tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post856760348520123366..comments2024-03-25T21:30:28.970-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: Smashwords Adds Longer Book DescriptionsDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-13929613019563809412016-08-26T06:18:31.139-07:002016-08-26T06:18:31.139-07:00Can we use limited HTML tags in our book descripti...Can we use limited HTML tags in our book descriptions, such as those allowed here on the blog and at sites like CreateSpace? I notice that paragraph breaks don't show up at the online retailers.Kathy Steinemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615116886728982644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-25219921365868577512011-02-20T16:44:33.017-08:002011-02-20T16:44:33.017-08:00I'm looking forward to adding my horse books a...I'm looking forward to adding my horse books and teen mysteries to Smashwords!Sharon Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662026762827702307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-26736315664217303382011-02-14T11:33:58.431-08:002011-02-14T11:33:58.431-08:00The light at the end of the tunnel is an on-coming...The light at the end of the tunnel is an on-coming Smashwords account. Thanks Mark for welcoming me aboard. The long wait for Smashwords to blossom is over. Now I see the results - bravo. As an indie-author I relish my $20 here $20 there. Hey, but my overhead is zero.<br /><br />John Wolf - JohnWolfBooks.comJohn Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651408544362037605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-29341269888619668442011-01-19T16:12:26.497-08:002011-01-19T16:12:26.497-08:00What you're doing is amazing. Looking forward ...What you're doing is amazing. Looking forward to working with you in the future.<br />Gregory PatrickGregory Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371853987093607640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-58288642644585259022011-01-17T02:43:16.009-08:002011-01-17T02:43:16.009-08:00Thank you for all your hard work Mark! We apprecia...Thank you for all your hard work Mark! We appreciate all your hard work to turn Smashwords.com into the best distro and pub site for ebooks!W. A. Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606812592458219778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-78169059538508519972011-01-17T02:42:34.233-08:002011-01-17T02:42:34.233-08:00Thank you for all your hard work Mark. We do appre...Thank you for all your hard work Mark. We do appreciate all you guys do for us and it does not go unnoticed!W. A. Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606812592458219778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-42183607269640484402011-01-17T02:41:48.149-08:002011-01-17T02:41:48.149-08:00Thank you for this Mark! We do appreciate all you ...Thank you for this Mark! We do appreciate all you do for us to boost sales and make this the best distro site and publisher ever! Keep up the good work!W. A. Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606812592458219778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-89502350123990714152011-01-16T12:29:58.775-08:002011-01-16T12:29:58.775-08:00Great information, Mark. I'll work on my descr...Great information, Mark. I'll work on my descriptions.<br />On another point, I want to let you know about my new blog, dedicated to posting reviews for Smashword eBooks. I've started with my own, but I'll be reviewing others as I move along with it. And yes, I have links to the eBooks enrolled in the Affiliate program.<br />Find my blog at: http://crescentsunspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/01/exciting-vampire-series.html?zx=ccde65e28c186865Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464514963488016673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-71479428550207518662011-01-15T04:36:23.237-08:002011-01-15T04:36:23.237-08:00Thank you, Mark. Those one-page synopses for Liter...Thank you, Mark. Those one-page synopses for Literary Agents of Renown will be unearthed and sent forth.<br /><br />"Brevity is the soul of lingerie." ~Dorothy ParkerStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777006339312361462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-60228094909696038582011-01-15T02:20:37.979-08:002011-01-15T02:20:37.979-08:00Great news, Mark. Thank you!
