Some people here might be interested in reading this report from Engadget: (http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/barnes-and-noble-opens-pubit-self-publishing-portal-details-co/)
QuoteIt ain't exactly summer, but we'll take it. Launching just a few days after we'd been told to expect it, Barnes & Noble's PubIt! self-publishing portal is finally open for business. As you'd heard before, this platform is essentially designed to give independent writers a venue for hawking their masterpieces, with PubIt! converting files to ePUB for use on a wide range of e-readers (read: not only the Nook). Published titles will be available for sale within 24 to 72 hours after upload on the B&N eBookstore, and the company's pretty proud of its "no hidden fees" policy. Unfortunately, the compensation model -- which is being detailed today for the first time -- has its quirks. For PubIt! eBooks priced at or between $2.99 and $9.99, publishers will receive 65 percent of the list price for sold content; for those priced at $2.98 or less, or $10.00 or more, publishers will only receive 40 percent of the list price. In other words, there's a no man's land in that $10 to $15 range, so you'll probably be settling for a $9.99 price point or reaching for the skies at $19.99. But hey, at least all PubIt! ebooks will also be lendable for a fortnight -- surely that counts for something. Right?
Click on the link for the full press release from B&N.
I forget; what's the historian's consensus on how many Pubits in a mile?
ePubes? What about the children? Isn't anyone thinking about the children?
It's about time B&N got on the bandwagon. I do like the Amazon offering and I wonder how B&N will do in the next 18 months.
Gotta tell ya, I have been tickled pink with the nook. I wish Barnes & Noble much success.