A Nitty-Gritty List of Ebook and Print Book Distributors

by Sara C. Snider | Jan 27, 2014 | Publishing | 14 comments

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Katie Cross on January 29, 2014 at 1:12 am

Thanks for the awesome shout out Sara!
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- Sara C. Snider on January 29, 2014 at 6:44 am
  
  My pleasure! Thanks for the awesome list! 🙂
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  - Ralph Duncan on June 21, 2016 at 1:22 pm
    
    I have written a book and it is available in Word digital version. I am interested in distribution in ebook
    form to several outlets
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    - Sara C. Snider on June 21, 2016 at 5:27 pm
      
      Hi, Ralph. Congratulations on your book! Some of these outlets will convert your Word document into an ebook for you, if that’s what you’re looking for. Smashwords has an automated conversion system (lovingly called the “meatgrinder”) that will do it for you for free. Others will do it for a fee, like Ebook Partnership. It’s worth checking out the different ones to see what they can offer you. 🙂
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Katherine Pickett on March 6, 2014 at 5:31 pm

Great info! And perfect timing–I’m looking into this for my own book right now. Thanks!
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- Sara C. Snider on March 7, 2014 at 7:19 am
  
  Glad you found it helpful, Katherine. Good luck with your book! 🙂
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Rosanne Licata on May 21, 2014 at 2:44 am

THANK you for sharing the fruits of your research. MUCH appreciated!
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- Sara C. Snider on May 21, 2014 at 7:11 am
  
  You’re welcome, Rosanne! Glad you found it useful. 🙂
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Laura Shinn on August 2, 2014 at 7:45 am

I’m an author, cover designer and formatter. One of my clients requested information on distribution through Smashwords and Createspace, the two I recommend highly, along with Amazon’s Kindle program. I appreciate you providing this list for my client! He has been talking to representatives with Xlibris and I’m trying to give him alternate info and save himself about $15,000! You list makes it easier for the self-published author to make the right choices on where to list their books. Thanks so much…

Laura Shinn
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- Sara C. Snider on August 2, 2014 at 1:06 pm
  
  Glad to help! There are a lot better options out there than Xlibris, hopefully your client will find one that works well for him. 🙂
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Kristen Luciani on October 2, 2014 at 6:09 pm

This is a great post! I’m actually in the process of making my own selections, so thanks for this! Super helpful! =)
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- Sara C. Snider on October 3, 2014 at 6:58 am
  
  You’re welcome! 🙂
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Bob Powers on July 6, 2016 at 5:52 pm

You’ve done a great service to the growing galaxy of authors and small publishers. I found your list extremely useful. Thank you ever so much.
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- Sara C. Snider on July 7, 2016 at 7:06 am
  
  You’re welcome, Bob! Glad you found it useful. 🙂
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