Frequently Asked Questions - Authors
  All You Need To Know™

You set the copyright on the copyright page in your manuscript. You can see how to do this in the Essential10 Document Template on the Author Guide page. Your book will now contain a copyright statement assigning the copyright to you, the author.

All Essential10 authors own their material and can publish or republish wherever they wish. See your Author's Agreement for more information.

Essential10 is more than an electronic publishing company.

Besides the chance to be published on the most popular digital readers, E10 offers readers a new kind of book, one that is concise, useful, and in tune with the preferences of today's digital media consumer.

Essential10 provides you with a new format and new outlets.

Besides attractive financial terms, E10 provides a community for authors, readers, and service provides such as illustrators and editors. E10 also provides you with a web presence, on you personalized page (option for the Classic Package). Finally, E10 can be a promotional opportunity for your other books and work. Simply create an interesting Essential10 version of your larger work, and offer it here. Then reference your larger work in the Essential10 book. Low cost, effective marketing!

E10 Best Selling Author is earned in one of two ways.

First, if you have made the top 50 of the New York Times best seller list you will be designated as such on our site. Second, once you reach a certain sales level with your E10 book, you are automatically upgraded. There is no cost to be an E10 Bestseller.

Yes. E10 Bestsellers get an additional 10% royalties on their sales. They also get a best seller banner on their author’s page and are featured in the best sellers section of the Bookstore.

At this time, we offer no special promotions, however we will in the future.

Yes, your MyEssential10 account will track your sales.

Make sure your author’s page is as detailed as possible.

Make use of social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, and a Blog. Update your book often, especially in response to questions, issues, or complaints you receive on your content.

Also, participate in the Essential10 Author Forums and talk to readers.

Our list of devices support is tentatively planned as follows:

• eBook (in pdf form) eE10 Bookstore: December 2009
• Amazon Kindle® December 2009
• iPhone: December 2009
• Blackberry: February 2010
• Barnes and Noble Nook: TBD
• Sony Reader: TBD

If you do not see a device you want supported here, please contact us.

This charge is to convert your book into all offered electronic formats, publish them to the relevant devices, operate Author Forums, and create and maintain all the software and hardware needed to run Essential10. Our commitment is to keep our entry charge as low as possible relative to other digital publishers.