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more convenient and the minimum requirement for payout is $5.<br />
Smashwords<br />
Smashwords is a pure ebook distributor without print support, but their main advantage over<br />
Lulu is their wider distribution channel to ebook stores such as iBookstores worldwide, Nook, Sony<br />
and Kobo if your ebook is selected to be included in their “premium catalog.” 24 The ebook can be<br />
included into the premium catalog after a manual review from Smashwords. Authors can use their<br />
own ISBN or obtain a free one from Smashwords that they can use to sell only within Smashwords.<br />
Books can be converted into the ePub format from Word doc only. Like Lulu, Smashwords will<br />
withhold 30% of revenue for tax. Payment is made every quarterly when accumulated revenue<br />
exceeds $10.<br />
Bookbaby<br />
Bookbaby is another ebooks-only distributor that has even more distribution channels than<br />
Smashwords. It includes iBookstores, Nook, Sony and Kobo, as well as Kindle store and eSentral, an<br />
eBook distributor in Malaysia and Singapore. Pricing model is not by per book sales but by a<br />
one-time setup package that costs a minimum $99 and a $19 annual fee thereafter as long as the<br />
ebook remains in their system. The setup fee for the standard package costs $149, which includes<br />
conversion from a PDF file. Minimum payment to paypal is $10 that is compiled every month.<br />
Bookbaby is more attractive for books that are expecting high volume and for authors who prefer<br />
more handholding. Therefore for starters, combination of KDP and Smashwords could be a better<br />
choice.<br />
ComiXology<br />
ComiXology is the “largest seller of single-issue digital comics across several devices, and<br />
the only retailer that sells single-issue comics from the two largest publishers, Marvel and DC.” 25<br />
Nearly 100 million digital comics and graphic novels have been downloaded from the ComiXology<br />
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"Distribution." Smashwords. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 June 2013.<br />
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25 Cheredar, Tom. "Excelsior! ComiXology begins accepting self-published comics." VentureBeat.<br />
N.p., 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 28 May 2013.<br />
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