Barnes & Noble Press
The Nook store's self publishing arm charges nothing to upload and pays 70 percent on ebooks priced from 2.99 to 9.99 dollars, dropping to 40 percent outside that range. Print on demand paperbacks and hardcovers are available, and selected indie titles can reach physical Barnes & Noble shelves through the chain's programmes. The audience is overwhelmingly American, older on average, and loyal to romance, mystery and inspirational fiction.
Worth an account for authors in those genres, especially anyone whose readers still carry a Nook. Requirements include a US bank account and tax details, which shuts out many writers abroad unless they publish through an aggregator. Nook's market share has shrunk for years, so expectations should stay modest: this is a useful extra channel rather than a main source of income.
Pros
- Free to publish ebooks and print
- percent royalty from 2.99 to 9.99
- Loyal US readership in genre fiction
- Route to physical store placement
- Print on demand in the same account
Cons
- Nook share keeps shrinking
- US bank account effectively required
- Only 40 percent outside the price band
- Author support is thin
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