I will pass on the a...Great news, Mark. Thank you!<br /><br />I will pass on the announcement.Peter Salisburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822099721305355387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-21634224916417360582011-01-14T18:18:55.150-08:002011-01-14T18:18:55.150-08:00Mark, thanks for the response. I'll keep my ey...Mark, thanks for the response. I'll keep my eyes and ears open. And hope for the best.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61114511555335710232011-01-14T18:16:14.879-08:002011-01-14T18:16:14.879-08:00Ty: One word for Google: Perplexing
Let's jus...Ty: One word for Google: Perplexing<br /><br />Let's just say Apple, B&N, Sony, Kobo, Diesel and Amazon are showing much more love and respect for indies. Beyond that, I'll bite my tongue for now.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-21421015501590113852011-01-14T17:45:18.915-08:002011-01-14T17:45:18.915-08:00Good news, Mark! This is an excellent change and w...Good news, Mark! This is an excellent change and will allow the descriptions at Smashwords to match the back-cover copy and Amazon descriptions. Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-8645327182602321032011-01-14T17:41:53.746-08:002011-01-14T17:41:53.746-08:00The changes keep coming (almost entirely for the b...The changes keep coming (almost entirely for the better, I'll add), but while I'm thinking of it ... Mark, any updates soon on Google Editions? Or is that still in the negotiations stage?Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-49250473865324390532011-01-14T10:11:25.538-08:002011-01-14T10:11:25.538-08:00This is fantastic news, Mark. What a timesaver thi...This is fantastic news, Mark. What a timesaver this will be for me moving forward, not having to condense the blurbs for my books. <br /><br />I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend. :-)<br /><br />--Jaye ValentineJaye Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515430893010588287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-28700893043307557122011-01-14T09:52:58.099-08:002011-01-14T09:52:58.099-08:00Great news! Will update my descriptions today! Tha...Great news! Will update my descriptions today! Thank you for continuing to improve the Smashwords experience, Mark.<br /><br />Kyle Bell<br />http://smashwords.com/profile/view/kylebellKyle W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881702391569279200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-7170189689548786622011-01-14T08:34:53.357-08:002011-01-14T08:34:53.357-08:00A Thrill a Day
by Janice Daugharty
I've been ...A Thrill a Day<br />by Janice Daugharty<br /><br />I've been self-publishing ebooks to Smashwords for almost a year now and everyday I get a thrill when I log on to check sales. That's 325 thrills in 2010 that I wouldn't have had if I'd kept waiting for another print novel to come out. Besides, books don't bring in that much in royalties. I thank Mark Coker for giving me the opportunity to publish more than 70 ebooks moldering away in my computer files and for all the help he's given with each. Hey, Mark, thanks also for allowing more space for description. Less isn't more, in this case, in spite of what we've been told. Janice Daugharty<br /><br />http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/codaddyJanice Daughartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806608360281122998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-35308795932122821532011-01-14T07:05:49.316-08:002011-01-14T07:05:49.316-08:00Thanks for this, Mark!
4,000 characters is very g...Thanks for this, Mark! <br />4,000 characters is very good news, indeed!<br /><br />I noticed the bio when I was checking my Barnes and Noble listings in the last couple of days, and it was a pleasant surprise. Of course, I've also noticed one of my titles, <b><i>"Playing the Baseball Card"</i></b> well into the top 1/2 of 1% sales rank at B&N. Of course, it helped that I recently got a very nice totally unsolicited review calling my it a <b><i>"great book"</i></b> and <b><i>"very inspiring."</i></b> Can you hear me cheering in the background?<br /><br />I will now proceed to do my useful and important homework to add the longer book descriptions.<br /> <br />And now, finally, lest I sound a little ungrateful, I hope that I will soon get a surprise telling me that I'll get my books on <b>Amazon</b>.<br /><br /><i><b>Wil</b></i>Wilson Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159372304872302551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-53303777892313570952011-01-13T23:31:42.717-08:002011-01-13T23:31:42.717-08:00My first book has been up for 24 hours and already...My first book has been up for 24 hours and already there is an enhancement to the service? Wow.clasqmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812785541545674276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-30692871886225663722011-01-13T20:25:16.836-08:002011-01-13T20:25:16.836-08:00And done!
Wayne Watson
Meddler in Time
https://ww...And done!<br /><br />Wayne Watson<br />Meddler in Time<br />https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wwfeatherstonOswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-52618230808342500782011-01-13T20:16:42.326-08:002011-01-13T20:16:42.326-08:00This is fantastic. Thanks, Mark and crew, for addi...This is fantastic. Thanks, Mark and crew, for adding further benefit to using Smashwords for publishing.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-14887307932670885462011-01-13T19:08:43.578-08:002011-01-13T19:08:43.578-08:00Great- I had to cut my original description down t...Great- I had to cut my original description down to an ADD version. Excellent news, Mark!Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-17356534640785603112011-01-13T18:09:32.250-08:002011-01-13T18:09:32.250-08:00Really happy to see this.
Thanks for adding this ...Really happy to see this.<br /><br />Thanks for adding this feature.A.P. Fuchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209734272369208196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61796790501258148682011-01-13T17:48:46.509-08:002011-01-13T17:48:46.509-08:00Fantastic! Thank you so much for this.Fantastic! Thank you so much for this.K.C. Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084745163332121642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-88918177862240710642011-01-13T17:35:13.068-08:002011-01-13T17:35:13.068-08:00I've been looking forward to this for some tim...I've been looking forward to this for some time. Thanks, Mark, et al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com