MeeQi for Writers

MeeQi is a free platform which makes it simple and easy to publish and promote your book.

Providing you with complete control, use MeeQi to publish and distribute ebooks and audiobooks for readers on cellphones, computers, laptops, e-readers; and the iPhone and iPod touch.

Plus with e-commerce included - for Euros, Pounds Sterling and US Dollars - you can use MeeQi to sell online and make money.

The Studio

Loaded with features to help you create, view and manage your books and access free marketing tools

100% free

The Studio is completely free and we will never charge your to publish your book. Once you have logged in, you can access it via the MeeQi Studio link in the top right of the website.

Password-protected

To protect your Studio, we've added a password-protected layer for added security - which you can set the first time you access the area.

Instant, real-time statistics

Access instant analytics from within the Studio to see how your book has been performing, view real-time stats on views, unique visits, live comments, sales and revenue.

Marketing tools

Customised banners, which feature your book cover, title and pen-name are automatically created alongside your book and include HTML code which you can embed into any webpage or blog.

Manage your books

Publish, manage and check statistics on how your book is performing - all in the MeeQi Studio.

Links to buy printed hardcopy

For those who love a good printed hardcopy

Add links to your printed books

If your book is available in print, you can direct people to buy your printed book by adding links to your other outlets such as Amazon or your own website.

*Coming soon* Pre-owned book search

A little feature which is being worked on, is a way to help readers buy pre-owned books.

Free samples

Letting readers have a taster of your book

Add a free sample / preview

Samples are a great way to let readers peek inside your book and a seperate file can be uploaded, for readers to download for free. Example ideas include free chapters, sample snippets, free book preview, a presentation to support the book or even an free exclusive feature.

Publish an e-book

Have a pre-formatted e-book you would like to publish?

Uploading your file

Upload your book in any (or all) of the currently accepted e-book formats

• epub: an industry standard which can be read on computers, e-readers and the iPhone
• html / zip: highly flexible and can be viewed in a web browser (zip is used where html includes any images)
• pdf: great for very visual and highly formatted books as well as being suitable for home printing
• plain text: lacks formatting but is flexible and can be read on computers and modern mobile phones

Sell, make money... offer your book for free... or let readers set the price

The choice is yours. You may also like to know that it won't be long before we introduce micropayments and a few other innovative payment models.

Offering the e-book for free

Books can be offered to readers to download for free, by selecting the 'Available for free' option when uploading a book.

Selling your e-book

Transactions in Euros (€), Pound Sterling (£) and US Dollars ($)

MeeQi handles payments in the major currencies and as well as managing the exchange rates, we also display your price of your book based on customers preferred currency.

Easy to use - Buy Now - buttons

Selling your book is easy with our free 'buy now' buttons. Ready to simply 'copy-paste' into any webpage or blog. We also have them available in a smaller size.

Like to know more about the Buy Now buttons?

Receive money from your book sales

To receive money for your sales revenue you will need a PayPal account - the easiest and fastest way to pay you your revenues - which is free to set up; all you need is an email address.

Simple transaction fees

Rather than percentages, we keep handling fees simple with a sliding scale - where you determine the final selling price. So the price of your book can be kept nice and tidy; and with ease, you know exactly how much revenue you make - without any complicated calculations.
For example, if you sell your book online at the total selling price of $5.00 (handling $1.00). You will receive $4.00.

Promoting your book

Extending the writer's platform further - we help promote your book and boost its visibility

Unique book page

Each book on MeeQi has a unique webpage - where readers can find useful information, social bookmark, rate, review and discuss your book. Plus, where you have made it available, view book covers, details on how to find printed copies, buy directly on MeeQi.com and download any free samples of your book.

Custom banners for your blog or website

Customised banners, which feature your book cover, title and pen-name are automatically created alongside your book and include easy copy-paste code which you can add into any webpage or blog.

Twitter, blog and any other web links

Use the author profile to add any links to your twitter profile, blog or personal website.

Free hosting for your book samples

MeeQi hosts and distributes any free book samples which you may have added - completely free.

Custom web-address

You can also create a custom web address for your book, to make it easier to locate. For example http://www.meeqi.com/media/black-beauty

Testimonials

Individually, a testimonial is valuable but bringing testimonials together in one place can hugely boost your book. We aim to bring reviews and testimonials together to one place, to help boost your book visibility.