tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post7443995030355442538..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: iBooks Launches Worldwide Book Bundles Promotion, Features 41 Smashwords Box Sets and over 200 authorsDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-88480984656847045042014-09-21T09:53:44.448-07:002014-09-21T09:53:44.448-07:001626Great news! Congratulations!!
May our sales s...1626Great news! Congratulations!! <br />May our sales soar! <br /><br />Hugs,<br />janJan Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679611675597604647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-70564246625063406342014-09-19T19:47:44.057-07:002014-09-19T19:47:44.057-07:00DOH!! Yeah, our team lead and organizer just told ...DOH!! Yeah, our team lead and organizer just told us it was with iTunes directly. Sorry about that!!Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-65641127706245241292014-09-19T17:00:11.233-07:002014-09-19T17:00:11.233-07:00Hi Arial and Skye, that box set at iBooks isn'...Hi Arial and Skye, that box set at iBooks isn't from Smashwords, but congrats nevertheless! I see the Smashwords version is at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/474722 but it's not in the Premium Catalog because it's not ready for distribution. It has a pseudo-3D cover and the author names aren't linked in the metadata.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-18925132138531283392014-09-19T16:41:01.875-07:002014-09-19T16:41:01.875-07:00Our set of authors were part of the first ones to ...Our set of authors were part of the first ones to participate in the Apple promotion--so sorry Mark accidentally left us off the list--most of us are already NYTimes and USA Today Best Selling authors--and I always appreciate my quarterly royalties from Smashwords! HIGHLAND SHIFTERS is also part of the promo:<br />https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/highland-shifters-paranormal/id918124875?mt=11ProfessorFatologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662682337380235594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-57288171963084381242014-09-19T14:11:38.140-07:002014-09-19T14:11:38.140-07:00OOPS!! Looks like you missed our set, Mark. HIGHLA...OOPS!! Looks like you missed our set, Mark. HIGHLAND SHIFTERS is also part of the promo:<br />https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/highland-shifters-paranormal/id918124875?mt=11<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Arial BurnzArial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-35257667577310211772014-09-19T12:42:35.896-07:002014-09-19T12:42:35.896-07:00Thanks for your comments everyone, and a big thank...Thanks for your comments everyone, and a big thanks to iBooks for running this great promotion.<br /><br />@Adnan - I think it speaks to the importance of authors partnering with fellow authors. Authors can do more working in partnership with fellow authors than working alone. A number of the invited authors wanted to participate but bowed out because they didn't have relationships with fellow authors in their genre. On the subject of a subscription service at iBooks, I don't have any knowledge of such a thing but they have gotten into subscriptions in a big way with music, so a move into ebook subscriptions wouldn't be such a stretch.<br /><br />@LauraLynnElliott - I see that's not the Smashwords version, but congrats nevertheless!<br /><br />@Inkling - If Apple told you you can't combined both fixed and reflowable in the same book, then I'd go with that and not try to create a combo version. We're not doing anything with fixed format at present. Not seeing a lot of demand for it but go ahead an email me a sample if you want me to look more closely. mc@...<br /><br />@kelly, usually when iBooks tries something once and it's a success, they do it again. I think it definitely plays to every indie author's advantage to orchestrate a box set set per the advice in my prior box set post because once the box set is out there, not only help you reach more readers but it will also make you a contender when iBooks or some other retailer is looking to do another box set promotion. Box sets are a tool, just a series linkage via Series Manager is a tool, and preorders are a tool. By taking advantage of these tools, the author opens up new possibilities for increased virtual shelf space at the retailers.<br />Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-30185750544812541282014-09-19T11:56:18.641-07:002014-09-19T11:56:18.641-07:00Thanks a gazillion to Mark and the guys at Apple f...Thanks a gazillion to Mark and the guys at Apple for including 'When Darkness Falls'. We're SO excited to be included in the feature. Shalini Bolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167146743839968458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-53816194345393068972014-09-19T11:11:04.518-07:002014-09-19T11:11:04.518-07:00That's cool. I hope we are able to put stuff l...That's cool. I hope we are able to put stuff like that together again. Really happy for the authors that got in. Hope I get to someday!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835686559270392814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-71437776790345359492014-09-19T09:05:06.780-07:002014-09-19T09:05:06.780-07:00Congratulations Indie's. Smashwords just keeps...Congratulations Indie's. Smashwords just keeps opening doors for all independent authors. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174582390578412611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-63462993719836871722014-09-19T08:12:38.317-07:002014-09-19T08:12:38.317-07:00A big thanks to everyone there at Smashwords and t...A big thanks to everyone there at Smashwords and the great people at iBooks for making this possible! All four of us in the Touched By Love bundle were thrilled to be able to participate!Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430344862291576599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-15216754104533884342014-09-19T07:54:10.743-07:002014-09-19T07:54:10.743-07:00Sounds marvelous. Unless an author can churn out a...Sounds marvelous. Unless an author can churn out a book a month, he's not competing with other authors in his genre. His problem is that he's unknown and thus unread. Bundles will help fix that.<br /><br />SOME QUESTIONS:<br /><br />A couple of months ago I queried Apple about a problem. With the latest upgrade to InDesign, it's now easy for authors to publish an ebook in both reflowable epub (for iPhones) and fixed-layout epub (for iPads). The latter will look precisely like the print edition.<br /><br />Apple said at the time that the two formats would have to be sold separately, which means customers would be stuck with two purchases for one content. Even the books would only be loosely linked as part of a series.<br /><br />Q1. Can bundling be used to release the two formats of the same title as a single purchase?<br /><br />Q2. To release fixed-format epubs, authors must go directly to the retailer. Any chance that Smashwords will become a pass-through distributor, distributing both epubs created by authors to willing retailers? <br /><br />Apple, Nook, and Kobo either have or will so have the ability to display fixed-format epub. It'd be great if Smashwords could handle that distribution, including bundling the two formats together.<br />Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272203500649628022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-16073974265345095942014-09-19T07:49:31.111-07:002014-09-19T07:49:31.111-07:00It looks like our box set, Paranormally Yours, is ...It looks like our box set, Paranormally Yours, is also included as a best seller on the Apple page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-75544938482083417912014-09-19T05:12:10.073-07:002014-09-19T05:12:10.073-07:00Had no idea certain folk were being invited to cre...Had no idea certain folk were being invited to create box sets. I'm definitely envious :-)<br /><br />Re "Apple's ambition to become the #1 global seller of ebooks" -<br /><br />That will be a good thing to see develop. The key, I believe, will be a non-exclusive subscription service.adanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710750989853277203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-55851084943185890652014-09-19T04:45:16.972-07:002014-09-19T04:45:16.972-07:00Excited to be a part of this and looking forward t...Excited to be a part of this and looking forward to checking out boxed sets from fellow Smashwords authors! Good luck everyone. :)Sarah Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208949295042865221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-62879042580297301282014-09-19T00:39:59.152-07:002014-09-19T00:39:59.152-07:00I'm so chuffed to be included! I hope everyone...I'm so chuffed to be included! I hope everyone makes lots of extra sales.Vanessa Finaughtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901993139346533822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-26115722609840888192014-09-18T19:53:22.315-07:002014-09-18T19:53:22.315-07:00Woohoo! The promo is live and looking great! Tha...Woohoo! The promo is live and looking great! Thanks for including me in this!<br /><br />Smashwords rocks!!<br /><br />J.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986965073806418039noreply@blogger.com