Below is a breakdown of the business model and revenue share of each 5050 Digital Retailer. You can also download the attached 5050 Secondary Retailers sheet to see the additional retailers reached through the below vendors and the 5050 Digital Retailer Guide for more information.
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Terms | Channel | Retailer: Special Information | |
| Amazon P2K | 45% (US); 40% (ROW) to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| Amazon KDP | 70% (Domestic) to INscribe; 35% (International) to INscribe | Consumer | List Price must fall between $2.99 - $9.99. Amazon direct upload option. Do not opt-in to both KDP and Amazon | |
| Barnes And Noble | 50% | Consumer | ||
| Christian Book Distributors | 50% | Consumer | ||
| Ebooks.com | 50% | Consumer | ||
| Google Books | 52% to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| Hummingbird Digital Media | 50% | Consumer | ||
| iBooks | 70% to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| Ingram CoreSource | 50% | Consumer | ||
| Inktera | 70% to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| Kobo | 70% (US); 45% (ROW) to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| TecKnoQuest (Dedicated Teacher) | 45% to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| Zola (Bookish) | 60% to INscribe | Consumer | ||
| BlueBottleBiz | 55% to INscribe | Consumer: Subscription | ||
| Epic! | 55% to INscribe | Consumer: Subscription | JUV, JNF, YAF, YAN BISACs only | |
| Playster | 70% | Consumer: Subscription | ||
| Scribd | 70% | Consumer: Subscription | Curated content. Books less than 100 pages, priced too high, or of certain genres are not available for subscription sales. | |
| 3M/ Bibliotecha | 65% to INscribe | Library | ||
| Baker and Taylor | 50% | Library | ||
| Bolinda/BorrowBox | 50% | Library | ||
| Dawson | 55% to INscribe | Library | ||
| EBSCO | 50%; Subscription: 25% of net revenue | Library | Two models. Perpetual and Subscription | |
| Follett | 50% | Library | K-12 and university school library retailer | |
| Gardners | 65% to INscribe | Library | ||
| Mackin | 55% | Library | K-12 school library retailer | |
| MyiLibrary | 50% | Library | ||
| Odilo | 50% | Library | Spanish Speaking Markets | |
| OverDrive | 50% | Library | ||
| Perma-Bound | 50% | Library | ||
| ProQuest Ebooks Central | 50% | Library | Library retailer, publishers selected by ProQuest (not all content is accepted) | |
| Read How You Want | 50% | Library | ||
| TotalBoox | 50% | Library | ||
| Wheelers | 55% to INscribe | Library | ||
| Bowker | n/a | Library: Reference Data | Inscribe sends metadata back to Bowker, where it is associated with your purchased ISBN. Manual updates you made at MyIdentifyers will block updated metadata. We highly recommend that you DO NOT make manual updates to your title information at Bowker. | |
| BiblioBoard | 50% | Library: Subscription | ||
| Hoopla | 50% of circ price | Library: Subscription | Pay-Per-Use Model. Each "use" pays from $0.25 to $.99 depending on SRP | |
| Library Ideas (Freading) | 52% to INscribe | Library: Subscription | ||
| BookShout | 50% | Special Sales | They do bulk sales for ebook premiums and other special sales | |
| Chegg | 70% to INscribe | Textbook | ||
| Copia | 55% to INscribe | Textbook | ||
| Kortext | 50% | Textbook | ||
| RedShelf | 50% | Textbook | ||
| Bookshare | n/a | Non-Profit | Bookshare is a nonprofit service that provides free or low costs to individuals with print disabilities |
Biblioboard is a subscription service that provides publisher-branded "Modules" to libraries, who subscribe to these modules on an annual basis.
A module is a grouping of content from a single publisher. This is the level at which content is purchased as a subscription by the library.
The publisher is paid a flat fee for each module sold, with the revenue from the module split evenly across the titles in the module.
Modules range in size from 150 to 2500 titles. Prices range per module based on the size of the library that is ordering it, but pricing can range from $200/year to $2500/year. The publisher sets the price, though Biblioboard is happy to provide guidance on what the market will bear.
Bilbioboard uses a sales force that visits library systems, library by library to present their modules and solicit subscriptions. Biblioboard staff cull through publisher content and created suggested modules, which the publisher approves.
