tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post8844137612380264808..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: Smashwords Quadruples Meatgrinder Ebook Conversion CapacityDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-48240914927969986542011-05-18T00:11:12.608-07:002011-05-18T00:11:12.608-07:00Hi Mark,
The 4x speed up is awesome! Thank you fo...Hi Mark,<br /><br />The 4x speed up is awesome! Thank you for that.<br /><br />I need your help and advice (for some reason my emails never seem to get through - maybe it is my browser).<br /><br />I noticed that an ebook that had passed epubcheck before now fails with the NCX playOrder error below. <br /><br />I had just amended a line and uploaded a new version today when this happened and tested with the last version uploaded which was approved for premium distribution.<br /><br />I've done everything I could find on the checklist and gone through your style guide again, tried the following and must have uploaded 10 versions with varying fixes:<br /><br />1. Check for TOC errors (but since it is a poetry ebook, there is no TOC so to speak but a list of poems).<br /><br />2. Ensured there is no "Chapter" in the document.<br /><br />3. Finally, purged the document and reformatted it.<br /><br />None of them seem to fix the problem and I can't find a solution on Google. <br /><br />When I check the epub in Adobe Digital Editions, the NCX seems to have added the words "Second Half" under the title under the left navigation. They are the only two lines.<br /><br />ERROR: dark-dreams (6).epub/toc.ncx(15): assertion failed: different playOrder values for navPoint/navTarget/pageTarget that refer to same target<br />ERROR: dark-dreams (6).epub/toc.ncx(15): assertion failed: different playOrder values for navPoint/navTarget/pageTarget that refer to same target<br /><br />Thank you for Smashwords! It's given many authors an avenue for publishing.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Christina5Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210922080691385960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-358862654008828982011-05-16T11:58:46.001-07:002011-05-16T11:58:46.001-07:00At meatgrinder's worst- it was a far longer wa...At meatgrinder's worst- it was a far longer wait for those rejection letters. (if they even bothered responding)Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-7630983178400613152011-05-16T06:19:59.081-07:002011-05-16T06:19:59.081-07:00Nice work Mark!
--DougNice work Mark!<br /><br />--DougAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-30911262233863063942011-05-16T06:07:50.844-07:002011-05-16T06:07:50.844-07:00Thanks so much, Mark! I remember the 5-10 minute w...Thanks so much, Mark! I remember the 5-10 minute wait from 2 years ago :P<br /><br />Jess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-71923265004109960082011-05-15T21:57:28.640-07:002011-05-15T21:57:28.640-07:00Great work.
Smashwords rocks!
I don't mind, i...Great work.<br />Smashwords rocks!<br /><br />I don't mind, if it takes - like now - about ten days or so to get into the Premium Catalog. I'd prefer much more, that the shipping gains more reliability. I.e. that shipped books enter indeed the retaile catalogs.<br />That point definitely needs improvement.<br />... And now you need to get other currencies in your system to better support non-American authorsAnnemarie Nikolaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377349978001208070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-17970669875846970302011-05-15T17:27:13.151-07:002011-05-15T17:27:13.151-07:00Fantastic news!
Great to see you guys staying on ...Fantastic news!<br /><br />Great to see you guys staying on top of things before they get out of hand.<br /><br />I never thought I'd see conversions in near-realtime again.<br /><br />I am very pleased to see this.<br /><br />I may be in the minority but I don't mind a lag of a few weeks to get cleared to premium (the sooner the better of course but no big deal) but I like to see my work on deck in the smashwords platform as soon as possible in case it needs tweaking and to see if it looks right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-73888499541044929252011-05-15T14:17:19.469-07:002011-05-15T14:17:19.469-07:00Thank you! That's awesome. I'm with those ...Thank you! That's awesome. I'm with those other guys wondering about the premium approvals, but I guess you'd need 4x the staff to get those up to a similar speed...Grace Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-24998669031021375612011-05-15T10:52:07.417-07:002011-05-15T10:52:07.417-07:00A quick save, Mark--nicely done.
What's Smash...A quick save, Mark--nicely done.<br /><br />What's Smashwords' current goal for turnaround on reviewing books for Premium Distribution? I've had a title waiting for 7 days and am probably not alone. <br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />SteveStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777006339312361462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-23625932236835072282011-05-15T10:48:52.073-07:002011-05-15T10:48:52.073-07:00Great news. How long before 'approvals' ar...Great news. How long before 'approvals' are speeded up?Gary Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283560376212654045noreply@blogger.com