eBooks

The publishing world has changed. Now that electronic reading devices have become so accepted, more children's books are sold in electronic format than in print format. Is this a good thing? It is for you. It means you can avoid the high cost of printing and minimize your risk. Dragonpencil has established relationships with Apple(iPad), Amazon(Kindle), and Barnes & Noble(Nook). We know how to format books properly for these devices, how to publish them, and how to maximize your sales and profit.

eBook Royalties

The definition of a book is being altered. No longer is it words and pictures on paper bound together with glue. New millenium, new definition for what comprises a book. But because books are becoming digital, they are evolving as quickly as other digital products. This is making it hard to keep up with, especially royalty percentages. And who wants to invest in a product whoose profits are unkown? So, we have gathered all the royalty data here for you. As you can see in this chart below, what you make from your ebook sale varies depending upon what retail price you set, and which device it is sold on. These figures are liable to change at the whims of the companies who set them but we will try to keep this chart up to date. Note that Dragonpencil pays authors this full amount rounded down to the nearest $0.25.

iPad eBooks

Since the immensely successful launch of the iPad and the iBookstore, 81% of all iPad book sales have been children's books. The interactive ability quality and low cost, make iPad children's books a winner with parents. Over 80 million have been sold so far.

Books are formatted in a specific way to meet Apple's specifications and pass their stringent review process.

We can format your book from scratch or simply convert your existing book into an iPad formatted ebook. Additionally, as an established publisher, we can place your book in the iBookstore and send you monthly revenues via check. We price most children's titles for the iPad at $2.99 and the author recieves $2 of that. Those numbers are for US purchases. The numbers will vary slightly from country to country due to exchange rates and taxes.

Purchase the full ebook service below. It includes iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, PDf, and Google Books. For multiple titles, please call us 888-497-6831 ext 701
Add to Cart/Purchase: $310

Note: This service is included in the Digital Publisher Package and the Deluxe Modern Publisher Package. It can also be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing any other package.

Kindle eBooks

The Kindle Fire is built on a modified android operating system. Unlike it's popular black and white cousin, the Fire is a color reading device very similar to the NOOK Color.

Books are formatted in a specific way to meet Amazon's unique specifications and pass their stringent review process.

We can format your book from scratch or simply convert your existing book into a Kindle formatted ebook. Additionally, as an established publisher, we can place your book in the Kindle store and send you monthly revenues via check. We price most children's titles for the Kindle at $2.99 and the author recieves $2 of that (Amazon takes most of it). Those numbers are for US purchases. The numbers will vary slightly from country to country due to exchange rates and taxes.

Purchase the full ebook service below. It includes iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, PDf, and Google Books. For multiple titles, please call us 888-497-6831 ext 701
Add to Cart/Purchase: $310

Note: This service is included in the Digital Publisher Package and the Deluxe Modern Publisher Package. It can also be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing any other package.

Nook eBooks

The Nook reading device comes from the Barnes & Noble company. Following in the success of Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble launched the Nook to capture some of the ereader market. The books are purchased electronically through the device.

There is a black and white version and a color version.

Books are formatted in a specific way to meet Barnes and Noble's unique specifications and pass their stringent review process.

We can format your book from scratch or simply convert your existing book into a Nook formatted ebook. Additionally, as an established publisher, we can place your book in the Nook store and send you monthly revenues via check. We price most children's titles for the Nook at $2.99 and the author recieves $2 of that (B&N takes most of it). Those numbers are for US purchases. The numbers will vary slightly from country to country due to exchange rates and taxes.

Purchase the full ebook service below. It includes iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, PDf, and Google Books. For multiple titles, please call us 888-497-6831 ext 701
Add to Cart/Purchase: $310

Note: This ervice is included in the Digital Publisher Package and the Deluxe Modern Publisher Package It can also be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing any other package.

PDF eBooks

The PDF has become the universal document format. PDF actually stands for Portable Document Format. It can be read on computers of all kinds and on smart phones, although each device needs some kind of reading software.

PDF books can be sold as paid downloadables from your website or through an online store like Castlebridgebooks.com

We can format your book from scratch or simply convert your existing book into a PDF formatted ebook.

Purchase the full ebook service below. It includes iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, PDf, and Google Books. For multiple titles, please call us 888-497-6831 ext 701
Add to Cart/Purchase: $310

Note: This service is included in the Digital Publisher Package and the Deluxe Modern Publisher Package. It can also be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing any other package.

Google Books

Google Books is merely another way for customers to find your book and purchase it. We can make your book available through Google Books, which allows people to preview part of it. Then, if they like it, they can follow a link to your website, or to any number of other places that they can buy the book. For instance, they might go to Amazon, or to Apple's iBookstore, or buy it for their Nook, and so on. Google does not profit from this exchange except through the furnishing of ads. They view it as another way to learn about people's interests which helps them better deliver advertisments.

This service is best when combined with a full spectrum ebook delivery. We can let customers buy your book through all of the above methods for one low fee.

Purchase the full ebook service below. It includes iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, PDf, and Google Books. For multiple titles, please call us 888-497-6831 ext 701
Add to Cart/Purchase: $310

Note: This service is included in the Digital Publisher Package and the Deluxe Modern Publisher Package. It can also be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing any other package.