Kobo writing life a blog about writing and self publishing. The main difference between selfpublishing and traditional publishing is in who manages the book. As with all kobo devices, the kobo aura edition 2 comes with the same open ebook ecosystem that allow you to access various ebook file types. Worldwide online book distribution partridge publishing. This allows you to reach a wide audience and compete in the book marketplace. A the fine printa has helped thousands of authors understand selfpublishing companiesa. That means your book isnt defined by the kind of paper its printed on or the ebook reader used to view it.
Barnes and noble press retailer previously known as nook, barnes and noble press is the selfpublishing platform of the aforementioned book retailers. If you are using kobo writing life as a publisher or aggregator, you must have legal consent from the content owners before you can distribute their titles. Digital formatting and distribution ebook allows for your books content to be digitally reformatted for the leading digital devices in the market today. Personally, i choose to publish direct to amazon kdp, kobo writing life and ibooks.
Publishing with archway ensures that your title is accessible to thousands of retailers around the globe, which is critical if you are serious about selling copies of your book. Global selfpublishing and how to sell more books on kobo with. If your book has already been published before you can enter the original publication date here. Book rivers work on print on demand basis we share 100% profit with you on each sale. Kobo is a global ebook retailer that carries more than 2. The fine print of selfpublishing, now in its fifth edition, has been lauded by industry professionals as the goto book for authors considering selfpublishing.
Kobo writing life is a platform, very much like kindle direct publishing without all that exclusivity jazz. In a matter of weeks, your ebook is up for sale around the globe at amazon, apple. Calibre, windows explorer and dropbox to copy ebooks to the kobo glo. Kobo is a global e book retailer that believes readers should be able to read any book at any time on any device. The kobo team looks at your cover, blurb, interiors maybe and pricing. Apr 16, 2020 perhaps the biggest attraction to publishing your book on smashwords is easy access to global distribution to most major retailers and public libraries. Mar 25, 2017 the kobo team looks at your cover, blurb, interiors maybe and pricing.
Downloading all your books to your kobo ereader at once. How kobo increased my sales off kpd select kobo writing life. Kobo ereaders reading experience has a printonpaper feel thats as glarefree as any paper book youve ever read, but has the advantages of crisp, sharp fonts you can adjust to suit your reading needs. As faster internet speeds and cheaper cellphone devices bring digital books to the rest of the world, i believe authors should be considering global markets for sales growth in the coming years. Learn more hard copy publishing publish your book with minimal quantity like 25 books only and reinvest profit based on sales. Easily update the content of your book while keeping it available on every single ebook platform and popular online retail platform. The fine print of selfpublishing, now in its fifth edition, has been.
By july 2014, 250,000 books written by 30,000 authors have been published. Well send your earnings directly to your bank account. E publishing publish your book online at multiple platform and cater your content to the community of millions active readers through vpublishers. Quills ink self publishing your book and ebook quills ink, a self publishing company in india that helps authors to publish and sell their books across the globe. Your ebook can be read on every reading device kindle, ipad, nook, sony reader, and more. The new publishing standard is an emagazine that helps readers stay informed on all the latest book publishing news and events from around the world. To get the best image quality, make sure to save and upload an uncompressed file since amazon will apply additional compression to your image. And if they reject your book, they also let you know the reason. Selfpublish on kindle publish your book on amazon kindle.
We make your book available across the globe from us, across europe, middle east and all the way to asia and australia. If you are using kobo writing life as a publisher or aggregator, you must have legal consent from the content owners before you can. January was kobos best ebook sales month ever, says tamblyn, who estimates ebooks make up 18 per cent of canadian book purchasing. Smashwords publishes to hundreds of retail sites that includes three of the largest retailers. Authorhouse is the leading provider of selfpublishing services for authors around the globe, with over 90,000 titles released. Jun 07, 20 you set up a single account with us, upload your book one time, provide us with some details about your book author bio, book description, genres, etc. If youre interested in publishing your book with rakuten kobo, visit the kobo writing life help center here. Kobo publishing your ebook on kobos ebookstore will make it available worldwide on and all kobo ereaders including the kobo touch, kobo wifi, kobo vox and all kobo books apps for ipad. Global ebook publishing on walmart with kobo has partnered with kobo to deliver six million ebook titles to readers in 190 countries. Perhaps the biggest attraction to publishing your book on smashwords is easy access to global distribution to most major retailers and public libraries. Dec 19, 2018 you can contact their editorial team via email with more information about yourself and your published book. Why publishing for kindle is not enough bookbaby blog.
Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and the kindle is by far the most popular ereader on the market. Downloading books from the kobo cloud to your kobo. Publishing your ebook on kobos ebookstore will make it available worldwide on. While i will again insist on the importance of going as wide as possible when publishing your book, lets take a new dive into a chosen store, among our partners, with kobo. In 2002, they even opened up a recording studio in london, england to reach a wider audience. Paperback publishing book bazooka makes your book available for order to the biggest online book seller network of globe. Full distribution vs only selling on amazon book publishing. There are two kinds of promotions on koboone where. A leading global ereading service for smartphones, laptops, ereaders and any other device used for reading digital content, rakuten kobo inc. Kobo ceo faces uphill ebook battle against apple, amazon. Strathmore publishing has been producing highquality. Book rivers is a rapidly growing online book publishing company in india. How to self publish your first book step by step tutorial.
