![]() ![]() It just recently overtook New Zealand in total eBook sales. Non-English Markets for Koboįrance is the biggest non-English market for Kobo right now. So it’s no surprise that these are some of the biggest markets for indie-published books on Kobo. These countries all speak English, and eBooks gained popularity in America first. ![]() The next biggest markets for indie-published eBooks on Kobo are Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, and the United States. This makes sense: Kobo was founded in Canada and it’s partners with Canada’s largest book retailer, Chapters Indigo. Some Kobo Statsĥ1% of all indie-published sales on Kobo come from Canada. Kobo has partners in quite a few countries and is often the first stop when customers globally are looking for eBooks. The major benefit to publishing with Kobo is that you can find audiences that would never have read your work if it was only on Amazon. Kobo is not as well known in the US, but it is known very well around the world. If a customer decides to buy directly from Kobo, the independent bookseller that sent them the customer in the first place will continue to get payments based on the customer’s purchases. You can buy eBooks on those booksellers’ websites and Kobo handles the distribution and delivery. But its reach doesn’t stop there: Kobo is partnered with the American Booksellers Association, an organization of 600 independent booksellers in the United States. Kobo is the number one seller of eBooks and e-readers in Canada. If you’re an American author, you may not even realize that there are other stores where eBooks are sold. The major drawback if you sign up for KDP Select is that you are guaranteed to have no visibility beyond Amazon’s ecosystem. These are the customers who have signed up for Kindle Unlimited and want to read books for free. These are people who just browse Amazon and buy your book. You aren’t guaranteed to make any money, but you’ll have special access to Amazon’s customer base in several ways. If you sign up with KDP Select, you are guaranteed to have access to Amazon’s customers. Benefits and Drawbacks of Publishing with KDP Select Indie publishers fail to recognize that traditional publishers still offer tremendous value propositions, especially when it comes to the print market. ![]() Traditional publishing views indie-published works in the same sort of “vanity press” light they have for the last 60 to 70 years. There are two damaging stigmas he sees coming from both sides, and they both deal with not recognizing the value of the different marketplaces. Mark’s job (and his writing career) puts him in between the worlds of traditional publishing and self-publishing. Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: The Stigmas Mark launched Kobo Writing Life, Kobo’s answer to Amazon’s KDP Select program without the exclusivity clauses. Kobo hired him in 2011 to come up with a solution for self-published authors who wanted to put their work on Kobo’s platform. He is traditionally published through some small publishing houses, but has self-published other books. His first self-published book was One Hand Screaming, a collection of short stories he self-published through Ingram Spark so that he could do book signings and have his work distributed worldwide. That was when he caught the writing bug.įrom that first attempt, Mark continued working on his craft, going on to publish short stories published in science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazines.These limited-edition magazines were hard to find and they limited his audience-building efforts. He found it in her closet when he was 13 and made his first attempt at writing a novel that summer. Mark’s first love was his mother’s Underwood typewriter. ![]() Finally, we talked about the steps any author can take to sell more books. We also discussed emerging global markets for eBooks and how to take advantage of them, plus the difference between Amazon and other online retailers. We talked about traditional publishing and self-publishing and the true value of both. This fantastic interview covers a wide range of topics. Mark Lefebvre is an author and editor he serves as the director of self-publishing and author relations at Kobo, one of the top eBook retailers in the world. ![]()
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