492: Ep 492: What book format benefits authors most?

About this episode

Sarina Bowen discusses which book formats provide the most profit for authors.

Hello and welcome to Nerd Corner with Sarina and Jess! I love these episodes because I will never, ever know as much about the publishing industry as Sarina Bowen, and I learn so much from her. This week, she answers a question she got from a listener, paraphrased thusly: Dear Sarina, I want to support you and your work, so which format of your books do you profit from most? The fact that we live in a world where any reader is interested in the answer to this question soothes my troubled soul. So let’s break it down: hardcover, paperback, audio, ebook? What about borrowing from the library? What about subscription services such as Kindle Unlimited? Here are a few helpful links that expand on the topics we discuss in this episode: The Top Five Reasons Pre-Orders Matter Which format pays the best royalty for an author? Print, digital, audio...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jess, KJ

Guest: Sarina Bowen

Topics covered

• book format
• publishing industry
• author royalties
• hardcover
• paperback
• audiobook
• ebook

Keywords

• book format
• author profit
• publishing
• royalties
• hardcover
• paperback
• audiobook
• ebook
• library borrowing
• Kindle Unlimited

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