About Ebooks

Our pricing philosophy

Samhain believes the price of an ebook should be less than a print book; after all, it doesn’t need to be printed, stored, shipped or staffed! Why should it equal the cost of a print book? Samhain is dedicated to delivering excellent books at reasonable prices.

Short Stories: $2.50 12,000 to 18,000 words
Novellas: $3.50 18,001 to 35,000 words
Category: $4.50 35,001 to 60,000 words
Novel: $5.50 60,001 to 100,000 words
Plus Novel: $6.50 over 100,000 words

Fair warning

eBooks are not transferable. They cannot be sold, shared or given away. If you find someone selling an ebook, please contact the author or publisher so they can let the seller know it is illegal. It’s unfortunate that the world revolves on money, but authors must have an income to be able to continue writing the wonderful works we readers enjoy. If you find a Samhain Publishing ebook being sold illegally, please let us know at legal@samhainpublishing.com. Your help in the ebook industry’s fight to preserve the intellectual property rights of our author is much appreciated.

The many ways to read an ebook

  • The number of ways you can read your ebook depends upon the file format you choose. Choose the format that best suits how you would like to read your book. If you find you would like to try another format, please contact customer service with your order number and explain how you would like to try another format, we’ll be happy to exchange it for you!
  • Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) is a free program for your computer or PDA you can download from adobe.com. This format is the most popular, it can be read from your computer screen or imported to a Palm or Pocket PC and, if allowed by the publisher, can printed.
  • Microsoft Reader (.lit) can be read from either your PC or from your Pocket PC. It’s easy to use, the program is shaped to look like a book and it has read-aloud capabilities. You can download this free reader from microsoft.com/reader . This reader does not allow for printing.
  • HTML is the most versatile of all the formats. It can be read from your computer using your favorite browser. It can be used to convert to your favorite ebook reader’s required format (such as the Hiebook, the Rocketbook and the REB series readers). You can print this file, but it will print as one continuous page! But can be opened by a word processing program.
  • Mobipocket (.prc) is a free program designed specifically for PDAs such as a Palm or a Pocket PC, but they now have an interface that allows for reading on your computer. No printing though! You can download it for free at mobipocket.com.