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[News] Barnes & Noble opens self-publishing portal, details compensation model

Started by JongWK, October 05, 2010, 08:26:23 PM

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JongWK

October 05, 2010, 08:26:23 PM
Some people here might be interested in reading this report from Engadget:

QuoteIt ain't exactly summer, but we'll take it. Launching just a few days after we'd been told to expect it, Barnes & Noble's PubIt! self-publishing portal  is finally open for business. As you'd heard before, this platform is essentially designed to give independent writers a venue for hawking their masterpieces, with PubIt! converting files to ePUB for use on a wide range of e-readers (read: not only the Nook). Published titles will be available for sale within 24 to 72 hours after upload on the B&N eBookstore, and the company's pretty proud of its "no hidden fees" policy. Unfortunately, the compensation model -- which is being detailed today for the first time -- has its quirks. For PubIt! eBooks priced at or between $2.99 and $9.99, publishers will receive 65 percent of the list price for sold content; for those priced at $2.98 or less, or $10.00 or more, publishers will only receive 40 percent of the list price. In other words, there's a no man's land in that $10 to $15 range, so you'll probably be settling for a $9.99 price point or reaching for the skies at $19.99. But hey, at least all PubIt! ebooks will also be lendable for a fortnight -- surely that counts for something. Right?

Click on the link for the full press release from B&N.
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Monster Manuel

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October 05, 2010, 09:51:56 PM
I forget; what's the historian's consensus on how many Pubits in a mile?
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Spinachcat

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October 12, 2010, 03:35:24 AM
ePubes?  What about the children?  Isn't anyone thinking about the children?

It's about time B&N got on the bandwagon.  I do like the Amazon offering and I wonder how B&N will do in the next 18 months.

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October 12, 2010, 03:46:57 AM
Gotta tell ya, I have been tickled pink with the nook. I wish Barnes & Noble much success.
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