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Introduced: Self-Publishing.com - sell e-books directly to readers for free
Self-Publishing.com is a platform where you can sell your e-book directly to your readers - and get 100% of the profits! It's easy to set up and there are no costs involved. Our recommendation: Just give it a try!
Admittedly, we are a little biased and totally partial when presenting this new e-book platform - because our expertise and decades of experience with self-publishing in German-speaking countries have been incorporated here. The e-book platform belongs to our sister publishing house "The Self-Publishing Company" and was founded specifically for this service.
How Self-Publishing.com works? Exactly how book publishing should work today! You enter your book title and your author name (or your pseudonym) when you register, then you simply upload your e-book. It doesn't have to be in a complicated format like ePub or mobi, you can also use Word or PDF, many formats are possible. Then upload the cover that you have previously created on your computer at home - or that you can generate directly on the site. With the help of the option on the homepage, this is very easy and looks great; as we all know, a great cover is the first selling point.
Just a few more details about the book, scope, content description, genre and it goes to the Self-Publishing.com team for review. Approval usually only takes a few hours.
Then you have to set up your own payment account. All payments are processed via "Stripe" - this is something like PayPal, but also offers other payments such as direct debit or instant bank transfer, which is sure to generate even more purchases. With the help of these tips, you can quickly set up your own payment account - and This has enormous advantages. As an author, you can manage your payments there and pay them out yourself (by default, payments are made every seven days).
Time required to set up your own account: 5-10 minutes. An e-book is then set even faster, we have it in three minutes. And you can post as many books as you like.
Absolutely powerful: the cockpitin which the author has all sales figures at a glance. Whether account balance, individual orders incl. invoice or payment history - everything is very clear, unambiguous and easy to understand. live.
What requirements must the content meet? The text must not be offensive, threatening, abusive, damaging to reputation, glorifying violence, discriminatory, inciting hatred, racist, pornographic, inhuman, immoral or extremist. This means that Self-Publishing.com is open to anyone who has a serious interest in publishing a good book. There are also no restrictions on genre.
A brief look at the income: The author sells his book directly to readers via the platform. He receives this income in full, minus the fees for the payment provider Stripe - as always, these services naturally want to see money for their processing. However, these are absolutely reasonable, comparable to PayPal, and can also be viewed in detail. Self-Publishing.com is not involved in the entire sale and does not take any money at any point. Incidentally, you set the retail price yourself.
As an author, you do the work yourself at Self-Publishing.com - that's why it's free. Before publishing your own e-book, you should check that your text is free of errors so that there are no (justifiably) bad reviews. And after publication, it's time to Advertise and gain as many readers as possible for your e-book! Social media is usually the easiest and quickest way to do this, not least because readers are only one click away from buying your book.
Conclusion: Self-Publishing.com is an opportunity for anyone to sell their own book quickly and easily. Yes, anyone can publish and yes, the market (i.e. the readers) determines the success of a book. The fact that it is 100% free and the author receives 100% of the profits is unique worldwide and therefore risk-free - so just give it a try.
