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If you wish, your eBook can also be sold through several flat rate and library services.

In detail, these are currently the following services: DiViBib (digital virtual library), Overdrive, Skoobe, 24Symbols, Scribd and Legimi and others.

When will my eBook be offered in these sales channels?

When creating the book, under the field “Where would you like to publish your book?”  You have the corresponding checkboxes for the selection of library services and / or flat rate providers.

Note: By selecting this checkbox, you accept an additional passage in the author's contract that relates to the conditions of these flat rate and library services. This states, among other things, that - as with sales - you will also receive 70% of the net proceeds from the respective service.

Library services

By checking this checkbox, you opt in to have your books delivered to several library services. At this time (December 2016), these services include Divibib (Onleihe) and Overdrive

• Divibib (Onleihe): Your book can be bought by public libraries using Onleihe service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.
• Overdrive: Your book can be bought by public libraries using Overdrive service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.

Flatrate services

By checking this checkbox, you opt in to have your books delivered to several flatrate services. At this time (December 2016), these services include Skoobe, 24Symbols, EBSCO eBooks, Overdrive, Scribd and Schweitzer.

In particular, this means:

• Skoobe: The book will be listed with flatrate service skoobe.de. Skoobe users can read your book. You get a share of any revenue we receive.
• 24symbols: Your book is offered in the reading flatrate of 24symbols.com. Any customer can read your book. You get a share of any revenue we receive.
• EBSCO eBooks and Schweitzer: Your book is listed in the catalogues of these information services. If a customer of these services wants to use the book, it will be licensed. Royalties depend on the kind of licence bought to make the book available to EBSCO or Schweitzer users.
• Overdrive: Your book can be bought by public libraries using Overdrive service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.
• Scribd: Your book can be read at scribd.com. If at least 20% of the book are read, this counts as a sale.

Your share is always 70% of the net margin, which refers to the proceeds BookRix receives from the Distribution Partner less sales tax, other domestic or foreign taxes, and the cost of delivery.

Yes! However, you should label the book clearly as a sample. Otherwise, readers may expect a complete book and may judge negatively as a result. Check with your publishing house to see if you are allowed to publish your content on BookRix as your publishing house may hold the copyright and not you.

Yes, of course you can. If your book gets rejected and doesn’t meet the criteria for sale, you will receive an email from BookRix support informing why your ebook was rejected. Your book will then be set to "revise" mode, which means only you as the author can view the book. At that point, you can make your edits/corrections and put your book back up for sale once again for a second review. If your book is continually resubmitted without the necessary changes, we will no longer consider it for review.

One of 2 things can be happening here:

1. Did you publish your book? You must publish your book in order for the book URL link to work properly. Once published, your book can be located using the ‘Search’ function on BookRix or a general search online.

2. If your book is marked with an 18+ (adult content only) age recommendation, your book will only be searchable to registered users who are logged in and have their age of over 18 entered in their profile. Their “Family Filter” must also be turned off to be able to search for 18+ books on BookRix.

One of 2 things can be happening here.

1. Did you publish your book? You must publish your book in order for your book URL link to work properly. Once published, your book can be located using the ‘Search’ function on BookRix or a general search online.

2. If your book is marked with an 18+ (adult content only) age recommendation, your book will only be searchable to registered users who are logged in and have their age of over 18 entered in their profile. Their “Family Filter” must also be turned off to be able to search for 18+ books on BookRix.