Dependent publishing is a stripped down process where you publish your book on someone else's website, and wait for them to report to you periodically. We think that's the riskiest way to publish a book because you're not in control of those platforms, so you're not free to do what you want, and you learn absolutely nothing in the process.
Independent publishing is where you learn to publish on your own website and don't rely on other people's systems. We recommend investing in this publishing model because it's the only model with no counter-party risk. It means your hard work won't disappear because of someone else's mistakes. Among other benefits, when you choose independent publishing, you will gain:
Leave the losers behind. It's easier than ever to start your publishing business online. Now you can create your own rules and build your digital empire with Eritail's independent publishing plans. Begin your journey to freedom with one push of the button.
Reach your audience on desktop, tablet and mobile.
Leapfrog the competition and let customers find you directly from their web browsers by simply entering your website address. Choose one of Eritail's independent publishing plans to build your platform and connect with your audience on all their favorite devices.
Forget about revenue sharing or royalty split when you choose an Eritail independent publishing plan. Compound your marketing efforts and make more money by selling on your own website. Get income security for life and new streams of supplemental income for your loved ones.
Invest in your freedom and be the driver of your publishing career. Take control of your life and future by choosing independence. No competition exists on your own website. You can be the star. You can grow at your own pace. No one can take it away from you.
Choose the plan that is best suited to you. With each plan, you will receive your own online shop, full VIP support, free book formatting, free conversion, free website design and editing, and at least one year warranty that nothing will go wrong.
Choose this plan if your goal is to self-publish fewer than 4 books.
We will create a top level domain website for you as part of this plan. Domain name and hosting are free for the first year.
Turn your website into an ecommerce powerhouse.
Eritail experts will design your website as part of this plan.
Eritail experts will edit your website content as part of this plan.
We will convert your manuscript into professional print and ebook formats free of charge.
Receive your ebook files in Microsoft Word, EPUB, KPF (Kindle) and PDF.
Receive your print-ready book files in Microsoft Word and PDF.
Receive your custom ISBNs from Amazon KDP during print setup. Free ISBN barcodes with pricing data included.
Receive an archive of all the source files for your books, website, systems, and marketing.
We'll cover the costs for up to 12 months if anything goes wrong due to our mistake.
Our Aftersales Support operates around the clock. An Eritail manager will be assigned to you full-time to ensure that all your needs are met.
You retain all your Intellectual Property rights. You are the owner and administrator of the website systems we create for you.
Choose this plan if your goal is to self-publish from 5 to 10 books approximately.
We will create a top level domain website for you as part of this plan. Domain name and hosting are free for the first year.
Turn your website into an ecommerce powerhouse.
Eritail experts will design your website as part of this plan.
Eritail experts will edit your website content as part of this plan.
We will convert your manuscript into professional print and ebook formats free of charge.
Receive your ebook files in Microsoft Word, EPUB, KPF (Kindle) and PDF.
Receive your print-ready book files in Microsoft Word and PDF.
Receive your ISBNs from the official Bowker website. Free ISBN barcodes with pricing data included.
We will help you to electronically file a copyright claim with the United States Copyright Office for up to 5 of your books.
Receive an archive of all the source files for your books, website, systems, and marketing.
We'll cover the costs for up to 24 months if anything goes wrong due to our mistake.
Our Aftersales Support operates around the clock. An Eritail manager will be assigned to you full-time to ensure that all your needs are met.
You retain all your Intellectual Property rights. You are the owner and administrator of the website systems we create for you.
Choose this plan if your goal is to create an LLC and self-publish more than 10 books.
We will create a top level domain website for you as part of this plan. Domain name and hosting are free for the first year.
Turn your website into an ecommerce powerhouse.
Eritail experts will design your website as part of this plan.
Eritail experts will edit your website content as part of this plan.
We will convert your manuscript into professional print and ebook formats free of charge.
Receive your ebook files in Microsoft Word, EPUB, KPF (Kindle) and PDF.
Receive your print-ready book files in Microsoft Word and PDF.
Receive your ISBNs from the official Bowker website. Free ISBN barcodes with pricing data included.
