Smashwords Releases Data from eBook Sales Study The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often…Mercy Pilkington8 May 2013One comment2 minute read
A Little Competition for Smashwords? When the free ebook distribution platform Smashwords was created, critics claimed that…Mercy Pilkington25 April 201310 comments3 minute read
Amazon Owns Goodreads… What Now? So far, the official press releases and arranged interviews about Amazon’s purchase…Mercy Pilkington29 March 2013One comment4 minute read
Smashwords/Douglas County Deal Required a Lot of Work Previously we reported on Douglas County acquiring 10,000 self-published ebooks from Smashwords.…9 January 2013No comments2 minute read
Self-Published eBooks Reach Amazon UK Top 100 Bestseller List If there was still any doubt about the potential for success and…Mercy Pilkington8 January 2013One comment2 minute read
Douglas County Libraries Acquire 10K eBooks from Smashwords Once again Smashwords is showing up the mainstream publishers. According to ALA…4 January 2013One comment1 minute read
2012 Was the Year of the Indie…What Now? It took long enough, but several sources have finally declared 2012 to…Mercy Pilkington1 January 2013One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Direct Offers ePub Uploads for Indie Authors Smashwords has just unveiled a new system that finally allows authors to…Michael Kozlowski31 December 20123 comments2 minute read
Smashwords iBookstore Sales Skyrocket over Christmas This is great news for the self-publishing company! According to the Smashwords…28 December 2012No comments1 minute read
Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker on the Tsunami of Self-Publishing Mark Coker published his own predictions for publishing in 2013 on the…Mercy Pilkington23 December 20124 comments3 minute read
Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance Publisher’s Weekly posted a recap article of the recent Miami Book Fair,…Mercy Pilkington21 November 2012One comment1 minute read
New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth Bowker, the ProQuest group that supplies book information to publishers, libraries, and…Mercy Pilkington24 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Ebook Seller Zola to Launch with Exclusive Content In a climate in which internet start ups come and go every…Mercy Pilkington14 September 2012One comment1 minute read
eBook Lending an International Problem In the US, libraries and their patrons have felt the frustration stemming…Mercy Pilkington28 August 2012One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Unveils Library Direct Catalog Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self-published and…Mercy Pilkington9 August 20123 comments2 minute read
Self-Pubbed Authors Make a Showing on NYT Bestseller List Does anyone still remember the arguments from only a year or so…Mercy Pilkington1 August 2012One comment2 minute read