Only kindle.

monk said:

I know absolutly nothing about ebook publishing.
So i have a few questions.
1) What is the difference between 35% and 75% royalties. And what is the advantages of them?
2) If someone publishes a book on kindle, do they still have the right to publish their work with other companies?
3) Do i still own all rights to the book?

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1) It is either 35% or 70% royalty. The 35% is for anything between $0.99 and $2.99, as well as anything above $9.99. 70% is for anything between $2.99 and $9.99.
2) Yes you do. Amazon in this case is just a retailer. You most certainly can also publish with Barnes&Nobles PubIt and with Smashwords, as well as a host of other outlets. Only if you enroll in Amazons KDP Select Program are you prohibited to publish anywhere else, as the Select Program has an exclusivity clause.
3) YES. You don't give up any rights. You are the publisher, not Amazon. Again ... Amazon is just the retailer in this case.

35% is also for public-domain works, regardless of price point.

For another (and a bit sourer) view on Amazon pricing, see this: http://www.jimchines.com/2012/02/amazon-ebook-price/

monk said:

Thanks for the reponces. I am learning a lot.
People here seem to have a good understanding of how things work. I was wondering if anyone here have any opinions on smashwords?
That has been the site i have been looking at. (mainly cause it is free)

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Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), Amazon KDP Select, PubIt!, and Smashwords are all free. Smashwords will distribute your books to Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, Sony, Diesel, as well as via PDF and in an online website viewer.

Some authors sell more e-books through Barnes and Noble than Amazon, others sell more through Smashwords' distribution channels and their main site. It can vary.

Be aware that if you go with Amazon KDP Select, you sign your title up to be exclusively with the program for ninety days and it cannot be for sale anywhere except Amazon.

I've had my book up on Amazon and B&N for about 2 weeks now and Amazon sales seem to be leading B&N sales by about 5 to 1 which seemed surprising to me. For this reason alone I may try KDP for my book coming out in March just to test it out. If the trend continues I wouldn't be losing out on that much on the outset.

Elena Andrews said:

I've had my book up on Amazon and B&N for about 2 weeks now and Amazon sales seem to be leading B&N sales by about 5 to 1 which seemed surprising to me. For this reason alone I may try KDP for my book coming out in March just to test it out. If the trend continues I wouldn't be losing out on that much on the outset.

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My guess is the increase in Kindle users has gone up because of the new Kindle Fire. I am a proud owner of a kindle fire now too and i love it! Being in sweden makes it impossible for me to stream any video yet. I suspect this will change in the near future as it seems to be one of the larger complaints about another otherwise awesome product!

I managed to learn how to convert my book to mobi format so i could review it on my kindle. Turned out fantastic.

I am toying with the conversion to make sure i have my file set up in the best, cleanest possible manner should I decide to submit to the KDP program. Thinking about going this ebook route, made me remember how brilliant all you guys were in here so i thought i would come see what the consensus is on self publishing through KDF from the 'smart peoples'

PulpDogg said:

1) It is either 35% or 70% royalty. The 35% is for anything between $0.99 and $2.99, as well as anything above $9.99. 70% is for anything between $2.99 and $9.99.
2) Yes you do. Amazon in this case is just a retailer. You most certainly can also publish with Barnes&Nobles PubIt and with Smashwords, as well as a host of other outlets. Only if you enroll in Amazons KDP Select Program are you prohibited to publish anywhere else, as the Select Program has an exclusivity clause.
3) YES. You don't give up any rights. You are the publisher, not Amazon. Again ... Amazon is just the retailer in this case.

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Also, sales from certain countries sell at the 35% royalty rate. I was kind of wondering why some of my sales went at that rate, and I finally figured that they are probably sales from India. It doesn't seem exactly fair...

aruna said:

Also, sales from certain countries sell at the 35% royalty rate. I was kind of wondering why some of my sales went at that rate, and I finally figured that they are probably sales from India. It doesn't seem exactly fair...

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I believe all sales outside the U.S. (if you are inside the U.S.), receive the 35% royalty rate, regardless of the rate you have selected. This information is actually stated in the Terms of Service, so I don't think it is a matter of being fair or not, simply abiding by the Terms of Service. To me, it would be unfair if it had not been disclosed.

While I have concerns about the Terms of Service, Amazon KDP has done a fairly good job of spelling out all the particulars and are available to answer questions prior to signing with them.