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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Examining the Business Model of Ebook Subscription Services (Part I)

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This is the first installment of a two-part series in which I explore the business models and potential impact of ebook subscription s...
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How Ebook Subscription Services May Redefine the Value of Books (Part II)

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In part one of this two-part series, I examined business models of the all-you-read ebook subscription services.  Here in part two, I’ll ...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Apple iBooks Promotes GJ Walker-Smith's Saving Wishes as Book of the Week

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Congratulations to Smashwords author G.J. Walker-Smith. Apple today named G.J.'s free series starter, Saving Wishes , their Book of...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Smashwords Ebook Publishing Workshops on Youtube

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I've posted a series of five ebook publishing workshops at Youtube.  Each is embedded below. Whether you're considering publishing...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

New Smashwords Series Manager Improves Book Discovery

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Smashwords today released a powerful new tool called Series Manager that makes series books more discoverable. Series Manager allows se...
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Smashwords Signs Distribution Agreement with Oyster

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Smashwords today announced a distribution agreement with Oyster, a new and innovative ebook subscription service.  Oyster offers consumers...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Smashwords Publishes 250,000th Book

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An indie author today released the 250,000th book on Smashwords. In the last 30 days, over 9,000 books were released at Smashwords.  In ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Smashwords Distributes Ebooks to Flipkart.com, India's Largest Online Bookseller

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India, here we come! Smashwords today announced a distribution agreement with Flipkart.com, India’s largest online marketplace and books...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Apple iBooks Refreshes Breakout Books Feature, Smashwords Authors Hitting Bestseller Lists

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Today is a banner day for Smashwords authors at Apple. Apple's US store today launched a refreshed and updated Breakout Books featur...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Smashwords Interviews Helps Readers Learn the Story Behind the Author

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Smashwords today introduced Smashwords Interviews , a new author marketing tool that helps readers learn the story behind the author. S...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Smashwords Authors Top Charts at Apple with Preorders

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A couple weeks ago, we announced preorder distribution to Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.  Today, we see a first-hand example of how ...
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Smashwords Commences Daily Shipments to Barnes & Noble

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Starting this past Monday, Barnes & Noble became the third major Smashwords retailer to begin accepting daily deliveries of books and ...
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