Getting your writing published does not have to be hard. Your stories deserve to be read by the public, and finding a good publisher to help is important to the process. Ebooks have been a rising star in the publishing industry as they help books reach a large audience at a fast pace. Here are a few recommendations for publishers to help you publish an ebook of your work.
Kindle Direct Publishing
Kindle Direct Publishing helps you publish ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers. Ebooks take three to ten business days to go live on the Amazon site after you have submitted your book. They will also help you with formatting, pre-orders, updates to your books, and advertising along with linking your paperbacks and hardcovers if you choose to work with those mediums as well.
Draft 2 Digital
Draft 2 Digital helps you publish paperbacks and ebooks to all major retailers. They will help you with formatting, distribution, promoting, and tracking your sales and royalties. With tools to help with your writing and publishing, Draft2Digital offers no fees for formatting or updates and will only take 10% of the retail price. You create your pricing even if it is free; for as they say, “It’s your ebook, your choice, and your world.”
Rakuten Kobo
Rakuten Kobo helps you publish ebooks and audiobooks along with helping you distribute your ebooks to public libraries. They have subscription and free services to help you publish and promote your books. You control what happens with your book from prices to promotion, and you will own your rights while earning up to 70% in royalties. They offer publication for a variety of languages including English, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, etc.
Barnes & Noble Press
Barnes & Noble Press helps you publish ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers for readers to find on the Barnes & Noble website. They’ll help you with formatting, marketing, and tracking your sales along with offering advice and step-by-step help through their trusted third-party service. They are upfront about their prices, offering 70% in author royalties, and offering suggestions in pricing.
Callaghan Publications
Callaghan Publications helps you publish paperbacks and ebooks for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and Draft2Digital. They will work with your unfinished and completed manuscripts, along with offering you services in book formatting, cover design, and interior layout design, and if you have any questions, they have real agents on their websites to help you. You will also keep ownership of all rights and royalties to your writing and work with a team dedicated to your project. They will work with you on pricing to make their services affordable.
LuLu
LuLu helps you publish ebooks, hardcovers, paperbacks, cookbooks, comic books, magazines, notebooks, calendars, and photo books. They will help you publish and sell your ebook while offering tools such as their book pricing calculator, printing API, and direct selling to your business site. They also provide resources with guides, templates, publishing terms, and professionals for you to hire for help.
Publish Drive
Publish Drive helps you publish ebooks, audiobooks, and print books worldwide to thousands of stores, including digital libraries. They work with authors and publishers to publish, promote, and track your book and its sales along with helping you calculate your royalties across their stores. They work to publish your work on major online channels along with bookstores and libraries in over 100 countries.
IngramSpark
IngramSpark helps you publish ebooks, hardcovers, and paperbacks to be distributed worldwide with access to major sites such as Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. They offer free services and resources to help you with your manuscript and make it affordable to convert ebooks into print, if needed. Regardless of which platform you go through, you’ll earn 85% in royalties.
Apple Books
Apple Books helps you publish ebooks and audiobooks through Apple Books while also delivering through various Apple Books partners. They will help you appeal to your genre audience along with helping your book’s product page stand out and promoting your book. You determine the price and earn 70% in royalties along with offering an affiliate program to earn commission when you or others share books.
Book Baby
Book Baby helps you publish ebooks, audiobooks, yearbooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers. They offer personalized experience by genre, along with help in formatting, editing, cover design, and marketing. They partner with multiple online bookstores to distribute your ebook worldwide including Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other certified shops. 85% of ebook royalties go to you, you set your prices, and you get paid within the week.
Believing in your writing is the first step; publishing it is the next. We hope you take these publications into consideration and, hopefully, you are able to find the one that best suits your ebook as you share your writings with the world.
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