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298 Your Guide to Barnes and Noble Self-Publishing
If you’re thinking about selling Playexch Id online, Barnes and Noble self-publishing is one to consider. As the main competitor to Amazon (the largest book retailer in the world), Barnes and Noble is an awesome choice for indies who want to reach millions of book lovers. Let’s go over how to self-publish on Barnes and Noble.
Key Takeaway: Barnes and Noble is a fantastic store to self-publish your book. It’s free to get started on its publishing platform, Barnes & Noble Press. You can also use an aggregator platform like PublishDrive to easily distribute your content to Barnes and Noble plus everywhere else – that’s called maximizing your sales potential.
What Barnes and Noble Press Offers
Barnes and Noble’s platform for self-publishing is called Barnes & Noble Press (formerly known as Nook Press). Barnes & Noble Press is the third-largest self-publishing platform, reaching millions of readers on its online bookstore and e-reader NOOK.
Barnes & Noble Press offers:
- An easy way to upload a book on its online platform.
- 70% royalty rate for ebook sales. 55% royalty rate for print sales, minus printing costs. 25-50% royalty rate for audiobook sales via Findaway Voices.
- Payments after 30 days, based on the month in which the sale was made.
- Financial reports and order tracking.
- Promotional opportunities like featuring in editorial collections.
- A partnership that doesn’t require exclusivity, unlike Amazon KDP Select.
- Millions of readers on barnesandnoble.com and NOOK devices.
When it comes to Barnes and Noble vs Amazon self-publishing (KDP Select), Barnes and Noble gets a big shout out for not requiring an exclusivity agreement. Amazon requires such a deal, where for the first 90 days, you can’t sell anywhere else except for Amazon. See the pros and cons of self-publishing on Amazon exclusively. (I cover why this topic is important in the publishing wide section further below.)
Barnes and Noble Print Books
If you’re interested in selling print books, Barnes and Noble publishing is known for having one of the best print services with high-quality printing options. The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast talked all about it and other pointers in this 20-minute video.
Barnes and Noble self-publishing costs for your print book depend on the format and page count you specify. Formatting includes interior print color, cover format, paper color, and trim size. When you start selling, both print and ebook sales appear on your Barnes and Noble self-publishing platform. Payments happen monthly.
Barnes and Noble Audiobooks
Barnes and Noble announced its audiobook publishing in partnership with Findaway Voices. Listeners can access audiobooks on the NOOK app for Android, iOS, and other web players. To distribute your audio title, you’d have to go through Findaway Voices.
You can also go through an aggregation platform like PublishDrive to distribute your audiobook to not just Barnes and Noble but the rest of Findaway Voices’ channels like Spotify. See PublishDrive’s full list of stores.
