Print and Digital

So there is always the question of distribution when it comes to books, since a book isn't worth much if no one reads it. I started out with Createspace back when it charged you an extra $40 a year to knock the price down a little and make more off the sales. Now, Createspace doesn't charge anything for the same service, so I save a bunch a year now that I have seven books up. Those paperbacks are all available on Amazon and of course, on Createspace's site.

But digital distribution is another question. One struggle was whether to make the books Amazon exclusives through the KDP Select program or to make them globally available in nearly every eBook store know to mankind through Smashwords. For a little bit, I had them on KDP, but I finally decided to kill the select and go everywhere. Select has some advantages, to be sure, but I'm not sure they outweigh the overall bonus of global distribution in nearly every ebook store out there.

So if you have a Kindle, you can still buy it. If you have a Nook, you can get it.  If you want to shop the Apple store, you can get it. If you have any random eReader from about anywhere, you can read it. That's the advantage of global. I do miss out on per page reads, but that is only for those in the Kindle Unlimited program or Prime people who own actual Kindles. It is actually very restrictive. I also miss out on the Kindle Countdown deals program which was good for a bit. Still, the global distribution for eBooks is far better.

So the transition is happening now. Grab the paperbacks always because they'll outlast all of us. But if you have an eReader of any kind, in a couple weeks, you can read it no matter what brand it is,