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Barnes and Noble Offers Self-Publishing Service
Via Publisher’s Weekly:
[…]Barnes & Noble is entering the self-publishing business with the summer launch of PubIt! by Barnes & Noble that will allow independent publishers and self-publishing writers to distribute their works digitally through Barnes & Noble.com and the Barnes & Noble eBookstore. Publication and distribution will be limited to digital works with no sales through the B&N stores. The company said it will release details of the royalty model and compensation process at a later date.
To distinguish itself from other companies offering digital self-publishing services, B&N is highlighting access through the Nook and other devices compatible