tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post4620868945017839114..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: How to Sell Ebooks at the Apple iBookstoreDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-80564040211501156162016-03-05T09:49:55.392-08:002016-03-05T09:49:55.392-08:00Hi, is there any way for me to reach out to the me...Hi, is there any way for me to reach out to the merchandising team? If so, what's the best way to reach them? <br /><br />Thanks in advance for your help. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907457960243390324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87692225640334722852015-08-15T18:42:31.094-07:002015-08-15T18:42:31.094-07:00Ok Thanks Mark.Ok Thanks Mark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755454093850285505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61921968658775982712015-08-15T18:37:33.097-07:002015-08-15T18:37:33.097-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755454093850285505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-8071202299278357182015-08-15T18:22:23.738-07:002015-08-15T18:22:23.738-07:00Hi Brody, you can only upload .epub or a Word .doc...Hi Brody, you can only upload .epub or a Word .doc to Smashwords. If you upload a Word .doc, we can convert it into multiple formats. If you upload an .epub, we don't convert it to other formats. Learn more at www.smashwords.com/swdirect If you have additional questions, please see our FAQ or contact our support team. This isn't the best place to leave support questions.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-42765014728537593802015-08-15T09:42:33.764-07:002015-08-15T09:42:33.764-07:00HI, I have a question that I am hoping somebody ma...HI, I have a question that I am hoping somebody may be able to clear up for me! <br /><br />I have uploaded an e.pub of my book 'One' but also have other formats ready to upload like .mobi and pdf. <br /><br />My question is how and where do I upload these files of the same book 'One' and link them to the version that is now being distributed by Smashwords?.<br /><br />Have I missed the opportunity to sell multi formats? Or do I have to figure out how to make a word document to upload so that these files I already have can get remade by Smashwords?<br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br /><br />BrodyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755454093850285505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-31247340639229903532015-08-14T09:45:57.033-07:002015-08-14T09:45:57.033-07:00Thank you so much for replying and clarifying this...Thank you so much for replying and clarifying this for me Mark. I will be uploading my book this weekend.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755454093850285505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-15551234102534371752015-08-14T09:35:30.671-07:002015-08-14T09:35:30.671-07:00Hi Brody, if you distribute to iBooks via Smashwor...Hi Brody, if you distribute to iBooks via Smashwords, we will only provide them (and all the other retailers as well) your pen name. We make it easy to publish under a pen name, and we're very good about protecting the privacy of our authors. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact the Smashwords Support team by clicking the "?" mark at the top of any Smashwords page. Welcome to Smashwords!Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-71348873211591926852015-08-14T01:50:51.136-07:002015-08-14T01:50:51.136-07:00Hi, Hope I am posting this is the right place...?
...Hi, Hope I am posting this is the right place...?<br /><br />I am a first time author and currently have my book on amazon, but when trying to sign up to ibooks they said that I cannot hide my real identity. I have written the book 'ONE' under my author name (Brody Magdalene) it is a very interesting book but does have very personal things about my families life so do not feel the customer needs to track down my real identity.<br /><br />My question is - If Smashwords publishes my book to ibooks will the seller name be my real name or would it be sold under Smashwords identity?<br /><br />Obviously Smshwords would have all my real information but I just do not understand why the person purchasing my book needs this.<br /><br />Thans you.<br /><br />Brody - www.onethebook.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755454093850285505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-53198429242897912762013-11-01T11:17:26.188-07:002013-11-01T11:17:26.188-07:00So much good info, but how things change! Since th...So much good info, but how things change! Since the original post, Apple has made some changes to their brand guidelines...<br /><br />It is now <b>iBooks</b>, not iBookstore.<br />The Twitter account is now <b>@iBooks</b><br /><br />Badges and guidelines have changed too:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/identity-guidelines.html" rel="nofollow">iTunes, App Store, iBooks, and Mac App Store Affiliate Resources - Identity Guidelines</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/iBooksIdentityGuidelines.pdf" rel="nofollow">iBooks Marketing Guidelines (PDF)</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438930245420504934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-25704078343888441162013-01-14T15:13:00.116-08:002013-01-14T15:13:00.116-08:00Thanks, Mark. After over a year of mucking about ...Thanks, Mark. After over a year of mucking about I have turned my back on the gelid jungle of agentry and decided to make you my new BFF. Thanks for all the work you've done.