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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8499787" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>I sell stuff on Drivethru. The way it works is you have a couple of options in terms of the percentage that Drivethru takes out: if you only put your PDFs up there (this might apply to print now since they added that but not sure), they take out less of a cut, if you use drivethru but also use other PDF sales platforms, they take out a slightly bigger cut. Basically you then upload your PDF file and set up the sales description and price for each book you put up. When there is a sale you get what is left after Drivethru takes its cut (and there are also options for sending portions to freelancers if you have residual agreements). It is pretty efficient, you can run a report every minute if you want to track each sale and see the money go into your account (I usually run my sales reports every few days to every week). </p><p></p><p>I don't print books there, but I do go through a company that handles our printing and it is similar. Basically I send in the print files, and the company I work with takes them to lightning source to get printed (and they take out a portion of the sales for their efforts: this company is also our print seller). I think with Drivethru, publishers directly submit their files to Drivehtru, who then transfer those files to (I am assuming) lightning source (they may use a different POD service). </p><p></p><p>And there is an agreement when you first start using the service (this is where you set the option for whether you are going to use drivethru exclusively or not). </p><p></p><p>Drivethru doesn't own any of the IP anymore than target, to stick with your example, owns the copyright to music they sell in store. But if you have an exclusive agreement with Drivethru (I don't), and then decided to put your PDF up on another sales platform, that would be a potential issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8499787, member: 85555"] I sell stuff on Drivethru. The way it works is you have a couple of options in terms of the percentage that Drivethru takes out: if you only put your PDFs up there (this might apply to print now since they added that but not sure), they take out less of a cut, if you use drivethru but also use other PDF sales platforms, they take out a slightly bigger cut. Basically you then upload your PDF file and set up the sales description and price for each book you put up. When there is a sale you get what is left after Drivethru takes its cut (and there are also options for sending portions to freelancers if you have residual agreements). It is pretty efficient, you can run a report every minute if you want to track each sale and see the money go into your account (I usually run my sales reports every few days to every week). I don't print books there, but I do go through a company that handles our printing and it is similar. Basically I send in the print files, and the company I work with takes them to lightning source to get printed (and they take out a portion of the sales for their efforts: this company is also our print seller). I think with Drivethru, publishers directly submit their files to Drivehtru, who then transfer those files to (I am assuming) lightning source (they may use a different POD service). And there is an agreement when you first start using the service (this is where you set the option for whether you are going to use drivethru exclusively or not). Drivethru doesn't own any of the IP anymore than target, to stick with your example, owns the copyright to music they sell in store. But if you have an exclusive agreement with Drivethru (I don't), and then decided to put your PDF up on another sales platform, that would be a potential issue. [/QUOTE]
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