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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Smashwords Publishes 20,000th Indie Ebook

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Smashwords author Charlene Bays Rothenberger yesterday published the 20,000th book at Smashwords at 8:23pm Pacific time. Two months ago we ...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Seven Secrets to Ebook Publishing Failure

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On October 2 in New York, I'm giving a talk at the Self Publishing Expo Conference titled, " The Seven Secrets to Ebook Publishing ...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

New Smashwords Style Guide & Meatgrinder Blades Take Smashwords Ebooks to New Level

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I released a new revision to the Smashwords Style Guide that makes it easier to produce, publish and distribute a great-looking multi-forma...
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Author David Robinson Essay on Virtues of Indie Ebook Publishing

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Several weeks ago, Greg McQueen released a 100 Stories for Haiti Podcast focused on ebooks, offering an insightful and well-balanced look a...
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Smashwords and Diesel Partner to Expand Ebook Distribution Opportunities for Indie Authors and Publishers

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Smashwords today announced a two-part ebook distribution partnership with the Diesel eBook Store , a leading independent ebook retailer. The...
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Monday, August 2, 2010

Joy Berry, Erotica Author Who Knows Kids?

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Q: What right does one author have to stake sole claim on an author name? A: Quite a lot, if you have the funds to hire a lawyer to intimi...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

How Indie Ebooks will Transform the Future of Book Publishing

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On July 9 in New York I gave a presentation to a group of students participating in NYU's Summer Publishing Institute . The topic was ho...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Smashwords Publishes 15,000th Indie Ebook

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Smashwords announced an important milestone today. Late Sunday evening, an indie author published the 15,000th title at Smashwords. We'...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Smashwords Launches Second Annual July Summer/Winter Sale

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It's July 1, which means it's summer in the Northern hemisphere and winter in the Southern hemisphere. It also means it's time f...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Smashwords Partners with Wattpad to Create New Publishing Opportunities for Indie Authors

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In a joint press release issued today, Smashwords and Wattpad announced a partnership that will open up new publishing opportunities for th...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Are Serialized Ebooks a Bad Idea?

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Charles Dickens didn't invent serialized novels, but he's certainly one of the best known authors to use the serial approach. Wherea...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

Are Copyright Statements Copyrightable?

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Ironic. Has the Smashwords License Statement, a unique creation of yours truly, been pirated? Should a copyright statement have copyright...
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