{"id":1230,"date":"2023-10-30T13:39:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2024-07-16T15:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:09:37","slug":"publishing-on-kobo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/publishing-on-kobo\/","title":{"rendered":"Publishing on Kobo (And Why All Authors Should Consider It)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1230\" class=\"elementor elementor-1230\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0f37e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0f37e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b25cece\" data-id=\"b25cece\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b625507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b625507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rakuten-Kobo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9d71ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9d71ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c01e764\" data-id=\"c01e764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b98a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b98a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>While Amazon is the largest player in the publishing world, there are many other digital publishing platforms on which, authors should consider selling their books.<\/p><p>Kobo is a Canadian company that offers ebooks, audiobooks, plus a range of ebook readers and it is one of Amazon\u2019s largest competitors.<\/p><p>To help authors discover if publishing on Kobo is right for them, the Booklinker team spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/sally-jenkins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sally Jenkins<\/a>, a hybrid author who started self-publishing in 2013 and signed her first traditional publishing contract in 2022.<\/p><p>Sally released her first self-published book on Amazon in 2013, and two years later in 2015, discovered how easy it was to publish on Kobo. In 2020, after a chat with, Tara Cremin, then Kobo\u2019s Author Experience Senior manager, Sally published <a href=\"http:\/\/getbook.at\/kobo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo Writing Life Publishing for Absolute Beginners<\/a>.<\/p><p>In this article, Sally shares everything that she has learned about Kobo and discusses why she decided to spend so much time and effort on the platform.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ad7f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ad7f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4990d22\" data-id=\"4990d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b1e325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Global Audience <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da23f9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da23f9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2306962\" data-id=\"2306962\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c3675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c3675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first benefit of publishing on Kobo is greater access to a global audience. Kobo claims to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/retailpartners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 12 million readers in over 190 countries<\/a>, which is more than Apple.<\/p><p>They\u2019re particularly popular in Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. My books have sold in over 20 different countries such as South Africa, Slovakia, and Laos.<\/p><p>By publishing on Kobo authors reach customers outside of the Amazon \u2018bubble\u2019. I\u2019ve had several readers tell me that they don\u2019t (or prefer not to) shop on Amazon so it\u2019s great to be able to offer them a digital alternative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6b7cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6b7cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9cc06b\" data-id=\"a9cc06b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e9933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07e9933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Overdrive and Kobo Plus<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c50d1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c50d1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224b7ad\" data-id=\"224b7ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3567c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3567c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kobo offers its authors access to Overdrive and Kobo Plus.Overdrive is a separate entity to Kobo. It hosts a large catalogue of digital books which libraries can buy and add to their own digital catalogues to be lent out to readers.<\/p><p>This means that Kobo authors who opt into Overdrive make their ebooks available to libraries worldwide. Kobo authors set a separate Overdrive price when opting into the service and it is recommended that this is set higher than the ebook\u2019s usual price in order to reflect that a library book will be read many times.<\/p><p>A secondary advantage to Overdrive is that a reader who has enjoyed a book after borrowing it from their library\u2019s digital catalogue may then seek out and buy further books by the same author.<\/p><p><strong>(Tip: UK writers can register for PLR (Public Lending Remuneration) which generates a small payment each time their e-book is borrowed from a UK library)<\/strong><\/p><p>Kobo Plus is similar to Amazon\u2019s Kindle Unlimited and lets readers pay a monthly subscription in order to read books \u201cfor free.\u201d Authors can choose to opt their books into this program, and gain access to Kobo\u2019s power readers \u2013 who get through a lot of books! And Kobo does not impose any exclusivity rules on books opted into Kobo Plus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c02804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c02804\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f07ed6\" data-id=\"6f07ed6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baa547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1baa547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Competitive Royalties<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eea2f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eea2f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c2efc\" data-id=\"84c2efc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b4d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b4d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kobo\u2019s royalties are competitive, if not better than Amazon\u2019s. Kobo offers a 70% royalty on books priced at \u00a31.99\/$2.99 or more (this is roughly in line with Amazon for many countries) Below this price, royalties are 45% (compared to 35% for Amazon).<\/p><p>Kobo also pays a 50% royalty on library sales via the Overdrive program (see above). Royalties for books enrolled in the subscription scheme, Kobo Plus, are paid at 60% but depend on the amount of time readers spend reading each book (not pages as read, as in the Kindle model). <a href=\"https:\/\/kobowritinglife.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360059386091-How-does-Kobo-Plus-pay-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is calculated as 60% of ((Monthly Revenue\/Minutes Read) x Number of Minutes Read of Your Book)<\/a>, where Monthly Revenue is Kobo\u2019s total monthly revenue from the Kobo Plus and Minutes Read is the total time spent reading all books within Kobo Plus.