Smashwords is one of my favorite ebookstores. I probably buy more ebooks there than from any other ebookstore. A lot of that has to do with price, but it also has to do with my desire to find great reads from indie authors rather than supporting Agency 6 overpricing of ebooks. The good of Smashwords is that it [...]
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Smashwords: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
March 9th, 2011 · 10 Comments · opinion
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Why Smashwords went Agency
December 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords, wrote a blog post yesterday and he explained why Smashwords had decided to adopt the agency model. Somehow I missed it yesterday (still trying to figure out how). It’s quite long, so here is an excerpt of the most important part: …around July, Amazon increased their royalty rates for direct [...]
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Smashwords just went Agency – signed new deal with Sony, B&N, Kobo
December 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords, just sent me the following email: We’ve renegotiated our ebook distribution agreements with Barnes & Noble, Sony and Kobo. Effective yesterday, our 10,000+ Smashwords authors and publishers now determine their ebook prices at retail. No more discounting. The move also allows us to increase the royalty rates we pay authors [...]
Nearly 10,000 Smashwords Ebooks Go Live at Australian iBookstore
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Australian newspapers are reporting today the long-awaited launch of the Apple iBookstore in Australia. Nearly 10,000 Smashwords ebooks are included in the launch.
Smashwords Published 20,000th Indie Ebook
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Smashwords author Charlene Bays Rothenberger yesterday published the 20,000th book at Smashwords at 8:23pm Pacific time. Two months ago we reached 15,000 books and five months ago we hit 10,000. To put the growth in context, we published 140 books in 2008, our first year of operation. By the end of 2009, we reached 6,000. [...]
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Smashwords Style Guide – every ebook creator needs to read it
September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · ebook tools
Mark Coker announced the new Smashwords Style Guide on the Smashwords blog yesterday. I’m still working my way through it but I decided to take a moment and recommend that you go get it right now. It’s an useful source of good ebook creation ideas. This ebook is going on my list right after Joshua [...]
Smashwords, Diesel Ebookstore sign distribution agreement
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
from the Smashwords blog: Smashwords today announced a two-part ebook distribution partnership with the Diesel eBook Store, a leading independent ebook retailer. The agreement expands ebook distribution opportunities for thousands of current and future Smashwords authors and publishers. Under the first part of the agreement, Diesel has become the latest ebook retailer to join the [...]
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Smashwords Publishes 15,000th Indie Ebook
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the Smashwords blog: Smashwords announced an important milestone today. Late Sunday evening, an indie author published the 15,000th title at Smashwords. We’ve experienced tremendous growth in the last two years, thanks to the trust and confidence placed in us by nearly 7,000 indie authors and publishers around the world.
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Smashwords, Wattpad announce partnership
June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community, and Smashwords, the leading ebook publishing and distribution platform, have announced a partnership that will open up new publishing opportunities for thousands of indie authors. Under the terms of the agreement, Wattpad and Smashwords will cross-promote each other’s services and have added integration so [...]
Smashwords is the Real Threat to Agency Pricing of eBooks
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
Smashwords and ebooksellers like Smashwords (such as Books for a Buck) are the real threat to agency pricing and the Agency 5 (Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and HarperCollins). The reason is simple: the combination of quality and low price. I find it hard to justify paying $14.99 for a fiction ebook unless I am absolutely enthralled with [...]
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