As you probably know if you're reading this, I have my first book being published later this year with
Devine Destinies. They are primarily an
ebook publisher, but do print as well. They put their books out in
ebook format first, and provided the book sells well , then they will invest in putting the book into print. It's easy to see why
epublishers are plentiful. It's much less expensive to publish
ebooks. There's a significantly lower financial risk to try a new author in
ebook format as opposed to print. But what about the readers? According to Amazon, 5% of all of their book sales are in the Kindle
ebook format. That's a pretty solid amount of
ebooks being sold, so clearly there are readers out there that buy
ebooks. However, they still aren't mainstream purchases. Since my first book will be out this summer initially as an
ebook, I obviously want it to sell. Let's be honest, I want my publisher to put my book into print as quickly as possible. I have a poll running on the blog and on my
website to try and get a feel for what my readers will want to buy.
I buy
ebooks myself and enjoy the convenience of it. However, I also love to go to the book store and peruse the shelves. So how about you......
ebook or print?