▲ 58 ▼ Best place to buy ebooks other than Amazon? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments I want to buy my first ebooks and I have two goals: don't pay Amazon, and give the largest possible cut to the authors. Is there something like Bandcamp for ebooks?
[–] aramis87@fedia.io 9 points 1 year ago (4 children) How to make sure more of your book money goes to authors. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago The biggest difference in book quality, IMHO, is a good editor. I honestly think I'd feel it would be fair if the editor and the author split the profit pretty evenly; maybe 60/40. I'm not an author, but I've read plenty of books which clearly did not have one (or had a terrible one), and they're painful. Editors are the unsung heroes of the publishing industry. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) That was an interesting read, thank you! Looks like amazon ebooks are commonly the best=paying way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aramis87@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're welcome :) And for people who want to support local independent bookstores, I'll drop in a plug for bookshop.org . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 year ago Another great site. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago The biggest difference in book quality, IMHO, is a good editor. I honestly think I'd feel it would be fair if the editor and the author split the profit pretty evenly; maybe 60/40. I'm not an author, but I've read plenty of books which clearly did not have one (or had a terrible one), and they're painful. Editors are the unsung heroes of the publishing industry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) That was an interesting read, thank you! Looks like amazon ebooks are commonly the best=paying way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aramis87@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're welcome :) And for people who want to support local independent bookstores, I'll drop in a plug for bookshop.org . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 year ago Another great site. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aramis87@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're welcome :) And for people who want to support local independent bookstores, I'll drop in a plug for bookshop.org . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 year ago Another great site. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 year ago Another great site. permalink fedilink source parent