- 2021 Publishing Predictions – Pandemic Reshapes Publishing, Accelerates Consolidation (1/6/2021) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to my annual publishing predictions post, where I recap the state of the indie nation…
- Barnes & Noble update; Early payments coming; Authors Give Back sale extended! (4/26/2020) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Barnes & Noble Update On Monday of this week, as I reported at Site Updates, Smashwords…
- Authors Give Back Sale Extended to May 31 (4/16/2020) - By Mark Coker Readers are rediscovering the joys of ebooks. We began this special Authors Give Back sale March 20.…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords 2019 Year in Review and 2020 Preview (1/4/2020) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to my 2019 Smashwords year in review and 2020 preview. Also don't miss my annual…
- Introducing Smashwords Presales (12/10/2019) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords today unveiled Smashwords Presales, a new book launch tool that will thrill your readers. Smashwords…
- Smashwords Introduces Global Coupons (3/3/2019) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords At Smashwords, we're committed to providing our authors and publishers the greatest possible control over their…
- 10th Annual Read an Ebook Week Sale Starts March 3 (2/25/2019) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Mark your calendars! The 10th annual Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale kicks off Sunday March…
- 2019 Book Industry Predictions: The Butterflies Will Flap Their Wings (1/1/2019) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to my annual publishing predictions. I’ll start by sharing some thoughts on the state of…
- Smashwords End of Year Sale Runs December 25 – January 1 (12/26/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Thousands of exclusive, deep-discounted deals The second annual Smashwords End of Year Sale kicked off Tuesday…
- Smashwords Unveils New Book Discovery Interface; Surpasses 500,000 Published Books (11/13/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords I'm excited to share two big pieces of news with you today. I'll tackle the headline…
- Smashwords Partners with Romance Daily News (7/31/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords has partnered with Romance Daily News, a new online magazine for romance readers that launches…
- The 10th Annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale Runs July 1-31 (7/4/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords The biggest sale of the year at Smashwords has begun! From July 1 through July 31,…
- New Features at Smashwords! (6/25/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords At Smashwords, we never stop innovating new features and capabilities designed to help you reach more…
- Smashwords Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary (6/25/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Last month Smashwords celebrated our ten year anniversary. We were founded upon Mark Coker's radical idea…
- The Tenth Annual “Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale” Runs July 1-31 (6/25/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Enrollment is now open for our exclusive Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale. We've made enrollment easier than ever,…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary (5/9/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords This past Sunday marked ten years since the public launch of Smashwords on May 6, 2008.…
- Publishing in the Classroom – How Los Gatos High School Helped Hundreds of Students Become Published Authors (5/2/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Does love of reading open doors for readers? The answer is yes! The knowledge, stories and…
- Smashwords offers audiobook production and distribution via partnership with Findaway Voices (3/26/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords authors and publishers can now create and distribute audiobooks. This opportunity is enabled by our…
- New 2018 Edition of the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide Offers 65 Book Marketing Ideas (2/6/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords The new 2018 edition of the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is now available. Click to your…
- Proof and author copies are now available (2/5/2018) - By Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing We are excited to announce that proof and author copies are now available for all…
- How to Earn Free Press Coverage (1/29/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Have you ever read a news story or watched a TV interview and thought, "They should…
- Social Media Strategies for Authors (1/23/2018) - By Mark Coker Today in part five of my six-part marketing series, I take a look at social media strategies…
- Smashwords Author/Publisher Alert: 25 book promotion tips; social media strategies for authors; security update (1/23/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords 1. TWO NEW EPISODES OF SMART AUTHOR PODCAST: BOOK PROMOTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA Two new episodes…
- 25 Book Promotion Tips – Part Four in the Smart Author Podcasts Six-Part Series on Book Marketing (1/16/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Today in Episode 13 of the Smart Author podcast, I present part four in my six-part…
