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Many indie booksellers have successfully partnered with self-published authors [1] for years, and the growing popularity of digital formats doesn’t mean these relationships have to end. Google eBooks™ provides a way for self-published authors to make their works available in digital form for sale via IndieCommerce [2] websites.
The first step for authors is to join the Google Books Partner Program [3], and then make their titles available via the Preview Program [4]. Once the Google Books Partner Program form is completed, the author will receive an e-mail with instructions, as well as information about sending materials to Google.
Authors can submit either a physical copy or a PDF version of their books; however, Google is able to process PDF files more quickly than physical books. Details about file types and the inclusion of images is provided in Google eBooks’ Program Policies [5].
Google’s website also provides step-by-step instructions for submitting titles [6], and additional help can be found in the Google eBooks troubleshooter guide [7] and the Google Books Partner Program main help page [8].
Links:
[1] http://archivenews.bookweb.org/../../news/adding-bottom-line-self-published-titles
[2] http://www.indiecommerce.com
[3] http://support.google.com/books/partner/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106168
[4] http://support.google.com/books/partner/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106167
[5] http://support.google.com/books/partner/bin/static.py?hl=en&guide=1346912&topic=1346917&page=guide.cs&answer=166501#filetype
[6] http://support.google.com/books/partner/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1619765
[7] http://books.google.com/support/partner/bin/static.py?page=ts.cs&ts=1207104&hl=en
[8] http://books.google.com/support/partner/