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f24936b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f24936b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8adc4f\" data-id=\"b8adc4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a779918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a779918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. No Exclusivity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2de56b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2de56b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c901995\" data-id=\"c901995\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b33af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b33af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An important benefit for authors publishing on Kobo is that the platform doesn\u2019t ask for any exclusivity.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/en_US\/select\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon\u2019s KDP Select<\/a> offer creates one of the toughest decisions for authors to make. In exchange for entry into Kindle Unlimited, authors gain higher international royalties and promotion days at the cost of having to limit themselves to publishing on Amazon. However, even though Kobo has a similar service, <strong>Kobo Plus<\/strong>, authors who opt into it are still allowed to list their books on other platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9c5380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9c5380\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5137ed0\" data-id=\"5137ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4150e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4150e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Access to Kobo Promotions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2051fa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2051fa3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad40079\" data-id=\"ad40079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558ae52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"558ae52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once your book is available for sale in the Kobo Store, you can put it forward for one of the many promotions that Kobo regularly runs. Promotions give higher visibility to the selected books through inclusion in e-newsletter mailings and\/or prominent positioning on the Kobo website.<br \/>Click on the \u2018Promotions\u2019 tab on your KWL dashboard to see currently available promotions.<\/p><p>Typical promotions may include:<\/p><p>\u2022 Inclusion on the Kobo \u2018Free Page\u2019 for a particular genre. This is a useful way of pushing the first book in a series for free in order to hook the reader to buy later books in the series. There is usually a small fee for this type of promotion and it won\u2019t generate immediate royalties. Think of it as a building block for the future.<\/p><p>\u2022 Daily Deal Homepage Placement. The Daily Deal features prominently on the Kobo homepage in specified countries and may also feature in e-mails and banners on site. To be eligible, the book\u2019s price must be discounted and there is also a fee to pay.<\/p><p>\u2022 Sales linked to holidays and special days, such as Mother\u2019s Day, Christmas etc. The terms of these promotions vary. They may offer readers discounted books or multi-buy offers. The \u2018fee\u2019 is generally a \u2018no risk\u2019 reduction in royalty rate.<\/p><p>\u2022 Box Set sales. These generally require books to be discounted.<\/p><p>Kobo promotions are manually curated i.e., not every book put forward for a promotion is accepted. Read the terms of the promotion carefully to be clear about what type of book is eligible and what is required regarding price and discounts.<\/p><p>During my time on Kobo I have been accepted for 66% of the promotions I\u2019ve applied for.<\/p><p><strong>Tip: Better to publish directly with Kobo rather than go through one of the digital distributors because the opportunity to take part in promotions is only available to authors publishing directly (and you get to keep all the royalties!)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5006798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5006798\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a1b3a\" data-id=\"d6a1b3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df96704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df96704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kobo Writing Life Dashboard <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1951564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1951564\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c6f42\" data-id=\"d5c6f42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061dc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061dc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The KWL Dashboard is a \u2018one-stop shop\u2019 for authors. It gives access to the e-book and audiobook uploading process and to any changes that need to be made post-publication. It also allows authors to access their sales figures and the all-important promotions tab.<\/p><p>Kobo is in the process of introducing a new dashboard but the following screenshots give some idea of what to expect from the dashboard.<\/p><p>An example of setting up the ebook description information:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-facc78e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"facc78e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7559c8\" data-id=\"c7559c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72efe9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72efe9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ebook.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d03d3ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d03d3ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47cfdd9\" data-id=\"47cfdd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1b1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1b1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An example of the Promotions tab (highlighted in red) and the Promotions page:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-026e842 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"026e842\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6669c\" data-id=\"4c6669c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41417e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41417e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/promotions.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af568ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af568ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad677ba\" data-id=\"ad677ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235ff57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235ff57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An example Sales Trend Graph:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efa55ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efa55ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d724f\" data-id=\"31d724f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ceb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34ceb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trend-graph-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c541d9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c541d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5229284\" data-id=\"5229284\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576bd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"576bd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uploading Your Book on Kobo<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4578b21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4578b21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98bda51\" data-id=\"98bda51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e7224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01e7224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manuscripts can be uploaded to Kobo in either epub or .doc format. If an author uploads their book in .doc format, Kobo will automatically convert the file into epub format. Kobo provides guidelines on how to ensure that your Word document will convert correctly: https:\/\/kobowritinglife.