I want to buy my first ebooks and I have two goals: don’t pay Amazon, and give the largest possible cut to the authors. Is there something like Bandcamp for ebooks?
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I like the sound of that! Let’s see…
No, not in any of the (first 30) stores. The author’s website only lists amazon, audible, and apple books, so they may not have another channel for selling. I’ll send them an email and see.
Do they have a patreon or similar? Maybe your best bet is to pirate it and give them the money that way.
Oho, they do. Good idea.
I’m a writer and have an ebook. Also accept support on Patreon. I wouldn’t mind having more places to publish my ebooks other then Amazon. I do publish on Barnes and Noble, as well has Google books. I willing to offer DMI free.
Reach out to the author, unfortunately a lot of small publishers or self published are exclusive to Amazon.
The biggest difference in book quality, IMHO, is a good editor. I honestly think I’d feel it would be fair if the editor and the author split the profit pretty evenly; maybe 60/40. I’m not an author, but I’ve read plenty of books which clearly did not have one (or had a terrible one), and they’re painful. Editors are the unsung heroes of the publishing industry.
That was an interesting read, thank you!
Looks like amazon ebooks are commonly the best=paying way.
You’re welcome :) And for people who want to support local independent bookstores, I’ll drop in a plug for bookshop.org .
Another great site.
I’m personally a fan of Kobo as it’s pretty easy to strip the DRM with a calibre plugin. (I also really like my kobo ereader)
Thanks, I don’t have an e-reader yet but Christmas is coming.
I’ve used kobos, nooks, and kindles. And I’m happy to answer questions.
Ebooks.com sells DRM free books when the publishers allow it and you can set filters for that as well. The selection is good but not perfect. I supplement with the kobo store as needed. And make sure you are using calibre to manage your library :)
So does the Kobo bookstore, but it’s entirely up the the publishers.
Kobo’s now processing sales through Google, though, so I too need to find a new bookstore.
I looked there as it was on the list of resources that Leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone shared, but sadly they don’t have the books I’m looking for.
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Absolutely, but in particular since this is a small-time author I’d really like to pay them!
Do you have any way to get in touch with the author? If they’re “small-time” they might have an easy way to contact them through their web site. I imagine they’d love to hear something like “Hi, I love your work! What is the best way for me to buy an e-book and support you?”
They have a Discord but it seems to be locked behind a Patreon, which I now see includes an ebook at some tiers. That’s gotta be the best way to go!
If the author lists a Patreon thing, then that is likely the best way to pay them. I emailed one of my favorite authors directly to ask a similar question, and he replied with detailed information, including signing the copy he sent me along with a signed bookmark.
I use various sources, from Kobo to bookshop.org or even finding good books from authors who give their work away for free, but I always donate at least $10-$20 for their work, like I would if I bought a paperback. Regardless, I refuse to pay for anything with DRM on it.
Reasonable, thank you.
I use Bookshop.org for ebooks and Libro.fm for audiobooks
I’d look and see if the publisher or author sells the book directly.
Good idea, but nope. Their website just links to amazon and apple books.
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eBay for E books? Huh, I wouldn’t have guessed. I’m looking for a sales channel that pays the author, though.
Thanks!
Other than buying from an author directly, I don’t think there’s any model that directly puts money in the authors pocket, it’s all going through the publisher.
I’d be almost as happy to buy it from the publisher, but their website is dogshit. The buttons don’t work, the phone number listed is 123-456-7890 and there’s no store.
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Smashwords is good.
Thank you!