<br /><br />AHJAmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311144180474507116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-22742047826456008542012-11-18T14:01:52.749-08:002012-11-18T14:01:52.749-08:00Thank you Mark for all the great work you do to ma...Thank you Mark for all the great work you do to make it easier for authors to get there work out and specifically on iBookstore! <br /><br />I am wondering if you will be entertaining iBook Author created books for submission through Smashwords in the near future? I would love to create multimedia rich book and am looking at buying a Mac specifically for this purpose and of course distribution is the concern. <br /><br />Thanks again!!<br /><br />Karen. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018688216919427682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-38089470364616116542012-11-13T09:03:58.329-08:002012-11-13T09:03:58.329-08:00Thank you very much, Mark! I noticed yesterday tha...Thank you very much, Mark! I noticed yesterday that my Apple #'s were available and I was shocked! But very happy, too. Thank you for your all your help with Smashwords and Apple; I look forward to continuing to work with you!! :) PS- I am getting ready to release a new book, but I noticed your post from several days ago said only to notify the merch address if we sold over 4000 copies... Should I notify the address? Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986896825760525613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-28274892369545847432012-11-13T08:12:03.726-08:002012-11-13T08:12:03.726-08:00Hi Jillian, congrats on your great success! Sales...Hi Jillian, congrats on your great success! Sales for the month of October were load this past Saturday, so you should see them in your Dashboard's Sales & Payments report now. I see you're still holding strong at Apple UK with the #20 and #24 bestselling slots store-wide.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87584807302830750912012-11-10T07:17:28.547-08:002012-11-10T07:17:28.547-08:00Thanks Mark! I was shocked when I read the blog an...Thanks Mark! I was shocked when I read the blog and saw you mentioned me specifically! I actually wasn't thinking that I was doing so well, and when I did some more research, I found that I was. I am so thankful for you and the Smashwords crew for helping me launch my writing successfully! <br /><br />I am a little unsure about when Apple will update purchases, though... I am showing 0 (zero) on my sales report, but I know that there have been sales on the iBookstore - When can I expect sales to show up on my sales report? Thanks for the help!<br /><br />~Jillian <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986896825760525613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-59962205458287864492012-11-09T05:08:29.541-08:002012-11-09T05:08:29.541-08:00I think another good way of enhancing your name is...I think another good way of enhancing your name is to release a few novels that are free.<br /><br />The only frustrating thing with apple is that you don't get to see how many downloads you get for the free books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400976065815458425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-66810644908664879062012-11-08T21:54:29.177-08:002012-11-08T21:54:29.177-08:00Good advice, Mark! With their recent push into 50 ...Good advice, Mark! With their recent push into 50 countries and their new formats they've shown that they aren't just sitting on their laurels. Apple really seems to be taking a serious approach to the industry. I've tried the 'experiment' with select and saw a bit of a push but it's long past time I started bringing my newer titles to Smashwords. I'd be a fool to ingore the easy access that you provide.<br />Is there a way to add blog review snippets on the iBookstore, or is there something coming from your end for that?A.G. Claymorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109502266487845431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-86247116446295822862012-11-08T14:00:58.492-08:002012-11-08T14:00:58.492-08:00Hi Mark,
Thanks for the very helpful information. ...Hi Mark,<br />Thanks for the very helpful information. I have just updated my website to include direct links to each of my books on the iBookstore, something I would not have been able to do without your link to the Apple link maker tool.<br /><br />Also, thanks for the info on the preferred Apple nomenclature of "on the iBoookstore." I never knew if it should be the Apple Bookstore, the iTunes Bookstore, etc. Now I know and I've updated the text in my website to reflect that.<br /><br />Keep the faith.<br /><br />--David GraceDavid Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783351356949359870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87716227675245930012012-11-08T04:59:20.981-08:002012-11-08T04:59:20.981-08:00Just installed the iBookstore widget on my website...Just installed the iBookstore widget on my website, so thank you very much. There's some good advice here I hadn't seen before.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87462177053991214032012-11-07T21:38:31.763-08:002012-11-07T21:38:31.763-08:00Hi Mark