- Autopilot Book Marketing (1/9/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords The majority of your readership will come from readers who stumbled across your book. Maybe the…
- Smashwords Blog: Smart Book Marketing Starts with a Solid Foundation (1/3/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Every structure and every enterprise requires a strong foundation upon which to build, grow and thrive.…
- Smashwords 2017 Year in Review and 2018 Preview (1/3/2018) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to my annual Smashwords year in review for 2017 and preview of the year ahead.…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords End of Year Sale Starts December 25 (12/28/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Mark your calendar! On Christmas day we kick off our first annual Smashwords End of Year…
- Revisiting The Indie Author Manifesto (12/12/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords As an indie author, you're participating in a global cultural movement that's turning the world of…
- 2017 Smashwords Survey Featured in Episode 7 of Smart Author Podcast (11/19/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords For each of the last six years, we've published our annual Smashwords Survey here on the…
- How to Market eBooks to Libraries (11/16/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Public libraries represent a promising sales opportunity for most indie authors. In Episode 6 of the…
- HOW TO MARKET INDIE EBOOKS TO LIBRARIES (11/16/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords At Smashwords, we love libraries, which explains why over the last few years we've built out…
- Working with Beta Readers (11/3/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords 1. HOW TO WORK WITH BETA READERS Beta readers are test readers. Beta readers will help…
- Smashwords Blog: Indie Authors on Indie Authorship (11/1/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords We asked members of the Smart Author Podcast launch team to share their thoughts on indie…
- Smashwords Author/Publisher Alert: Introducing the Smart Author Podcast! (10/23/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Inside: Smashwords launches Smart Author Podcast Helpful Resources Your Smashwords page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/goodlifeguide Smashwords account login email:…
- Smashwords Implements New Classifications for Erotic Fiction (9/20/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords has introduced new classification requirements for erotic fiction. Starting today, when a new erotic fiction…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords Introduces Global Pricing Control – Set Custom Prices in any Country (9/13/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords today introduced Global Pricing Control, a new feature that gives authors and publishers control over…
- New Amazon Service Eliminates the Need for Authors? (9/7/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords The publishing industry is reeling today after news broke this morning about Kindle Author, Amazon's new…
- Smashwords Introduces “Special Dealsâ€- Automated Merchandising of Onsale Ebooks (8/16/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Smashwords today announced Special Deals, a new merchandising feature at the Smashwords Store that showcases onsale…
- Smashwords Reader Alert – June 30, 2017 (7/5/2017) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Inside: Ninth Annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale Kicks off Sunday! For writers - the 2017 Smashwords Survey…
- Smashwords Author/Publisher Alert – February 28, 2017 (3/3/2017) - By Mark Coker Inside: Ninth Annual Read an Ebook Week Promotion Kicks off Sunday! Planning a BookBub promotion? Tell us!…
- BookExpo America Embraces Self Publishing (4/26/2016) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords BookExpo America, the country's largest publishing industry conference, is stepping up its commitment to self-published authors…
- 2016 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insight into the Habits of Bestselling Authors (4/18/2016) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to the fifth annual 2016 Smashwords Survey! This is hot off the presses. Last…
- Kindle Power Bucks Solves Book Marketing Challenge (4/1/2016) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Amazon today announced Kindle Power Bucks, a powerful new ebook marketing program for indie authors.. Kindle…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords Year in Review 2015 and Plans for 2016 (1/1/2016) - Mark Coker, Smashwords Each year I write an annual Smashwords year in review and then preview what's coming for the…
- Smashwords Blog: 2016 Book Publishing Industry Predictions: Myriad Opportunities amid a Slow Growth Environment (12/24/2015) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to my annual book publishing industry predictions. I went overboard for 2016. In addition to…
- Smashwords Expands Global Distribution Network with Three New Partners (12/14/2015) - By Mark Coker Smashwords Each year, Smashwords publishes our annual Smashwords Survey which examines millions of dollars in aggregated sales…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords Expands Global Ebook Distribution with Odilo, Tolino and Yuzu (12/14/2015) - By Mark Coker Smashwords Smashwords today announced three new partners that further expand the reach of the Smashwords ebook distribution…