Biblioboard pays a 40% royalty on each subscription sold.
bookshout! is an elegant reading app, eBook store, & the world’s leader in bulk eBook sales. The BookShout reading app works on nearly all devices including iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD/HD+ and the web.
Bookshout! has two primary business models, the bookstore, and bulk sales.
1. Bookstore: single unit sales to customers
- Royalties from the bookstore are 70% minus 5050's rate.
2. Bulk Sales: special sales deals (free or discounted) on bulk purchase options of 2,500 copies or less. These work as redemption codes and royalties are paid off the DLP rather than customer price:
- 5-99 units 45% royalty
- 100-2500 40% royalty
- 2500+ negotiated by deal
Chegg specializes in online textbook rentals for high school and college students. Chegg pays based on the following customer subscription types:
- 40% of DLP for a 90-day subscription
- 45% of DLP for a 215-day subscription
- 50%of DLPfor a 180-day subscription
- 70%of DLPfor a one-time purchase
EBSCO services academic and public libraries, schools, corporations, government and military agencies, and healthcare organizations. Royalties for each eBook purchase from EBSCO is 50%, minus 5050PUB's rate.
Gardners also distributes through the following retailers:
Hoopla is our newest library retail partner. Hoopla has a slightly different model than our current library services: it offers all content to libraries and pays for every loan, rather than requiring an upfront purchase. That means you have greater visibility but receive smaller payments per read compared to a one time purchase.
Hoopla pays the greater of 50% of a Per Circulation fee or $0.25, billed for each request from a library's patron. Based on your Suggested Retail Price, Hoopla charges per loan:
Ingram CoreSource is a fulfillment platform, sourcing content to 35 smaller vendors for niche audiences. Royalties for each eBook purchase are 50% minus the 5050 rev share.
Inktera is a trade retailer that powers multiple apps across iOS and Google Play including Athanatos, Book Bronco, Caffeine Nights, Cricket Books, Digital Pretium, Digital Turbine eBooks, EverAfter, IndieReader, Inktera Books, media rewards, Morgan Rice, Oasis eBooks, OneClique, Printers Row, Versent Books, and EverAfter (app for romance); and operates Android ebook store apps for Cricket Wireless and Asus.
Royalties for each eBook purchase from Inktera is 70%, minus 5050's rate.
Mackin distributes books and educational materials for the K-12 school market, higher education or college market, public libraries, and government libraries in both the US and internationally. Royalties for each eBook purchase from Mackin is 55%, minus 5050' s rate.
MyiLibrary: This is an industry-leading e-content aggregation platform for public, academic & professional libraries worldwide. All sales are a single user and will be paid out at 50% of SRP.
Proquest (formerly Ebrary) provides content for researchers and librarians around the world. They reach academic, corporate, government, school and public libraries, and professional researchers. INscribe operates on a single user model with Proquest. INscribe operates on a single user model with Proquest, similar to Overdrive and Baker & Taylor.
Royalties for each eBook purchase from Proquest is 50%, minus INscribe's rate.
Scribd: Scribd is a personal digital library, featuring an ebook subscription service with over 500,000 titles from over 900,000 publishers. For $8.99 a month, subscribers receive unlimited access to Scribd's entire catalog.
Any book read past its sample length is paid out at 70% of SRP.
Total Boox offers direct services to libraries.Titles are made available to library patrons for instant discovery, without restrictions.Libraries do not need to purchase eBooks in advance. Instead, they set a reading budget used to pay for an actual reading. Patrons download ebooks onto their Android, iOS, or Kindle device and read them (online or offline) using Total Boox’ free reading app. Total Boox keeps track of all reading, charges libraries for pages read and shares all proceeds with publishers quarterly. If a patron reads 50% of a $20-ebook, the library is charged $10 for that reading. The patron may read the rest of the ebook at any time in the future as long as his/her library card is valid. If and when the patron completes the ebook, the library is charged $20. All content paid for by the library remains on the patron’s device indefinitely.
Total Boox does curate the titles they receive and will be selective in what titles they take.
Total Boox pays 50% of the Net Proceeds.
Wheelers is one of the largest library and school distributors servicing the Australian and New Zealand markets. They have a one copy one user loan policy.
Royalties will be 55% for each copy purchased, minus 5050's rate.