3 ways to distribute your book
On Your Own
No PageMaster Distribution
great for family books
and course material
We Help You Sell
Basic PageMaster Distribution
increase your reach
including on-line sales
WE HANDLE THE DETAILS
+ Enlist 3rd Parties
PageMaster Premium Distribution
increase your market exposure
What is distribution ?
The role of distribution is to make your book available to potential readers. The role of promotion is to spread the word letting potential readers know how it will benefit them.
The book industry has traditionally been almost a consignment model, with books returnable if not sold. Books are "purchased" by booksellers and then returned if not sold or moving too slowly. You have seen bins of "
Full-service distributors develop a niche and actively promote titles to their network. Wholesalers carry most books and fill orders. You could compare the level of service as similar to that of a discounter (Costco) and that of a boutique (your specialty shop).
Our services are
POD option for print
Most of our self-publishing competition offers print on demand (POD) printing through
So,
E-books
Worldwide E-book distribution
Our basic package includes direct downloads for both Kindle and Kobo/Nook platforms on our on-line store. We
PageMaster book distribution options
Features | DIY | Basic | Premium |
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Purchase books wholesale | |||
Sell books directly | |||
Freedom to opt in/out | |||
Talk to a real person | |||
Canadian | |||
Non-exclusive contracts | |||
E-commerce enabled | |||
Hassle-free worldwide shipping | |||
E-book sales (conversion extra) | |||
Major E-book sites | |||
Your printed book available to resellers worldwide | |||
Indie bookstores ( | |||
Amazon | |||
Barnes & Noble |
DIY
ON YOUR OWN
PageMaster is a partner in the steps you need in creating and printing your book. We can also ship to stores, purchasers or conferences for you.
From the ALLi site:
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Our aim is to connect indie authors with the best author services available through the Partner Search facility
BASIC
FREE ON PAGEMASTER PUBLISHING
We offer sales and fulfillment services through the PageMasterPublishing.ca web site and physical store in Edmonton. We do also sell at events.
The store operates on a consignment basis with 10% of the sales price going to run the store and 15% for marketing. An affiliate program is in place. When sending purchasers to the store, authors and artists receive 90% of the revenue (less manufacturing costs).
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