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Epublising a paperback?

mrsappletreemanmrsappletreeman
edited August 2011 in - Writing Problems
Hi all,
I know I haven't been active on here for some time but have been reading all the news and gossip. Congratulations to all of you for such hard work on your books, puts me quite to shame!

My query is this - I had a book (non-fic) published a few years back in paperback through a regular publisher (albeit a small one).

Can I now publish it myself through Smashwords for Kindle/Sony reader etc? Would I need to tell them it's a duplicate e-copy of a published book and would I need permission from my publisher?

Many thanks all.

Comments

  • Jay MandalJay Mandal
    It might be worth looking at this thread:

    Kindle Direct, Smashwords and publishing information

    It was done a couple of months? ago, so some things may have changed.

    I think Amazon refuses re-prints; while Smashwords will accept things THEY'VE published before. Do double-check, though.
  • CarolCarol
    You need to check your publishing contract to see what rights were agreed with your publisher- presumably a standard type.
  • Jay MandalJay Mandal
    Maybe it's only Kindle Singles where Amazon won't do re-prints.
  • CarolCarol
    Yes Jay, I know they won't accept re-prints on Singles.
  • Jay MandalJay Mandal
    edited August 2011
    For more about Kindle, see Q&A on page 73 of September 2011’s Writing Magazine (it says November 2010's magazine featured a detailed guide to publishing on the Kindle); and “How I sold 7,000 ebooks in a day” on pages 20 and 21 of September 2011’s Writing Magazine (the author’s three books were previously available as free pdf downloads from his site).
  • Jay MandalJay Mandal
    Also worth reading "How to sell 1m ebooks" on pages 1 and 2 of September 2011's Writers' News (inside Writing Magazine).
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