Authors!
Bring your ebooks to life!
Most ebooks are simply paper books transferred to the screen. What a wasted opportunity! How would your ebook look with embedded videos that play when clicked? The facility to do this is part of the Oak EBooks service.
Universal Format
Oak EBooks Ltd. works solely with PDF files. PDF is a reliable format that is secure against viruses (.EXE files are distinctly non-secure - your potential customers are far more likely to trust PDF files). Importantly, PDF is the universal document format - it can be used on PCs, Apple computers, Linux, iPhones... PDF is the only secure format that can be read on all modern computers.
Combat file sharing!
True story: an ebook author I met at a course told me of his own book, a how-to guide for his profession. Apparently it was a hit in his niche. Except he wasn't earning a bean on it. Also, many websites exist where stacks of ebooks are shared. The author doesn't get a look in, and this can not be justified. An author often condenses years of experience into a book. Organising and writing this in a readible form is a mammoth task in itself. The benefit it can offer to a reader can be huge. The cost is usually low. Writing is an avenue that lets dedicated individuals from any background do well. This site is here to protect that opportunity.
Oak EBooks Ltd. uniquely identifies each copy of an ebook sold, to deter file-sharing.
Easy ways to Sell
You upload your ebooks, and can sell them individually or in collections.
We can process payments from your customers (via SagePay), deliver the ebooks to your customers, and your income to you at monthly intervals. This is probably the best option for you if you are just starting.
Alternatively, you can just send us the orders for your customers and we'll send them the ebooks. Orders can be sent automatically from your site, or entered manually. These options can be useful if:
- You already have a payment service provider.
- You sell packages which are part ebooks, part something else - courses, DVDs, etc.
Flexibility
The system enables you to set prices in three different currencies - UK Sterling, EURO and US Dollars. You can set prices individually for different countries, or even different states / counties / provinces. This is provided in case you have to pay a higher tax in one state than another.
Oak EBooks Limited is based in the UK. If you are an author in Europe, operating under your country's VAT threshold, this means you won't have to charge VAT to your customers (whereas if you sell via a US company back into Europe, you do). We all know about "Death and Taxation," but there's no law saying you have to do things in the most expensive way possible. So take the efficient route, and you can pass the saving on to your customers.
Quality Control
This is a newly launched website, and we are determined to make a gold-standard reputation. Submissions have been refused. Most other portals are indiscriminate in accepting ebooks. Quality control is good for you, because your ebook will stand shoulder to shoulder with others of the same high standard.
Ready to get Started?
Please contact us via the Enquiry Page. Please note, at present, we are only dealing in non-fiction.
Looking forwards to your synopsis!
All the best,
Oak EBooks Limited