- 2015 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insights to Help Authors Reach More Readers (12/4/2015) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Welcome to the fourth annual 2015 Smashwords Survey. As long time followers of the Smashwords…
- Amazon Lowers Kindle Unlimited Payouts (11/3/2015) - By Mark Coker Last Friday in a bit of news that was missed by most indie authors, Amazon quietly announced…
- Smashwords Announces Distribution to Gardners Books: Expanded distribution to over 400 retail stores, 2,000 public libraries and 400 academic libraries (10/19/2015) - By Mark Coker Smashwords today announced a comprehensive distribution agreement with Gardners, the UK's largest book wholesaler. The agreement…
- How to Price Kindle Books to FREE without Exclusivity (8/24/2015) - Amazon professes a commitment to offering customers rock-bottom prices, yet Amazon is the only ebook retailer to restrict the ability…
- Smashwords Year in Review 2014 and Plans for 2015 (1/5/2015) - By Mark Coker Each year I provide Smashwords authors and publishers a review of our progress in the year as…
- 2015 Book Publishing Industry Predictions: Slow Growth Presents Challenges and Opportunities (12/31/2014) - By Mark Coker, Welcome to my annual publishing industry predictions for the year ahead. This year I share 12 predictions.…
- The best thing for books is more power to Amazon (8/18/2014) - By Aaron Pressman August 8, 2014 2:32 PM Yahoo Finance Amazon (AMZN) used to set the prices people paid for…
- How to Do Box Sets at Smashwords for Audience Building, Charity and Profit (8/18/2014) - By Mark Coker If you haven't yet planned a box set, now is the time to start planning for one. …
- Smashwords Blog: Is Kindle Unlimited Bad for Authors? (7/19/2014) - By Mark Coker Amazon today unveiled Kindle Unlimited, following in the footsteps of Smashwords partners Scribd and Oyster. When…
- Smashwords Adds Daily Sales Reporting for iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and OverDrive (6/12/2014) - By Mark Coker Smashwords today added daily sales reporting and interactive charting for sales at iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,…
- Apple’s New iOS 8 is Game-Changer for eBook Retailing (6/4/2014) - By Mark Coker Yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 8, the new Apple operating system upgrade that will come out this fall.…
- Amazon’s Hachette Dispute Foreshadows What’s Next for Indie Authors (5/27/2014) - By Mark Coker Amazon and Hachette Book Group are locked in an epic battle over the future of ebook publishing.…
- Smashwords Blog: Smashwords and OverDrive to Bring 200,000+ Indie Ebooks to 20,000+ Public Libraries (5/21/2014) - By Mark Coker Imagine if your indie ebook was purchasable by thousands of public libraries around the globe. Now imagine…
- Smashwords Introduces Faster Deliveries to iBooks (5/21/2014) - By Mark Coker In recent weeks, many Smashwords authors have noticed that our deliveries to iBooks have become remarkably faster,…
- Scribd Features 18 Smashwords Authors in Exclusive Merchandising Promotion (5/13/2014) - By Mark Coker Scribd today launched an exclusive front-page merchandising promotion titled “Popular Indie Authors†featuring 18 Smashwords authors. Congrats…
- Scribd’s Improved Copyright Protection Systems Reaping Results for Smashwords Authors (5/12/2014) - By Mark Coker Scribd was founded about six years ago as a document upload service. To their credit, they made…
- Smashwords Introduces Faster Deliveries to iBooks (4/19/2014) - By Mark Coker In recent weeks, many Smashwords authors have noticed that our deliveries to iBooks have become remarkably faster,…
- Female Authors Dominating Smashwords Ebook Bestseller Lists (4/11/2014) - By Mark Coker Each month, Publishers Weekly publishes the Smashwords Self-Published Ebook Bestseller List. We report our bestsellers based on…
- Sizing the Self Publishing Market – 10 Reasons Indie Authors Will Capture 50% of the Ebook Market by 2020 (3/6/2014) - By Mark Coker, Smashwords Blog There's a debate raging about the size of the self publishing market. I think indie…
- Forbes Magazine Names Smashwords to 2014 List of America’s Most Promising Companies (1/24/2014) - By Mark Coker Forbes Magazine Names Smashwords to 2014 List of America's Most Promising Companies Posted: 23 Jan 2014 10:10…
- Smashwords Integrates with Dropbox for Faster eBook Delivery to Tablets and Smart Phones (11/17/2013) - By Mark Coker Smashwords today added a Send to Dropbox feature that instantly transfers a purchased ebook to a customer’s…
- Bowker Ranks Smashwords the #1 Producer of Indie Ebooks in 2012 in New Report (11/13/2013) - By Mark Coker Bowker has ranked Smashwords the largest US producer of indie ebooks in 2012 according to their new…
- Smashwords Signs Distribution Agreement with Oyster (9/6/2013) - By Mark Coker Smashwords today announced a distribution agreement with Oyster, a new and innovative ebook subscription service. Oyster offers…
- Smashwords Publishes 250,000th Book (9/5/2013) - By Mark Coker An indie author today released the 250,000th book on Smashwords. In the last 30 days, over 9,000…
