Barnes & Noble Press
Barnes & Noble Press is a free self-publishing service for authors that sells ebooks and print-on-demand books directly on bn.com.
At a glance
- Price
- Free (Free to publish. Ebooks 70% of list price. Print 55% of list price minus print cost, minimum list price $14.99. Paid once $25 is accrued.)
- Platforms
- Web
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- Not stated
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Print & Distribution
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
B&N Press publishes ebooks and paperback or hardcover print books for sale on Barnes & Noble's site, with no fee and no exclusivity. Ebooks earn 70% of list price; print books earn 55% of list price minus the printing cost, and since April 2026 print books must list at $14.99 or more. Ebook list prices may not be higher than elsewhere. Selling the same ebook here conflicts with KDP Select; a print edition does not.
Best for
- Reaching Barnes & Noble shoppers directly with ebook and print
Pros
- Print and ebook from one free account
- Higher print royalty on bn.com than going through a distributor, per B&N's own comparison
Cons
- Print books must list at $14.99 or more
- Ebook price must not exceed its price at any other retailer
Alternatives
- Kobo Writing Life: Kobo Writing Life is Rakuten Kobo's free self-publishing platform for ebooks and audiobooks that sells direct to the Kobo store, Kobo Plus and OverDrive libraries.
- IngramSpark: IngramSpark is a print-on-demand and distribution service that reaches bookstores and libraries beyond Amazon.
- Draft2Digital: Draft2Digital is an ebook and print-on-demand distribution service for publishing wide that also formats Word manuscripts into EPUB and print PDF.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the vendor and these pages. Prices change; confirm on the vendor site.
- https://press.barnesandnoble.com/
- https://press.barnesandnoble.com/legal/royalty-payment-terms
- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GD9PMU58BV24QFZ7
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