Publishing Newsbest of list / cliche / digital publishing / Ebooks / parenting / sexism / Smashwords17 Comments
Mark Coker Reviews ‘Exciting’ 2014 at Smashwords – So according to Mark Coker, 2014 was a pretty good year for Smashwords authors, despite the overall slowing of the digital book market and the alleged drop in sales some Amazon authors claimed due to Kindle Unlimited. The site itself gained about ... more >
Publishing News3-D printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments
President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Historical / Latino / Native Americans / POC / Smashwords / western6 Comments
The year is 1780, and Marco Mondragón is a brand inspector in the royal Spanish colony of New Mexico. A widower and rancher, Marco lives on the edge of Comanchería, the domain of the fierce Comanche. Each autumn, he takes cattle and wool, and his district’s records of livestock transactions ... more >
Publishing Newsfeminism / gift guide / intellectual property / Penguin / publishing / Scribd / Smashwords / subscription12 Comments
Smashwords Website Revamp And Scribd Deal – Not only did Smashwords dramatically update and revise its website, but it has also entered into a distribution deal with Scribd, including Scribd’s new $8.99/month subscription service. According to Smashwords founder Mark Coker: “For Scribd’s subscription ebook service, authors will earn 60% of the list ... more >
Publishing Newscloud / returns / Smashwords39 Comments
Smashwords Integrates with Dropbox for Faster eBook Delivery to Tablets and Smart Phones – Smashwords is offering dropbox integration that will allow your books to be saved to your Dropbox account. Smashbox will transfer epub, mobi, and PDF to the dropbox account and then you’ll be able to access your ... more >
Publishing Newsbook-sales / Smashwords / subscriptions9 Comments
More than half of American adults read books for pleasure in 2012 – More people are reading for pleasuring but less people are reading “literature” as defined by the NEA. The only play I’ve ever read was Anne of Green Gables. For some reason we had it in screenplay form ... more >