Ellibs’s extensive e-book distribution network makes you materials directly accessible to readers and listeners. By concluding a distribution agreement with Ellibs, your materials are available to the E-library, higher education institutions, companies and organisations as well as consumers. This way, the books will find their audience for learning, work and leisure – on a single platform and without any added distribution costs.
It is possible to distribute e-books and audiobooks to various customer groups with different kinds of models and prices. Ellibs ensures that the materials reach the appropriate users securely and with copyrights intact, while also offering publishers a transparent view of the use and sales of the works.
Wide-ranging distribution network
By concluding a distribution agreement with Ellibs, you make your materials available to a wide audience. Our distribution network includes the E-library, libraries of higher education institutions, and collections of companies and organisations as well as consumers. This way, the books find their users for learning, work and leisure.
Strong expertise in access right management
In consumer sales, the work is sold with a permanent access right for private use. We use watermarking as the protection method. Libraries and organisations acquire materials with a license. There are different sorts of license types so that all our customers can access the appropriate materials. The work is secured with DRM protection for use by libraries and organisations.
Ellibs Publisher Service
Ellibs Publisher Service provides publishers with an extensive and easy-to-use view that allows you to monitor the sales and borrowing data of e-books and audiobooks available in Ellibs. The extensive data allow you to easily see which materials are popular in each customer group. When concluding a distribution agreement, you will automatically receive admin credentials to the service, and you can invite more publisher users to the service yourself.
Why choose Ellibs as your distribution channel?
Risk-free distribution
Distributing books via Ellibs does not incur any costs.
One platform – many buyers
The books will reach libraries, companies and consumers.
Data on the use of the materials
Up-to-date data available on sales and use.
Frequently asked questions
What conditions are required to enter into a distribution agreement?
We can conclude distribution agreements with publishers registered in the prepayment register that have a business ID.
Is distributing materials subject to any costs?
Materials can be distributed via Ellibs free of charge. The publisher decides on a net price for their materials that the publisher will receive for selling the materials. The final price consists of the net price and Ellibs’s share.
What materials can I deliver?
You may currently distribute both e-books and audiobooks via Ellibs. You can find more detailed instructions on the file type here.
How can I deliver the materials?
Deliver all materials related to your material using FTP, WeTransfer or a similar uploading service. If the materials are available via an intermediary (e.g., Storia), we can receive the materials directly from there.
How do I get the sales proceeds?
Ellibs submits a sales report on sold materials every month, and the publisher invoices Ellibs based on this report. Alternatively, invoicing can be handled by an intermediary, e.g. Storia.
How can I view the sales of materials?
Ellibs submits a sales report on sold materials every month. Additionally, you can view the up-to-date sales and borrowing data in the Ellibs Publisher Service.
Do you have any questions about other technical details related to the distribution of e-books? See the detailed instructions below.
Over 300 publishers are already distributing e-books and audiobooks via Ellibs!
