- Are you looking for the best self-publishing
websites to make money?
Would you like to make money self-publishing
your books with more than one option
for online distribution?
Then today you're gonna love what I share
about the six best websites to make money
in self-publishing online.
Stay tuned.
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After a few years of being in the self-publishing industry,
I've learned a thing or two about
how to make money publishing online.
Since it's my only source of revenue,
I'm continually finding new and innovative ways
to distribute my content.
That's why I thought of I'd share the six best websites
to make money in self-publishing online.
Let's get the easy one out of the way
since everyone pretty much knows the answer
and that is number one, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Since late 2007, Amazon has provided the best avenue
for making money in self-publishing.
Their platform is easy to navigate,
the upload process is fairly intuitive,
and online support is second to known.
It's no surprise why Amazon KDP
is such a lucrative opportunity.
More recently, Amazon KDP opened the option
to converting your e-book to paperback in their dashboard.
The process is still a bit sketchy.
But once you master the uploading process for the paperback,
you can make some decent cash in this new avenue.
Number two, CreateSpace.
I'm sure a fair amount of you are aware
of this distribution channel.
It offers superior customer support,
an easy to navigate dashboard,
and distribution to three different Amazon sales channels,
and three different expanded distribution channels.
Well did you know that CreateSpace publishes
more than paperback books?
They also offer music and video distribution,
making it easy for not only the self-published author,
but musician and aspiring film producer.
Admittedly I have a bit of a soft spot for CreateSpace,
since that is where I got my start,
continue to make a bulk of my income on this platform.
Remember the largest market share in the publishing business
comes from the physical book purchases.
So don't take CreateSpace for granted
like quite a few of my past colleagues did years ago.
Number three, Audiobook Creation Exchange,
also known as ACX.
If there were any platform I see being under-utilized today,
it would be ACX.
It's a crying shame because, I and many others,
make a fair chunk of change off this self-publishing option.
The real hangup is in ACX's lack of availability
in markets outside the US and UK.
However, since ACX is related to amazon.com,
I'm sure we'll be seeing these
markets open sooner than later.
Number four, Smashwords.
Boasting a broad distribution reach of dozens
of online retailers and subscription based services.
Smashwords is one of the big dogs
in the Kindle publishing alternatives on the market today.
In my video about Smashwords,
I share the pros and cons of the online distributor,
so give that video a gander.
Number five, Draft2Digital.
Similar to Smashwords, Draft2Digital offers
a smaller distribution pallette of online retailers
and subscription based services
than their competitor Smashwords.
However, where Draft2Digital lacks in distribution,
they make up for in ease of use.
To get more info on Draft2Digital,
be sure to check out this video.
And before I name the last of the best websites
to make money in self-publishing online,
I'd like to name a few honorable mentions
in three very relevant self-publishing platforms.
Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, and Rakuten's Kobo.
These three options, are last I knew it,
available for direct uploads and offer competitive
royalty structure than if you were to upload to
the Kindle publishing alternatives I previously mentioned.
However I'd rather sacrifice a little percentage
of royalties so I only upload once.
It's up to you how to use these three different platforms.
They are certainly Amazon's biggest competitors
in self-publishing today.
Number six, Pronoun publishing company.
I've covered this publishing distribution platform
extensively on this channel.
And continue to sing its praises to this day.
Rather than repeat what has already been said before,
why don't you head over to my full playlist on Pronoun.
And as a bonus, I've included an exclusive full tutorial
on how to format your e-book for Pronoun publishing.
That's all the time we have for today.
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Now get out there and use these websites
to make money in self-publishing,
you savvy self-publisher, you.
'Til later, this has been Self-Publishing with Dale.
And I'll see you guys soon.