We will help you to electronically file a copyright claim with the United States Copyright Office for up to 10 of your books.
Form a limited liability company in a US state that has no annual fees, taxes, or reporting requirements.
Get an employer identification number for bank account opening and IRS reporting. Free legal templates for your Operating Agreement, TOS, and more.
Receive an archive of all the source files for your books, website, systems, and marketing.
We'll cover the costs for up to 36 months if anything goes wrong due to our mistake.
Our Aftersales Support operates around the clock. An Eritail manager will be assigned to you full-time to ensure that all your needs are met.
You retain all your Intellectual Property rights. You are the owner and administrator of the website systems we create for you.
Sometimes it's hard to make a decision. That's why we put the best things first.
The Newbie plan is the plan for you if you have never sold anything on a website before. We recommend starting small and expanding when you are adept and more comfortable with a bigger platform. With a much smaller investment, you can relax and give yourself time to learn the business. Upgrading to a bigger plan is free. You can also expand on your own at any time because you are in full control.
The Professional plan is best suited for specialists, professionals, and niche experts who have an existing back-list of books and digital products that are waiting to be monetized. You will receive twice the normal resources and two entire years of warranty. Ideal for self-publishers who have more faith in themselves. Upgrading to a bigger plan is free. You can also expand on your own because you are in full control.
The Corporate plan is the plan for infopreneurs and entrepreneurs who know what they are doing. Ideal for publishers who want more control over their assets, liabilities and taxes. You will receive thrice the normal resources and three entire years of warranty. Enjoy the same benefits that corporations like Amazon enjoy. New custom plans are available when you need them. You can also expand on your own because you are in full control.
An e-commerce website is your digital storefront on the internet. Through an e-commerce website, you can process orders, accept payments, manage shipping and logistics, and provide customer service. Online stores like eBay, Amazon, Eritail, Kobo, Shopify, Alibaba are examples of e-commerce websites.
Absolutely! You will receive a professional e-commerce website on all our publishing plans. You will choose your domain name and hosting provider. You can also merge and upgrade your existing website.
You pay for your website when you order any of our publishing plans. The size of your website is determined by the publishing plan that you purchase.
Eritail experts are tasked with the job of building your website. Your website will be built on WordPress and your online shop will be built with WooCommerce. Your books are usually your first products.
You begin to control your website the moment it is delivered to you. You are the only administrator of your website at the beginning but you can always assign new roles to other people to manage your website for you.
You will choose which hosting service provider you like to host your website on. We provide a handful of choices for you to choose from, either based on our experience with their services, or based on their value proposition.
Absolutely! Your website will be created on a secure socket layer (SSL) like the one on this website. Not only will all your transactions be encrypted but also every single bit of data that is transferred over your website.
Your website will be your online selling hub because it will have e-commerce functions that allow you to accept payment like other online shops. Your customers can shop for the items they want, add or remove items in their cart, and proceed to checkout even while you're asleep. And if the item is a digital product, then your customers will receive it automatically as soon as they pay for it.
Absolutely! Anyone with a good internet connection can purchase your books and products directly from your website.
Absolutely! You can sell other people's products on your website as a digital download, through an affiliate link, or in physical form.
Absolutely! You can sell physical goods and offer shipping through services like FedEx, UPS, or DHL.
All sales and VAT taxes, if they're applicable to you, are calculated automatically by WooCommerce during checkout. Your customers can see an itemized list of what they're paying for on the checkout page, including whether any taxes apply. You can choose whether taxes should be calculated based on your store's location or your customer's location, and you can toggle between both options at any time. In many cases, you are not required to collect taxes for transactions on your website.
You will receive all payments for goods and services sold on your website. You will need at least a PayPal account or a valid bank account that can receive USD payments from the United States. WooCommerce is our payment processor and you will need an active WooCommerce account to use WooCommerce Payments.
You can set your funds deposit frequency to either Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. If you choose the Daily deposit, your funds can spend up to 24 hours in fraud review before being deposited into your bank account. WooCommerce usually withholds your first deposit for 7 days as part of their fraud check.
Absolutely! If you choose our Professional or Corporate plan, we will help you create an online account at the official US Copyright Office website, fill the appropriate forms, pay the fees, and submit your written material.
