Not unless somebody orange pills Jeff Bezos 😂
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Haha, it won't be me..but anything is possible!
Would you ever consider a digital version? Because, coming from the Podcasting 2.0 world, I can envision an ePUB hosted on your personal website using RSS with a server-side paywall to cover the cost of the book, but the sats sent could go straight to your node (or split between you, the publishing company, and any other contributors if they have wallets.)
I don't know if that's feasible since my knowledge of traditional book publishing methods is limited, just spitballing.
I actually have EPUBs of my book and both my Fathers books. I’m also publishing my grandfathers book (he joined the Royal Navy in 1898 as a gunner to fight in the Boer war and wrote his memoirs at the end of his life.
It’s entitled “Holy Stones and Salt Junk”
I publish on Amazon because it costs me nothing and I get approx 33% of the income from the book. None of the books are high volume, or ever will be, so it’s not worth finding an independent publisher.
When you use Kindle publishing you agree not to sell through any other publisher, including yourself. I can buy my own books at near cost price, about 33% of the sales price to sell face to face, but I’m not allowed to sell via any other method.
Great insight, thanks.
Did you follow any particular guides on this or is it all now intuitive?
No, it's really easy to publish, the slight complexity is designing the book cover to meet precise printing guidelines. Also maintaining ebook and paper copies and keeping them synched. I didn't bother to create a custom book cover for the ebook version because it's rarely seen.
The decision to go with Amazon was a given due to their global reach and zero cost. Many serious authors are concerned about the strangle hold the effective monopoly has on them, but I'm not doing this for money.
I have sold copies of my book to friends, family colleagues and former employees around the world, which would be extremely difficult to do with any other publisher.