If you have ever written a manuscript for a book and tried to get it published,
then you know how incredibly challenging and frustrating the process can be. Most
first-time writers turn to subsidy printers where you literally pay to have your book
printed in small quantities. It's then up to you to negotiate individual
distribution deals with small
bookstores to carry your book. And then you have to figure out a way to promote it on a
show-string budget.
More and more authors are moving away from the traditional methods of self-publishing
in favor of electronic publishing. While there are many
software packages which you can choose to create your own electronic books (or
"ebooks" as they are called), most require some level of design and programming
experience. Without those skills, it will take forever to get the ebook to look and feel
and function just the way you want it to.
Now there is an easier way to publish and distribute your book through electronic
publishing over the Internet. EbookoMatic
enables authors to publish, promote, distribute and sell unlimited ebooks
across multiple web sites. Frankly, there are lots of ebook conversion
compilers, services and bookstores on the
web today, but this one is different.
When choosing an ebook publisher you really need to concern yourself with three things:
1. Cost
2. Delivery Time
3. Longevity
4. Promotion
Some ebook software packages costing as much as $250 dollars, and
electronic publishers may charge even more to perform a single conversion to a popular
ebook format.
Then you need to consider how long it will take them to bring your ebook online into
their bookstore. Since most of these services are small businesses, the time frame for
conversion can be lengthy. Add to this the fact that not every publisher will be
interested in the genre of your work, and your frustration begins to mount.
Third, over the years there has been a lot of fall-out among even the oldest ebook publishers.
Many are suffering from sagging revenues and
growing overhead. In January 2001 both Bookmice.com and Bookface.com went belly up
(Bookmice.com was later acquired by a major publisher and is now a defunct
domain for sale!). In December 2001,
AOL/Time Warner closed down iPublish.
Lastly, most publishers, traditional or electronic do little in the way of
book/ebook promotion for their authors. In fact, most will nickel an dime you
to death, charging you for every press release. Hey, isn't this supposed to be
some kind of partnership where both parties make money?
In response to these four concerns, EbookoMatic
appears to be a horse of a different
color.
First, the cost of the service is less than some ebook software compilers and considerably
less than other ebook publishing services.
Second, publication is quite literally "instant." So long as your document is
in MS-Word, you can upload it to EbookoMatic, and their system converts it to
a secure Adobe
PDF file within minutes (if your ebook is already in PDF just upload it as
is!).
Third, upon completion of the conversion, your new ebook goes into their
online Library. They give you your own Author's Page which you can edit to include
biographical information, an excerpt, the genre, pricing and contact information. People
can begin to purchase your ebook right away across multiple sites in their
growing network of 20+ web sites including:
EbookoMatic.com
BuyMyEbook.com
InterviewsWithAuthors.com
EbookAnnouncer.com
Fourth, EbookoMatic will now create your first ebook cover graphic for you
-- a $97.00 value -- and write and distribute your first press release -- a
$300.00 value -- for free!
Pretty neat. And royalties are 75% minus
minor credit card transaction fees. Very cool.
Lastly, the EbookoMatic
business model is quite different from the majority of the ebook publishers out there.
What other sites do manually with one or more people, EbookoMatic
does in a completely automated fashion, so there's no overhead, and no fear of
them going out of business.
All around, EbookoMatic
looks a winner to us! Four stars! Click here
to download their FREE report on electronic publishing.
EbookoMatic