- Apple iBooks Refreshes Breakout Books Feature, Smashwords Authors Hitting Bestseller Lists (8/28/2013) - By Mark Coker Today is a banner day for Smashwords authors at Apple. Apple's US store today launched a refreshed…
- 2013 Global Ebook Award Winners (8/19/2013) - By Dan Poynter Winners of Global Ebook Awards--2013 Note:Â In some categories two ebooks tied for the same award due…
- Smashwords Authors Top Charts at Apple with Preorders (8/14/2013) - By Mark Coker A couple weeks ago, we announced preorder distribution to Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. Today, we…
- Daily Shipping to Barnes and Noble (8/8/2013) - By Mark Coker Two pieces of exciting news. 1. In the past, we shipped books and metadata updates to Barnes…
- From Retailer to Distributor: An interview with Smashwords CEO Mark Coker on the indie book site’s growth (7/31/2013) - By Susan Lulgjuraj Smashwords rolled out preorders for its e-books this week, giving authors a new tool to work within…
- Smashwords Introduces Preorder Distribution to Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (7/30/2013) - Contributed by Mark Coker Smashwords authors and publishers now have an exciting and powerful new merchandising tool:Â Preorders at Apple…
- E-Book Ruling Cements Amazon’s Virtual Monopoly (7/11/2013) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Apple (AAPL) had conspired with major book publishers in an effort to raise…
- Smashwords Self-Published Bestseller List, May 2013 (7/2/2013) - Welcome to the first of PW's monthly self-published bestseller lists, powered by Smashwords. Each month we'll be bringing you a…
- Smashwords Blog: New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks (5/9/2013) - New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks Posted: 08 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT Last year at the 2012…
- Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards (4/8/2013) - Imagine… Your ebook winning an award and: Putting an official “sticker†on your ebook cover, pbook cover, blog, website, Amazon…
- Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards (4/8/2013) - WRITER'S DIGEST COMPETITIONSDid You Self-Publish a Book?Whether you're a professional writer, a part-time freelancer, or a writing enthusiast who took…
- Publishing Poynters (8/29/2012) - Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas from Dan Poynter To get the latest issue of Publishing Poynters, in a PDF…
- eLit Book Awards – Still Accepting Entries Through January 2012! (1/1/2012) - The 2011-12 eLit Book Awards Calling all eBook Publishers - Enter Today! Second Annual eBook Awards Program! The second annual…
- Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards (1/1/2012) - 2012−-Global Ebook Awards--Now Open for Submissions Dan Poynter, Founder of the Global eBook Awards, announces that the second annual program…
- Australian Self-Publishing Group Competition (9/19/2011) - Unpublished or Self Published manuscript/book Competition. What we will give as a prize. Publishing Royalty Based Industry standard contract. Unique…
- Independent Publisher Book Awards – Now Open for 2012 (9/19/2011) - Call for Entries – 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards now open! Announcing the 16th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, honoring…
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards (9/19/2011) - Next Generation Indie Book Awards Online Entry Whether you are entering a print book or an e-book (electronic book) category,…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Horror (9/19/2011) - Horror Deadline: October 31 Prizes: First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Crime (9/19/2011) - Crime Deadline: October 22, 2011 Prizes: First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Romance (9/19/2011) - Romance Deadline: October 15, 2011 Prizes: First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Young Adult (9/19/2011) - Young Adult Fiction Deadline: October 1, 2011 Prizes: First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest,…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Thriller/Suspense (9/19/2011) - Thriller/Suspense Deadline: October 1, 2011 Prizes: First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth…
- Writer’s Digest Competition – Sci-Fi (9/19/2011) - Science Fiction/Fantasy We are now accepting entries for the Writer’s Digest Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition. Take your first step into a…
- The digital revolution is impoverishing writers (Scottland) (9/19/2011) - By Michael Elcock Source: http://www.scottishreview.net/MichaelElcock121.shtml Cailean Gallagher's article (20 April) about Alasdair Gray, socialism and public libraries was an interesting…
- Interview with Robert McCandless (9/17/2011) - By Joseph Valentinetti I've had people tell me they are between books, looking for something new to read; a new…
- E-Publishing: Self-Help for WGA Members (9/15/2011) - The WGAW Writers Education Committee (WEC) and Committee of Women Writers (CWW) present E-PUBLISHING: SELF-HELP FOR WGA MEMBERS A revolution…
- Interview with Dennis Powers (9/10/2011) - by Ed Battistella with LiteraryIsland of Oregon Dennis Powers has worked in business, practiced law, and taught business law at…
- The 2011-12 eLit Book Awards (9/5/2011) - The 2011-12 eLit Book Awards Calling all eBook Publishers - Enter Today! Second Annual eBook Awards Program! The second annual…
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