For
author, getting his book published is very important. Although, there are many services
frequently appearing on the market that assure to help writers to
distribute their copies online, but understanding the nature of the service is important
to identify how the company will evolve.
Note
that, there specifically, 2 type of service you will find.
One,
the single-channel, retailer-driven services like Amazon Kindle that helps you
to publish your book right away on their store, and second, the e-book
distribution services that take liberty to act as retailers to distribute
you copies in different channels. The second kind of service often includes formatting
and conversion service too.
So
no matter, what kind of E publishing company you choose, make sure, you ask
these questions before hand to get valued service from them.
·
Is the service exclusive?
Many ePublishing services directly operate
on a nonexclusive basis, which means, being an author you can use their service
at the same while selling your e-book anywhere else. So basically, this is
important that you raise this question to the company you are taking service
from and confirm it whether you can collaborate with some other publishing
house to sell your book or not.
·
If it is, what are the terms?
Every publishing firm has their own terms and conditions. It often
various from one publishing house to other. There are many deliberations that
mutually carried out in a contract to ensure all convenience. However, some of
the terms may or may not be followed by your will. So it is important that you know
their terms before signing up for their service.
·
Are DRM protections involved?
DRM stands for digital rights management. It is supposed to avoid
piracy, or say, illegal copying and
distribution of your work. So make sure, you have that stuff managed by the
e-publishing company to avoid mishap.
So
basically, these are the questions you need to ask before committing.
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