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360058975512<\/p><p>Tip: The main thing to remember is, like Kindle books, Kobo page sizes depend on the device a reader is using and the font size they have chosen. Therefore, remove all page numbers from your manuscript. Also, Headers and Footers are not supported.<\/p><p>Kobo recommends that you use one of the following fonts:<\/p><ul class=\"c15 lst-kix_list_1-0 start\"><li class=\"c2 c10 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">Times New Roman<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c2 c10 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">Arial<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c2 c10 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">Courier New<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304b17d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"304b17d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e32ed\" data-id=\"58e32ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ec323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ec323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lastly, the cover design must be professional-looking, especially if you want to take advantage of Kobo promotions. <a href=\"https:\/\/kobowritinglife.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360059385711-Cover-Image-Tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo\u2019s tips are here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29d9bb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29d9bb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3659c41\" data-id=\"3659c41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7538d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad7538d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uploading Your Book and Setting a Price\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41cb007 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41cb007\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f4931\" data-id=\"67f4931\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8993cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8993cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After uploading your book to Kobo, ALWAYS download the epub file to make sure that everything is converted as you expect! You can preview the file on a Kobo e-reader, in the Kobo app, or via one of the many free ePub viewers available online, for example, Adobe Editions and Calibre.<\/p><p><strong>(Tip: I use the free Calibre). Details: https:\/\/kobowritinglife.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360059386391-Previewing-Your-Book<\/strong><\/p><p>Once the default price has been set (according to whether you want 70% or 45% royalties), Kobo will calculate the equivalent price in the currency of all its regions.<\/p><p><strong>Tip: Edit these calculated prices to end in .99 or .49 to make them more attractive to buyers.<\/strong><\/p><p>After a book has been published, it\u2019s possible to schedule a price change or a limited-time sale price via the pricing page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2908fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2908fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b70ed3\" data-id=\"8b70ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d89f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d89f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opting Into Kobo Promotions and Marketing Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f67dcb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f67dcb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e8f69a\" data-id=\"3e8f69a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff8350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ff8350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When logged into your Kobo Writing Life account, there will be a \u2018Promotions\u2019 tab on the Kobo dashboard which lists the promotions currently available. See above for an example of the Promotions page.<\/p><p><strong>Tip: Check this tab regularly to make sure you don\u2019t miss anything.<\/strong><\/p><p>Some promotions require the price of a book to be discounted \u2013 this means that the author will also have to discount on Amazon Kindle too, because of the KDP pricing rules. Other promotions are the \u2018Buy 2 Get 1 Free\u2019 type and therefore there is no need to price match on Amazon too \u2013 I prefer these.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also possible to sign up for a Kobo mailing list and hear about upcoming promotions. There are also occasional promotions in conjunction with Overdrive.<\/p><p><strong>Tip: To stand the best chance of being accepted into a promotion, your book must have a good, professional-looking cover (when I queried why one of my books was continually turned down for promotions but another was almost always accepted, I was told it was because the cover of the first book was not professional enough).<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Tip: Email support@kobowritinglife.zendesk.com and ask to be added to emails giving news about forthcoming promotions (Kobo &amp; Overdrive) plus any that are specific to your genre (I receive email about crime &amp; thriller promotions)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ceb04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ceb04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb14ac\" data-id=\"3bb14ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9965f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd9965f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b270ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b270ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-288c364\" data-id=\"288c364\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19adb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19adb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the authors that decide to publish their books wide, Kobo makes a great choice due to its large international presence, growing market share, competitive (if not higher) royalty rates, and powerful programs such as Overdrive, Kobo Plus, and more.<\/p><p>If your books are doing particularly well in Amazon KDP Select you may not want to risk pulling out of that exclusivity.<\/p><p>But for authors that are not exclusive, publishing on Kobo makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Amazon is the largest player in the publishing world, there are many other digital publishing platforms on which, authors should consider selling their books. 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