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Wide distribution is a decision about exclusivity. An ebook in KDP Select cannot also be on Apple, Kobo, Nook, or Google. Print can still go through Ingram while the ebook stays exclusive. We set the pair you actually want, and we do not enroll the ebook while planning the other stores.
The map
Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Google Play each take an EPUB and a cover, and each will reject a different small thing. An aggregator can send the ebook to several of them and take a cut. Going direct pays more and means more accounts, more tax interviews, and more previews. We will say which one you asked for instead of quietly picking the one that is easier for us.
Libraries are another aisle. OverDrive and similar channels often come through an aggregator, and they pay by copy or by checkout, not like a Kindle sale. We will not describe library distribution as a bonus that costs nothing and prints money. Print wide is Ingram. Ebook wide is the shops above. They can be booked together or apart.
Order of the work
What wide takes
That trade is worth it for some books and a loss for others. We will say which your plan sounds like. You decide.
What has to match
A subtitle that differs by store splits your reviews and confuses the reader who searches the title.
Decisions
Allowed only if you are not in Select. You will have an Amazon page and the other shops. Unlimited page-reads will not be part of the pay.
A common pair. The paperback stays on KDP. The ebook goes everywhere. Do not use a free KDP paperback ISBN and expect Ingram to join later under that number.
Ebook shops plus Ingram print. Your ISBNs, your accounts, a discount setting for bookstores. More setup, and the book is not trapped.
House rule
A wide plan that violates an exclusive enrollment is how accounts get closed.
Before we open the other shops
Yes, at the end of the current 90-day term, unless you renew it. We will not upload elsewhere in the middle of the term. If you are unsure, do not enroll.
No. It is a tool that trades a percentage for fewer logins. If you want direct accounts, say so.
You do. Every store account is opened in your name.
Start with the shops
The exclusivity decision follows from that list. Call (833) 688-4166 or write [email protected].
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