How does Bookshooter work?
FIRST, Bookshooter is For the eBook Lover!
Bookshooter.com is an online store where anyone can conveniently buy and download ebooks that are ready to be used on their ebook reader of choice, including the ever popular Kindle, or any other digital device including the computer. Bookshooter first promotes the beautiful PDF format and then also offers other popular versions as well. Many will discover that Bookshooter is their favorite way to find great authors, and download great ebooks knowing that we are supporting the self-publisher and independent authors like a farmer's market for booksellers! Start shopping.
SECONDLY, Bookshooter is For the Publisher and Author!
Bookshooter serves publishers and self-publishing authors by making the conversion process easy and affordable, and then it makes distributing those ebooks out to mainstream retailers an automatic process. Bookshooter takes the complicated out of ebook conversion an distribution and makes it simple. Here is how it works:
1. Set up an account.
Whether you are a publisher or an ebook customer the first step to enjoying Bookshooter is to set up a user account. In your account you can track your history of activities at Bookshooter, and as a publisher you will be able to track your profits.
2. Set up your own Author's page!
That's right, Bookshooter offers every author a free web page that can host biographical materials, links, images, and can be a fast way to find all of his or her collected works and has a permalink (share-able web address) associated with that very page.
3. Upload a PDF of your book.
It is simple to do, and won't take but a few minutes even for larger works. Go to your account, click on "Add Item" and follow the instructions.
4. Edit and approve your converted ebook file.
Bookshooter puts you in charge of the final text that is delivered to ebook readers via the ePub or Kindle formats with a straightforward online editor that you can operate. Once you approve of your formatting, then you click Submit, pay a small one-time fee, and it is presented to our distribution system for approval and it is on its way!
5. Create your own unique book page.
That's right, once your book is approved for distribution you can control what appears in your book's own static page at Bookshooter.com. Include descriptions and important meta information, set your own price, and begin to promote your book! This page will have a permalink as well.
6. Continue being an aggressive self-promoting author.
Bookshooter is only one part of a successful ebook publishing campaign. Our Author Tool's Blog and Help Forums will help you discover new ways to promote your ebook online, connect with other authors, and make your way toward being a successful author. Bookshooter is ground zero for a successful online publishing career.
7. Enjoy your profits.
Oh, the joy. Your monthly sales statements will be provided in your online account records, and your monthly profits will be automatically deposited in your Paypal account every month. Easy. Now go do something else...like write another book! Bookshooter only receives its 20% commission on the net receipts from any retail outlet though with Bookshooter distributes your book. This means the average ebook sale to an Amazon Kindle will net the Bookshooter author about 50% of every digital sale after both Amazon and Bookshooter have received their commissions. Compare this with pennies an author receives via a standard publishing contract or the huge cost of doing it alone and this is an amazing deal! Create an account now and get started. There is no cost to begin enjoying the Bookshooter system and, for a limited time during our grand opening, submitting your first book is absolutely free!