For eBooks and audiobooks authors and publishers should aggressively sell directly to prevent a repeat creation of monopoly Big Tech platforms.
The rationale for going direct is both compelling and growing by the day. The economic case is clear - why earn only 10-15% of your books cover price via Amazon instead of 90% when selling directly? The argument that the only way you would be found is on platforms is also increasingly weak, because social media dominates how readers discover your work. The book selling platforms merely help complete the transaction.
In such a world, it does not make sense to be exclusively offer your works on platforms and not directly to your friends, followers, and fans. Until now this has been difficult to do without creating and maintaining expensive custom websites. While it is easy to sell physical products directly on marketplaces like Etsy/eBay, or directly through your own Shopify store, it is much harder to sell digital goods. ScrollStack is designed to solve this problem. We have made it super easy for authors or publishers to offer their Books (ePUB, Kindle or other formats) + audio/video/podcasts directly to their audience - for a price or free. No upfront cost, no code, and all that in under a few minutes. Here is what it takes in three steps:
1. Create your ScrollStack account: Get a personal subdomain (or many) and start publishing. You can write multi media native posts, upload Ebooks, or offer streaming audio/video. We do not limit what you can do.
2. Offer pay per download eBook or ask for Contribution/Support for your work: Upload your book and set a price or offer a price and/or ask readers to support your. You can accept payments from anywhere in the world (we charge only the credit card or other transaction fees, you keep all of the rest)
Authors can also use ScrollStack to ask their fans to support their work.
3. Invite your friends to follow you on ScrollStack. Unlike on other platforms you own this list and you can send them WhatsApp or Email newsletters the next time you publish.
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