Your book is published once you release it to the public. But to sell it on your website, we will create product pages for each version of your book or bundle of books. We will add the downloadable product files through an encrypted link so that only buyers can access the downloads. You can then drive traffic to your product page via advertising. Your readers will become your customers if they start shopping on your website.
Absolutely! You can do whatever you want. But be careful out there because some platforms will offer opportunities that require you to depend on them. Eritail Publishing will never offer you an opportunity that limits your freedom. Our goal is to increase your freedom by helping you to become more independent.
Yes, we have no restrictions on what you can publish or sell on your website. That is why you should have your own website. You want a platform you can own and control, where no one except you will call the shots. And that's exactly what we'll give to you.
You can publish in whatever name you want, real or imagined. That's up to you to figure out. We do not seek to control you. We will guide you, educate you, and build your confidence as a self-publisher.
Absolutely! We do recommend publishing in as many channels as possible, so long as they won't try to take your freedom or control from you. Take note that when you choose to be independent, Amazon doesn't like that. If you are publishing your books on your website, Amazon forbids you from participating in their bonus reward programs such as KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited.
Absolutely! We will format your books for free, but only up to a specific number of books, and strictly based on the plan you purchased from us. The print formatting will create two new documents for you; a print-ready PDF and the editable DOCX. The ebook formatting will create four new documents for you; PDF, KPF, EPUB, and the editable DOCX.
On the Newbie plan, we will help or show you how to register and generate an ISBN from your KDP account. On any of the other two plans, we will help you create an online account with the official Bowker agency and purchase the ISBNs on your behalf. Take note that an ISBN is not required to sell or distribute your e-books and audiobooks.
Absolutely! You will receive free ISBN bar-codes from us for each of your book covers. Optionally, each of your bar-codes will show your recommended retail price for the book. We will also append your bar-codes on your book covers upon your request.
No, editing your book is not part of these plans. If your manuscript is unedited, you need to include an order for editing in your cart. When you send your manuscript to us under any of these plans, we assume that it is already edited and error-free.
No, designing a free book cover for you is not part of these plans. We may help you to re-format your book cover if necessary, but the task of providing the cover art for your front and back covers is your responsibility. If you need our help with creating your book cover, we can recommend a freelance book cover designer that we trust.
No, but we will edit your blurb for free. You will provide us with the blurb and full description of each of your books and products that will be published on your website. If you need our help with writing your book blurb, let us know and we will recommend a freelance book blurb writer that we trust.
No, you don't require an LLC to publish your books unless your goal is to be a self-publisher or to start a publishing business. If you just want to publish a few books and don't expect to sell too many copies, then you don't need an LLC. That said, there are several great benefits you enjoy when publishing through an LLC you own and control, and it is always advisable to form your LLC from the get-go, sooner than later.
Without proper guidance, it can cost a lot to own a limited liability company in the United States. However, when you purchase our Corporate publishing plan, you can register and operate a U.S. LLC at no extra costs to you. If you reside in a U.S. state with no income taxes or annual reporting requirement, then it will cost you absolutely nothing to form and maintain your LLC in your state. If you don't have a presence in the United States, however, you will need to go through a Registered Agent, which we can provide for you.
Absolutely! When you purchase our Corporate plan, we will do the difficult legal and professional work of forming a limited liability company for you in the United States. You can choose your LLC state yourself or let us choose that for you.
You will own 100 percent of your LLC either way. You can choose to own your LLC as a single-member or a multi-member with other shareholders of your choosing.
You will control 100 percent of your LLC either way. You will get to choose whether you want your LLC to be member-managed or manager-managed.
Yes, if you have an existing LLC that is in good legal standing in your state or jurisdiction, then you can opt to use your existing LLC to set up your publishing website business. In this case, you may select any of our publishing plans and inform us that you have an existing LLC that you want to operate from.
Absolutely! You can choose which U.S. state you want your business to be registered in. If you choose to form your LLC in a state that imposes income tax or annual reporting on LLCs, then you will be solely responsible for paying your taxes and filing those reports.
