Winning Model for Self Publishing: Combining Direct Sales and
Global Distribution
The Challenge: Do you sell your book
direct to maximize your profit or do you make your book
available through distribution channels and give up the
distribution discount to make your book discoverable to a wider
audience?
The Solution: Do Both!
Selling your books direct to consumers (via
your own website, seminars, etc) will always provide the
greatest profit margin but the scope of your audience is usually
limited. In addition, self publishers must take a financial
gamble on guessing the amount of books they should keep in
inventory. Our
Independent Publisher Services program enables self
publishing authors to have greater flexibility on distribution
options and limit their financial exposure. As a cost effective
alternative to traditional book distributors, our
program provides distribution through all the popular online
booksellers and over 90% of the bookstores in the US.
With our Supply-On-Demand model, both
hardcover and paperback books can be printed and shipped through
the distribution network within 24 hours of an online or store
order. Our authors can purchase a reasonable amount of books for
direct sales and they do not have to tie up their money in
wholesale inventory. Most importantly, our clients get
to retain all of their rights and 100% of net profit.
Using our
Book Cost & Royalty Calculator,
authors have complete understanding of their book cost and
flexibility establishing a retail sales price. Once the unit
cost is determined, authors can purchase individual books at the
same price (quantities 10-50) and volume discounts are available
for larger orders.
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