Ebook distribution

Ebooks can take a variety of forms, and each form can be distributed in particular ways.

Distribution mechanisms can include:

• PDF and Epub ebook distribution through major aggregators (like Ingram Digital and Overdrive) to large and small ebook retailers around the world;
• Ebook distribution to mobile phones, especially the iPhone;
• Free or paid ebook downloads from your own website;
• Distribution on free and paid web services like Scribd, Issuu, Exact Editions, Wattpad, BookGluttonand Smashwords;
• Mobipocket ebooks distributed through Mobipocket;
• Distribution on the Amazon Kindle, Amazon’s popular ebook device (currently US-only);
• HTML/web: book content repurposed as content for a website-version of a book, or added to your existing website;
• and many others.

Publishers must carefully choose the methods that suit them best, from small, free services to large-scale commercial solutions. (EBW can help with that on a consulting basis.)