Print titles arent the only books distributed through ingram. You cannot run a deal if the end of your select enrollment is 14 days away or less. Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and the kindle is by far the most. Their recommended ebook cover size is 2560 x 1600 pixels and a ratio of 1. Ebook publishing digital formatting and distribution ebook allows for your books content to be digitally reformatted for the leading digital devices in the market today. Kobo attracts millions of readers in 190 countries with its ereading catalogue that contains more than four million ebooks, newspaper, and magazine titles. Heres a great post on ebook publishing on kobo that he did on the creative penn with joanna penn. Kobo s most dedicated customers buy an average of one e book. It is headquartered in toronto, ontario and is a subsidiary of the japanese ecommerce conglomerate rakuten. For five days every 90 days, authors can set their book to free. Kobo glo comes with comfortlight, a great feature that allows you.
Choose among the many audiobook stores and subscription apps integrated with. A primer on contracts, printing costs, royalties, distribution, ebooks, and marketing. Kobo is an e book company that was born in canada and its basically, our focus is bringing readers and writers together. I used to have older version of the glow, and now ive moved to the h20 because if i spill my coffee or my water on it, you know, its a simple matter. Its aim is to provide an unbiased, detailed account of the industrys newest developments and trends in a way that both insiders and outsiders can understand. Kobo makes a move into digital publishing the globe and mail. Fulfill your dream of publishing your work and finding fans around the world.
Get some help from this tutorial on how to read your ebooks. Global selfpublishing and how to sell more books on kobo. Oct 28, 2011 torontobased kobo is quickening its pace in the contest to capture the emerging global market for e book sales and service, having matched u. Front edge publishing book editing, design and distribution. How can you ensure your books originality, while also making it similar. The kobo aura edition 2, as the name suggests, is rakuten kobos followup to their aura ereader that came out in 20. If your publishing goals include more than giving away copies of your book to friends and. Actually, lulu is a free selfpublishing platform for ebook writers. Through book bazooka network, your book will be available for sale online at. Kobo owns about 20% of the worldwide ebook market, behind only amazon, and is the leading ebook retailer in many countries, including canada and japan. Authorhouse publishing about authorhouse publishing. Worldwide book distribution publishing with liferich ensures that your title is accessible to thousands of retailers around the globe, which is critical if you are serious about selling copies of your book.
And now your book can share virtual shelf space with the latest pulitzer prize winners, new york times best sellers, and timehonored classics. With ebook sales gaining year over year, publishing on kindle simply makes sense for authors. Whether you dream of seeing your book in bookstores, on tv, on the radio, or. And now your book can share virtual shelf space with. You can contact their editorial team via email with more information about yourself and your published book. One of the things that makes terem publishing unique is that we provide authors access to a wholesale global market that will ensure their book is made available to thousands of retailers, schools, the. The front edge publishings inhouse system keeps every book in a mutable xml form. You set up a single account with us, upload your book one time, provide us with some details about your book author bio, book description, genres, etc. Torontobased kobo is quickening its pace in the contest to capture the emerging global market for ebook sales and service, having matched u. Strathmore publishing has been producing highquality and engaging audiobooks since 1996 out of clerkenwell, england. Where amazon developed and added kdp for authors and publishers, kobo and kwl has the feel of a publishing platform and community built from the ground upspecifically for books, readers and authors. On the cheaper end, its lineup consists of the base model kobo touch, the smaller kobo mini, and the kobo glo, which has an illuminated screen. If you notice that another user is selling a book that you own the rights to, please contact us and we will investigate the. Ebook distribution is also possible, with ebooks made available to major online retail partners in ebook distribution channels.
Note that it cant be in the same 90day period as a countdown deal. It originated as shortcovers, a cloud ereading service launched by the. May 16, 2018 january was kobo s best e book sales month ever, says tamblyn, who estimates ebooks make up 18 per cent of canadian book purchasing. It is headquartered in toronto, ontario and is a subsidiary of the japanese e. Whether you dream of seeing your book in bookstores, on tv, on the radio, or adapted into a film, authorhouse is committed to providing the tools and services to help you get started and realize your publishing dreams. Once you click publish, your ebook can be for sale within 24 hours, sometimes its up in less than 4 hours. Kobo writing life user guide consult your publisher or attorney. After you have described your ebook, added your content, determined your license and availability, and set its list price, a fifth step.
How do i use bookbaby for my ebook conversion and distribution. Kobos publishing platform is called kobo writing life kwl, and like smashwords, kwl has a more author and readerfriendly branding about it. Authors whove had their work featured in a kobo promotion have. Reach millions of readers by publishing your book on amazon kindle. Founded in december 2009, torontobased kobo has emerged in the last two years as a global diy selfpublishing platform and ebookstore, as well as producing its own range of ereader devices.
We make it easy to selfpublish your books and provide help and guidance every. Forget everything you ever thought about reading on a screen. All books published here are only sold via barnes and nobles online and physical bookstore locations. Strangely enough, it doesnt feel like a successor at all, despite the naming convention that heavily suggests that.
One of the things that makes terem publishing unique is that we provide authors access to a wholesale global market that will ensure their book is made available to thousands of retailers, schools, the internet, libraries, and numerous channels including kobo, barnes and noble, and. Channel distribution enables your book to be ordered by and distributed to online booksellers and retailers around the world. Setting up a new ebook kobo writing life help centre. Kobo ereaders reading experience has a printonpaper feel thats as glarefree as any paper book youve ever read, but has the advantages of. Liferich publishing worldwide book distribution details. The title must be enrolled in kdp select for at least 30 days. Frequently asked questions rakuten kobo ereader store. The new publishing standard international book publishing news. Kobo writing life makes your dream of being published a reality.
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