I was wondering if anyone knows, or has experience of e-publishing on either Matador or Amazon Kindle?
What was the level of service obtained?
Does Amazon offer the fully comprehensive service?
Does one need the conversion software? Does Amazon provide it?
As funding is a problem, I doubt I could finance an e-book via Matador.
I would like to hear respondents who have already been published, or are currently publishing an e-book with either of these companies.
Thank you.
Sorry, I don't.
Having struggled with marketing over the last couple of years there are plenty of pitfalls and, it would seem, no guarantees. So having said that I'd want to know exactly what a marketer intends doing, and over what period, before parting with any money. That's one reason I carried on looking for a publisher - we'll see if the new book does any better in more professional hands.
Thanks, Jonathan.
Matador on their website say they do the marketing for the writer.
Know anyone who has had experience of them?
I've published on Kindle.
From what I remember it was straightforward. They give you fewer guidelines to stick to than Smashwords, and the end result seems to have been pretty good in that I've had no complaints regards formatting issues from readers.
Frankly I wouldn't pay a publisher unless they're offering something worthwhile (ie. marketing effort) because getting your work converted to an ebook is the easiest part.
Plus, if you publish to Smashwords they'll automatically convert the file into formats suitable for just about every other e-reader on the market and add it to their customers' catalogues, so it goes to Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo etc. Formatting does need more work (you can't just use the same file you've created for KDP) but it's worth the effort for the extra exposure.
That's my opinion, anyway. Best of luck :)