E-books for the technically challenged

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This thread seems like a good place to ask this question. I have a sizable audience interested in reading (and, hopefully, later buying/reviewing) a novel I intend to e-pub. I know some of them will be knowledgeable enough to access and download the .mobi, .epub, or other e-file onto their e-reader from a web-link. What (if any) options exist for those whose technical abilities stop at "click to buy now" on Amazon or elsewhere?
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Mr Nelson, I'm afraid I don't think that the "How To Promote Your Book" thread is a good place for you to ask your question, so I'm going to peel your question out of this thread and into one of its own. Hold on a while.
 

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This thread seems like a good place to ask this question. I have a sizable audience interested in reading (and, hopefully, later buying/reviewing) a novel I intend to e-pub. I know some of them will be knowledgeable enough to access and download the .mobi, .epub, or other e-file onto their e-reader from a web-link. What (if any) options exist for those whose technical abilities stop at "click to buy now" on Amazon or elsewhere?
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I'd suggest that you prepare and upload the ebook in mobi and ePub formats, to Amazon and Smashwords. The book will then be available for purchase from many retailers.

You might start with the ebook FAQs here:

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=233
 

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It's not just a question of technical ability. I'm perfectly capable of downloading a file, processing file-conversion, then uploading it to my kindle. BUT almost everything I read on my kindle I one-click buy from Amazon. It's easier and I'm lazy. It's also there in the kindle store and I haven't had to go looking for it on your website.

Why would you put extra hurdles between your customers and your book?
 

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You could do both--publish through KDP (and other channels, if you wish) and also have files available for download from your site. Just don't enroll in Select.
 

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Many thanks, Old Hack!

Mr Nelson, I'm afraid I don't think that the "How To Promote Your Book" thread is a good place for you to ask your question, so I'm going to peel your question out of this thread and into one of its own. Hold on a while.
I appreciate the "positivity" at AWC.
 

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Excellent replies/suggestions!

:yesway: I imagine I could just go Amazon Kindle, then quickly schedule a couple days where the price is $0 or .99 cents and then inform my target audience of that offer. As I understand things, I could do the same with the non-Amazon e-retailers like B&N, Apple, and Sony, as long as the price is consistent across platforms.
:Hail: And many thanks to Old Hack for moving this to its own thread.
 
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