It's spring,
it's spring!
We have not accomplished
all that we hoped, but we have achieved at least a few more
of
our goals.
Ebook Sales are DOWN FOR THE FIRST
QUARTER OF 2004
Our first quarter
this year was the worst season we have experienced since
we bought the site in 2000. Things sure have to get better,
because the only way from here is UP.
We published FIVE more print
books:
- Terry L. White's ANCIENT MEMORIES,
- Dorothy Bible Kawaguchi's HER NAME WAS MARY,
- Nancy Madison's NEVER LOVE A STRANGER,
- Vincent W. MacDonald's
Shorelines
- and
REUNIONS ARE MURDER, by Ersla McNabb.
Good News all our print books
will be distributed by Baker & Taylor
- All ebooksonthe.net print editions will be listed with Baker & Taylor within the
next three months. Baker & Taylor is the largest distributor of
books to Libraries in the U.S. It's a foot-in-the door with a major
distributor.
This is very good news for anyone with books at ebooks on the.net or with Booksurge. Here's the
skinny.
- When will the
books be listed?
We are currently
integrating books into the Baker and Taylor system and expect the books
to be available in the Baker and Taylor system in the next 60-90 days.
- Will I be
required to maintain inventory with Baker and Taylor?
No, all orders
will be sent to Booksurge, and we will send books to Baker and Taylor
as they are ordered.
- What discount
will B&T customers receive?
Currently the
standard B&T discount on all titles distributed through Booksurge
will be 25% and the
publisher royalty will be 30%. In the future we will allow publishers
to split 55% of the book cover price between themselves and B&T.
This will allow publishers to set larger discounts but earn a smaller
royalty. As with any Booksurge channel sale we will pay the printing
and handling costs on all orders.
- Will B&T
books be returnable?
No, all books
are listed with B&T as non-returnable and publishers will be paid
for all sales made through B&T in their monthly royalty check. This
will appear as a separate line item.
- Is there a cost
to have my books listed with Baker and Taylor?
No, this is a
free service meant to enhance channel sales for all books placed in the
Booksurge system.
BRAGGING
WRITES!
Congratulations
and applause to the following ebooksonthe.net authors
who were finalists in the 2004 Eppie Awards:
Liz Hamlin for DORIE AND ME, historical category.
Dorothy Bible Kawaguchi, for HER NAME WAS MARY,
non-fiction, philosophy, category.
Vincent W. MacDonald for SHORELINES, poetry category.
Louise Ulmer and RD Larson for SAVING REVEREND CLAYTON,
inspiration category.
Matthew L. Schoonover for SHAPE OF FEAR, thriller
category.
Terry L. White for THE LAST PRIESTESS, horror
category.
Findnew
books here.
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All Ebooks Titles
to be listed at
Over the next few months
all our titles will be added to the sales database at Fictionwise.com.
Fictionwise has become
one of the busiest ebooks outlets in the world. According
to their figures they sell 13,000 ebooks per month. Check
them out here.
They fulfill orders,
list in all formats, and keep 50% of the price. The publisher
and author split the remaining 50% equally.
IF for ANY reason
you do NOT want your ebooksonthe.net title listed at the Fictionwise
site, contact Arline
Chase immediately.
Jamie Gardiner at EPICon in Oklahoma City
with her Eppie
Jamie Gardiner
Wins Eppie
"I
was so surprised. I never expected to win," said Gardiner.
"I'm so proud."
- ebooksonthe.net
is proud to welcome the following new writers:
- Helen
Delaney
- Marie Tsuguda
- Byron and Kay MacAlister
and pleased to announce the following
upcoming ebook titles:
Print Books
on the Way
We will be trying our hands at a few
more print books in the near future, including the following
titles.
- INSTANT MESSAGES,
by David M. Hooper.
- The Eppie Winning RE:viewing,
RE:thinking, RE:turning, by Alan Wittbecker,
and Good Theories, Good Practices, by
the same author.
- Marie' Ptato's Web
of Fear
- Wake the Dead by
Robert Legleitner.
Be sure to keep us updated
Have you Published in the past,
but now your book is out-of-print?
We can be a home to the homeless. If
you have previously published work that you'd like to
see back in print, AND If you have a PDF or
.rtf file of your book,
we'd be happy to consider picking it up for publication again.
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