tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post519783020749439631..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: Cost vs. Convenience in EBooksECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-87184750633111880162010-06-06T08:26:57.886-04:002010-06-06T08:26:57.886-04:00"when a third-party seller charges as much fo..."when a third-party seller charges as much for an e-book ... 2) the author is getting even less of my money than when I buy direct from a publisher!"<br /><br />Although that is true at the big traditional NY publishers (as far as I know), and for many e-pubs, it is not true for all. What an author gets in royalties depends on their contract with the publisher and the publisher's contract with the vendor.<br /><br />Most NY pubs seem to have moved, or be trying to move, to paying ebook royalties of 25% of net income from third parties. So if that ebook sold for $9.99 at Amazon/Sony/B&N/et all, the publisher often nets $4.50 or less (depending on their discount rate with the vendor), and the author gets 25% of that - $1.13.<br /><br />Some e-pubs and small presses use the same or similar formula.<br /><br />At EC, authors get the same royalties on ebooks no matter where the book is sold. Our publishing contract states they get paid on cover price of the book, as listed on our own website. So if we receive less than that from a vendor for each book, EC takes in less for the company but the author still gets full royalties.<br /><br />RaeleneECPI Editorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-61030385880857805282010-06-04T16:48:21.678-04:002010-06-04T16:48:21.678-04:00"Kindle is a proprietary format and those who..."Kindle is a proprietary format and those who are using it almost have to buy their books through Amazon. Amazon will convert other formats and e-mail them, but that's a hassle."<br /><br />I haven't found it to be so. I love being able to e-mail my own book files downloaded from other sources to my Kindle address and have them show up on my reader a few minutes later just like the books I buy directly from Amazon.com -- at a purely nominal cost of 15 cents each!Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-30017714331603288592010-06-04T12:34:13.386-04:002010-06-04T12:34:13.386-04:00l read around a dozen books a month, so price make...l read around a dozen books a month, so price makes a difference for me. I wouldn't buy a "closed source" e-reader (e.g. Kindle or Nook), on principle. I've owned a BeBook for a year and a half and recently inherited an iPad (which makes my old e-reader simply quaint). <br /><br />More than half the books I purchase are e-books and that number will probably jump to 90+% now with the iPad. <br /><br />It irks me when a third-party seller charges as much for an e-book (or more!) than for a paperback because 1) I'm well aware that it costs them a GREAT DEAL less to handle an e-book than a paperback and 2) the author is getting even less of my money than when I buy direct from a publisher! <br /><br />I think they're trying to make e-books pay for their flagging print business (as are the big print publishers) and I don't see why I should have to pay for them not having more foresight and business sense. If the authors and editors were getting the money, that would be different. <br /><br />Thanks, I guess I needed to rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-11932972659384990852010-06-03T19:12:48.615-04:002010-06-03T19:12:48.615-04:00One thing that didn't get mentioned: privacy. ...One thing that didn't get mentioned: privacy. <br /><br />Some readers, rather than scatter their credit card all over the net at a dozen different publishers, will buy from one affiliate, like Fictionwise.<br /><br />Kindle is a proprietary format and those who are using it almost have to buy their books through Amazon. Amazon will convert other formats and e-mail them, but that's a hassle.Angelia Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980408280435868479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-22772271952045253262010-06-03T16:00:23.752-04:002010-06-03T16:00:23.752-04:00There is a further reason to DL direct from Amazon...There is a further reason to DL direct from Amazon as those files can be DLed to all Kindles linked to an account and also synced to Kindle for iPhone aps. Files emailed to the Kindle are available only to that Kindle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-15445305186708739402010-06-03T13:08:45.334-04:002010-06-03T13:08:45.334-04:00Oh, and re: what Debra said, I also have Calibre (...Oh, and re: what Debra said, I also have Calibre (a free software program) that Apple has designated to convert to the iPad. You're right. It's really easy. you just select the books into the program, click convert and then click Send to Reader.Desiree Holthttp://www.desireeholt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-64632975808106073142010-06-03T13:06:12.322-04:002010-06-03T13:06:12.322-04:00The people I've talked to about it cie, conven...The people I've talked to about it cie, convenience, ease of acquiring new books, ability to carry several books in one small unit. So you're right. It isn;t just price. Even my dentist ahs an ereader!!!Desiree Holthttp://www.desireeholt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-63777830138476147852010-06-03T10:55:51.894-04:002010-06-03T10:55:51.894-04:00I take cost over convenience anytime.
Yes, I regu...I take cost over convenience anytime.<br /><br />Yes, I regularly buy for my Sony Reader at the Sony store--for NY books. The only extra effort involved to get books purchased from epublisher sites onto my elderly Sony Reader is to download them to my computer, import them to the Reader software and plug in the reader to a USB port and tell the program to "synchronize". This takes, maybe, five minutes, whether it's to get one book or a dozen onto the Reader.<br /><br />.Ann Jacobsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-25081962392052583982010-06-03T10:50:08.605-04:002010-06-03T10:50:08.605-04:00I have a Sony E Reader and downloaded Calibre to m...I have a Sony E Reader and downloaded Calibre to manage my e book library. It gee-haws well with the Sony and when I buy books from EC, I can upsize the font in Calibre and then slide them into the e reader. I don't know if Calibre is compatible with Kindle but if you own a Kindle and love to buy EC from the EC site at lower prices, look into Calibre to manage your e library.Debra Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569641430632477351noreply@blogger.com