. Digital Asset Distributors
• CodeMantra
• Firebrand Content Services
• Ingram CoreSource
• LibreDigital

19. Reaching Specialized Markets
Libraries…
• Baker & Taylor
• OverDrive
• 3M
• More Soon

20. Reaching Specialized Markets
Independent Booksellers…
• Google eBooks
• Ingram

21. Reaching Specialized Markets
Academic Markets…
• AcademicPub
• ebrary
• EBSCO/NetLibrary
• Questia

22. Reaching Specialized Markets
Corporate Markets…
• Books24x7
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Safari Online

23. Reaching Specialized Markets
Special Markets…
• Romance = AllRomance.com, others

24. Reaching Specialized Markets
Global Markets…
• Need to know your rights
• Understand if your partner(s) reach
them
• Use your metadata (international
pricing) appropriately

25. Business Terms
• Some Partners Are Wholesale, Some
Are Agency
• Using KDP Direct and PubIt Can Yield
Better Returns—If You Meet the Price
Points and Conditions

26. Business Terms
• Sell Direct from $2.99 to $9.99;
Receive roughly 65% to 75%
• Sell Wholesale, Distributed
Gross 50% of List Price; Deduct 25%
Commission, Yields 37.5%
• Sell Through Imprint Partner, Wholesale
Receive 50% of 50% (Yields 25%)