E-books sold by different websites may have different models. I haven't bought it, and I'm not in the industry. I'm not sure. But what I feel is nothing more than several patterns. First, you can download e-books in normal format after paying. If so, there may be some problems in copyright protection, because you can't prevent users who have already bought e-books from uploading to the network again. The second type is an e-book with a specific format, and certain copyright protection measures have been taken. For example, the downloaded e-books are in picture mode, or only specific readers of the website can browse e-books. After that, users who bought e-books can be prevented from copying and spreading e-books to a great extent.
Therefore, when choosing websites that publish e-books, we should pay attention to their copyright statements and other documents, and also ask about their e-book operation mode when communicating.
As for the ways to benefit, there are generally two ways. One is to divide books according to the number of purchases, which is suitable for books with good sales prospects. The more purchases, the greater the author's achievements. Another kind of unified price, after the contract is signed, the money is paid in one lump sum, and no matter how the book is sold in the future, it is only this money. Generally, this kind of e-book website must be a format contract, and the quotation is usually based on their regular cooperation mode.
As mentioned in the first paragraph above, these well-established websites have done a good job in copyright protection. When talking about contracts, they will definitely explain which rights are authorized or transferred to these websites. If there is infringement, it is often the website itself to deal with these infringements. The author only needs to wait for compensation.
In addition, I personally think that the market for e-books is not very big now, and people are more willing to read free books online. Therefore, when they publish books online, they usually find websites such as Starting Point and Jinjiang to post them online for free, and then the author divides them according to the click rate. Personally, I think this kind of income is more.
Wait until the free articles have accumulated a certain popularity, then pay for reading, or make e-books for sale.
Then there is the adaptation of the book. If someone thinks your book is good, they will contact you to adapt it into TV, movies or games. This is another story, but now it is a common development model of online books.