Smashwords alternatives
Smashwords is the world's largest distributor of indie ebooks. We make it fast, free and easy for any author or publisher, anywhere in the world, to publish and distribute ebooks to the major retailers. We provide free tools for marketing, distribution, metadata management and sales reporting. At Smashwords, our authors and publishers have complete control over the sampling, pricing and marketing of their written works. The best Smashwords alternatives are: Kindle Direct Publishing, Lulu, Kobo Writing Life
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2022. Self-Publishing service Draft2Digital to acquire competitor Smashwords

In the grand and occasionally bewildering universe of self-publishing, where words float about looking for a proper place to land, Draft2Digital, a dazzling trailblazer in the realm of ebook creation, has decided to acquire its erstwhile rival, Smashwords. This cosmic alignment of publishing forces promises to bestow wondrous benefits upon the authors of both systems. Draft2Digital’s scribes will gain access to the Smashwords Store and a cache of glittering treasures like Smashwords Coupons, Author Interviews, and the much-whispered-about, almost magical, Smashwords Presales tool, perfect for those nail-biting book launches. Meanwhile, Smashwords’ loyal denizens can revel in new tools of publishing wizardry, including D2D Print, a print-on-demand marvel, and a host of time-saving gadgets like automated end-matter and improved metadata management (for when your book desperately needs to be found by someone who isn’t your mum). Libraries, retailers, and readers everywhere can expect a bonanza of improved discoverability and shiny new books to devour, while the Smashwords Store itself will see upgrades that’ll make browsing an experience as delightful as finding a towel in a moment of galactic peril.
2015. Smashwords allows authors to offer preorders without final ebook files

Popular self-publishing platform Smashwords now allows authors to start offering preorders for their titles up to one year before uploading the final assets—a completed manuscript and cover image—to its system. Smashwords has provided preorder capabilities for over two years, but until now only for titles with finalized files. Smashwords reports that 67% of its top 200 best-selling titles began as preorders on the platform, yet less than a tenth of Smashwords’s more than 100,000 authors and indie publishers utilize preorders, mainly because the final files were not available until shortly before the titles were ready for sale. The change aims to help more Smashwords users start generating revenue from their titles sooner. The company describes the new feature as the most ambitious feature ever.
2014. Smashwords partners with Overdrive to bring more self-published books to libraries

Self-published ebook platform Smashwords has expanded to additional libraries through a deal with Overdrive, the country’s largest digital library distributor. Through this collaboration, Overdrive library clients — the company partners with about 28,000 libraries and schools worldwide — will be able to acquire approximately 200,000 ebooks by 88,000 Smashwords authors and lend them to their patrons. Since so many libraries work with Overdrive and because Overdrive supports Kindle e-readers while its competitors do not, this partnership has the potential to introduce Smashwords authors’ titles to a broader audience globally.
2022. Self-Publishing service Draft2Digital to acquire competitor Smashwords

In the grand and occasionally bewildering universe of self-publishing, where words float about looking for a proper place to land, Draft2Digital, a dazzling trailblazer in the realm of ebook creation, has decided to acquire its erstwhile rival, Smashwords. This cosmic alignment of publishing forces promises to bestow wondrous benefits upon the authors of both systems. Draft2Digital’s scribes will gain access to the Smashwords Store and a cache of glittering treasures like Smashwords Coupons, Author Interviews, and the much-whispered-about, almost magical, Smashwords Presales tool, perfect for those nail-biting book launches. Meanwhile, Smashwords’ loyal denizens can revel in new tools of publishing wizardry, including D2D Print, a print-on-demand marvel, and a host of time-saving gadgets like automated end-matter and improved metadata management (for when your book desperately needs to be found by someone who isn’t your mum). Libraries, retailers, and readers everywhere can expect a bonanza of improved discoverability and shiny new books to devour, while the Smashwords Store itself will see upgrades that’ll make browsing an experience as delightful as finding a towel in a moment of galactic peril.
2015. Smashwords allows authors to offer preorders without final ebook files

Popular self-publishing platform Smashwords now allows authors to start offering preorders for their titles up to one year before uploading the final assets—a completed manuscript and cover image—to its system. Smashwords has provided preorder capabilities for over two years, but until now only for titles with finalized files. Smashwords reports that 67% of its top 200 best-selling titles began as preorders on the platform, yet less than a tenth of Smashwords’s more than 100,000 authors and indie publishers utilize preorders, mainly because the final files were not available until shortly before the titles were ready for sale. The change aims to help more Smashwords users start generating revenue from their titles sooner. The company describes the new feature as the most ambitious feature ever.
2014. Smashwords partners with Overdrive to bring more self-published books to libraries

Self-published ebook platform Smashwords has expanded to additional libraries through a deal with Overdrive, the country’s largest digital library distributor. Through this collaboration, Overdrive library clients — the company partners with about 28,000 libraries and schools worldwide — will be able to acquire approximately 200,000 ebooks by 88,000 Smashwords authors and lend them to their patrons. Since so many libraries work with Overdrive and because Overdrive supports Kindle e-readers while its competitors do not, this partnership has the potential to introduce Smashwords authors’ titles to a broader audience globally.
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