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Does iUniverse have exclusive or non-exclusive rights to publish my eBook?
When a customer purchases an eBook, how is it delivered?
What is an eBook?
What is the royalty percentage on the sale of eBooks?
Where will my eBook be sold?
What if I have trouble downloading or reviewing my eBook files?
Who can submit manuscripts for eBook creation?
Will the author receive a discount when they purchase an eBook of their own work?
Does iUniverse have exclusive or non-exclusive rights to publish my eBook?
As with printed books, our publishing contracts grant iUniverse the non-exclusive right to publish the book in electronic form, also known as an eBook. The exact eBook publishing details are included in the most current publishing agreements.
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When a customer purchases an eBook, how is it delivered?
eBooks are delivered by download. After the payment has been processed, the buyer is sent to a page and a download immediately begins.
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What is an eBook?
An eBook is a completely electronic version of a book. Most people think you need to purchase an expensive piece of hardware to read eBooks. However, eBooks can be read on home computers, laptop computers and even handheld PDAs as PDF (Portable Document Format) files, in addition to specialized eBook readers.
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What is the royalty percentage on the sale of eBooks?
Authors will receive a 50 percent royalty based on the net price of the eBook. The net price is dependent upon where the eBook is sold. For example, an eBook sold through the iUniverse bookstore has a net price of $6.00; therefore, the royalty is $3.00. An eBook sold by a distributor will have a lower net price, due to the percentage of the sale that distributor collects, so the royalty will be slightly lower. All eBook royalties will be combined with royalties from the author's printed book sales and included on the Quarterly Royalty Statement.
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Where will my eBook be sold?
eBooks will be available through the iUniverse Web site as soon as the eBook production process for your book is completed.
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Due to a recent Adobe upgrades, our digital printer recommends that you download another copy of any eBook purchased before Sept. 15, 2008. Please ensure that you have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed on your machine. If you need the latest version of Adobe Reader, download it for free here. Oue e-book files come in .ascm format, so you will need Adobe Digital Editions to read our files. If you need the latest version of Adobe Digital Editions, download it for free here.
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Who can submit manuscripts for eBook creation?
eBook submissions are available to both new and existing customers, who submit original manuscripts via the Bookstore Premier Pro, Premier Pro, Premier or Select Publishing Packages.
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Will the author receive a discount when they purchase an eBook of their own work?
Yes. Authors receive a 25 percent discount when they purchase their own eBooks. Author purchases are royalty-exclusive.
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