Years ago, I let Amazon be the sole retailer for my books in exchange for Kindle Unlimited listing and other supposed benefits. My work simply never took off on that platform; KU reads stagnated and paperback editions never sold overseas.
Eventually, I decided I may as well go wide. Even if I had the same luck on other platforms, readers would have more choice. For paperbacks, my one other option remains Barnes & Noble. For ebooks, my next easiest choice was the Kobo Store (a Canadian choice, great to have these days). Google Play Books rounded out the initial foursome.
I still turned out the greatest volume on Amazon, but for me, that can mean about 99 discounted digital titles on release day and not many after that initial push.
I have now added a fifth option: Itch.io
This platform might be better known for indie gaming, but it does sell books. I found it simple to add my five available titles; it may have taken an hour or less, though I didn’t exactly use a stopwatch to figure this out and wouldn’t trust my inner sense of time. It just felt simple.
It may be more complicated to list titles more effectively, but I did my best with a beginner’s grasp of things.
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