I was surprised and delighted to see your...Hi Mark<br /><br />I was surprised and delighted to see your blog entry. I am one of those faceless writers sitting at home with no marketing budget or know how relying on hints and advice as given by yourself. I appreciate your mentioning my book Billionaire's Revenge doing so well on ibookstore...I had no idea! When looking further I discovered that 4 of my other books are in the top 100 of the Australian chart...so thank you for this mentionromancemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690421472089854897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-91432474014796822882012-11-07T11:09:56.686-08:002012-11-07T11:09:56.686-08:00Mark, can you get my download counts working for t...Mark, can you get my download counts working for the Apple store? My book, Success and Happiness - Quotes to Motivate Inspire & Live by has been on their hot list in the self improvement category for several months, but the download counts at smashwords says 0. I wrote to tech support twice. After the first email, i stopped getting any download counts. After the second email I began getting download counts for the others, but still not from Apple. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/success-happiness-quotes-to/id518418389?mt=11<br />Thanks,<br />Atticus Aristotle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718590422141175291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-67217704887243138542012-11-07T10:55:25.986-08:002012-11-07T10:55:25.986-08:00Hi Mark. Thanks for all the information on Apple i...Hi Mark. Thanks for all the information on Apple iBookstore. It's great to have someone like you in our court. I've got my booklinks to Smashwords on my sites, but I will include them to all the stores you Smashwords distributes to in future. Cheers!Cathy Spencer, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950882935814941182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-62953389508496337972012-11-06T09:26:22.111-08:002012-11-06T09:26:22.111-08:00Barbara, I see your latest cover image doesn't...Barbara, I see your latest cover image doesn't meet the dimensional requirements. If you upload a larger cover image, that should trigger an update to Apple. Here are the new requirements - http://blog.smashwords.com/2012/06/new-ebook-cover-image-requirements.html<br /><br />If you have any questions along the way, our support team can help.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-91638096136908860502012-11-06T07:05:14.775-08:002012-11-06T07:05:14.775-08:00Thank you Mark, for the valuable advice.
While I d...Thank you Mark, for the valuable advice.<br />While I did manage to create a widget, I can't put it up on my blog because iTunes doesn't have the correct cover for my book, Deadly Trust, and also can't find the books I sell the most of, namely my books under the name of Georgina Lee. So my widget has half my books, and one is incorrect. <br />So, while your advice is excellent, and appreciated, there are some bugs to work out, unfortunately.Mystery and Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977251231944347672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-79386781349036588662012-11-06T05:31:31.773-08:002012-11-06T05:31:31.773-08:00@ChulaSlim(Doug), thanks for the suggestion. New ...@ChulaSlim(Doug), thanks for the suggestion. New address created. Address starts with merch and follows with @ you know where dot com. Use it to notify us one week before upload of a new release IF you have previously sold 4,000+ copies of a previous title distributed Smashwords. Upon publication, notify us again. I'll post more at Site Updates a little later. Consider this as a first iteration. I think there's much more we can do to make it even more proactive.<br /><br />@Yvan - I'm not aware of this being a current or even recent issue. If you have a book that's only appearing in a subset of Apple territories, here's how to report it to our support team: https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq#error<br /><br />@Carla - Hmm.. not sure what to say about algorithms. I don't know, and every retailer keeps such things close to the vest. I have observed that sales rank closely tracks short term unit sales, like last 24 hours, which I think is similar to most other retailers. You've got good covers, so that's probably not the issue. Maybe try some temporary price promos, or free on some non-free titles? Good luck!<br /><br />@J Cloros They don't support subtitles or tags as metadata fields. The line break issue is caused by how we're delivering the descriptions. It's something for Smashwords to fix on our end.<br /><br />@Carla Smashwords distributes to the iBookstore. If your book isn't appearing in a timely manner, please contact our support team at the "Comments/questions" link you'll find at the top of the Smashwords web site. They can investigate and help you resolve any problems.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-9104897417157001592012-11-05T22:42:30.369-08:002012-11-05T22:42:30.369-08:00Hi Mark. I thought that Smashwords distributed to ...Hi Mark. I thought that Smashwords distributed to the ibookstore. Are you saying we should upload our books to the ibookstore ourselves?<br /><br />I checked to see if I could find any of my books on the ibookstore and nothing showed up though it says in my channel manager that they have been distributed to Apple.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206246513977882211noreply@blogger.com