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Wooo Hooo! Completely thrilled.

2010-11-24T06:47:00.723-08:00

Wooo Hooo! Completely thrilled.

It's great that e-writer have another oulet to...

2010-08-03T02:32:13.292-07:00

It's great that e-writer have another oulet to publish rather than always having to go to amazon direct. Will be posting about this option when i sit down to blog today.
Thanks!

Danny - Kindle Case

Hi Ronald, For question 1, probably yes since all...

2009-11-25T16:24:01.013-08:00

Hi Ronald,

For question 1, probably yes since all we have worldwide rights to distribute Smashwords books, though I don't know Amazon's plans for international.

For question 2, I'd recommend you opt out of the Smashwords-Amazon channel today. Once I have greater clarity from Amazon on how they want to handle the overlap, I'll report back to Smashwords authors via my email alerts (go to your "communications preferences" to make sure you're subscribed).

Great news, great work. Two questions: 1) Will yo...

2009-11-25T16:07:00.098-08:00

Great news, great work. Two questions:

1) Will your Amazon/Kindle distribution scale with Amazon as Kindle goes international?

2) I have a Kindle edition posted already. What happens if I switch over to smashbook with it?

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving

Ron

This is good news for writers who want to e-publis...

2009-11-25T06:28:11.668-08:00

This is good news for writers who want to e-publish. Thank you, Mark, for commenting over on my blog. You gave such great answers to commenters that I'm going to post your answers on Friday in case someone missed them.

Helen
Straight From Hel

Mark and Bill, Without a doubt, you deserve every...

2009-11-24T04:49:45.658-08:00

Mark and Bill,

Without a doubt, you deserve every good thing coming your way, and there must be much!

What a wonderful thing you've done for writers, indie publishers and, most importantly, readers.

Thanks so much!

Mari Bushman

@Naomi - Bill and I were talking about the free th...

2009-11-23T20:20:43.869-08:00

@Naomi - Bill and I were talking about the free thing today. We're going to try to make free work because I know it's important to many of our authors. We'll know more in a couple days.

Hi Scath (and Susan) - Please don't do anythin...

2009-11-23T20:17:55.650-08:00

Hi Scath (and Susan) - Please don't do anything hasty. Since we're planning our first ship for this Wednesday, you'll want to wait and see how long it takes for us to get the titles up there. With the holidays and the unexpected glitches (which I always expect), you might want to wait and see. :)

Ahhh, that makes life easier for us geographically...

2009-11-23T18:53:36.059-08:00

Ahhh, that makes life easier for us geographically-challenged folk!

Mark - what will happen with free ebooks? Will they be listed with Amazon as free, or at a cost?

I'm with Susan. I'd rather 42% there throu...

2009-11-23T17:02:43.710-08:00

I'm with Susan. I'd rather 42% there through Smashwords than that 35% from going directly.

All my titles are there already. Should I unpublish, or will they create a second listing page?

Hi David. Shouldn't be a conflict. Ebooks ge...

2009-11-23T16:58:30.062-08:00

Hi David. Shouldn't be a conflict. Ebooks get different identifiers than print books. In this case, Amazon will assign your book an ASIN (their numbering system).

Excellent news for publishers outside the U.S. Aus...

2009-11-23T16:36:13.098-08:00

Excellent news for publishers outside the U.S. Australians have not been able to publish on Kindle prior to this.

One question Mark. My book is on Amazon in hardcopy (PoD via CreateSpace). That edition has a different ISBN. There shouldn't be any conflict should there?

David

Fantastic news! Congratulations on your continued...

2009-11-23T14:46:56.189-08:00

Fantastic news!

Congratulations on your continued success!

Great news!

2009-11-23T13:07:53.981-08:00

Great news!

I re-tweeted! I'm so excited by this!

2009-11-23T12:17:03.962-08:00

I re-tweeted! I'm so excited by this!

Great work!!!

2009-11-23T11:40:45.139-08:00

Great work!!!

Just retweeted! What a timesaver for Indie authors...

2009-11-23T10:52:17.615-08:00

Just retweeted! What a timesaver for Indie authors like me! Thanks!

Wonderful news! Well done, Mark and the team.

2009-11-23T10:45:51.612-08:00

Wonderful news! Well done, Mark and the team.

Yeah, but Mark, I'd rather go through YOU than...

2009-11-23T10:06:17.318-08:00

Yeah, but Mark, I'd rather go through YOU than THEM. This might take some tip-toeing to make happen...

Thanks everyone for your kind words! @TC Sorry, ...

2009-11-23T10:03:33.822-08:00

Thanks everyone for your kind words!

@TC Sorry, I should have clarified that (it's in the press release). If you're already on Amazon, you can go to your Smashwords Dashboard this afternoon, click Channel Manager, and opt out of the Amazon Channel.

Don't see an edit function, so I'll just a...

2009-11-23T09:58:35.777-08:00

Don't see an edit function, so I'll just add this. My previous post refers to those who have already published at Smashwords, as well as with Amazon Kindle.

I just read this via Publishers Weekly and I'm...

2009-11-23T09:56:48.954-08:00

I just read this via Publishers Weekly and I'm in heaven. Higher royalties and increased exposure.

Mark, you might be my new hero.

Wow, another great deal! How does this impact tho...

2009-11-23T09:39:47.862-08:00

Wow, another great deal!

How does this impact those of us who already publish with Kindle? Should we remove those books in order to be included in the Smashwords arrangement?

Woo-hoo! Just retweeted your announcement.

2009-11-23T09:06:37.062-08:00

Woo-hoo! Just retweeted your announcement.

Congratulations!

2009-11-23T08:54:42.370-08:00

Congratulations!