Comments on: Good news from Smashwords; new book, important author, DRM free

By: Chris Northern

Chris Northern — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:23:48 +0000

Just published Prison of Power on smashword – a long fantasy novel that, as a previously published writer, I believe deserves an audience. Let the market decide, I say. Why give publishers the power to decide what we can read?

There will be more – The Last King’s Amulet (only 109,000 words) is almost ready.

Now we have the problem of marketing. Any ideas anyone?

Chris Northern

By: Book Lover

Book Lover — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:12:30 +0000

I can’t work out whether I’m pleased or not that e-books are growing by the day… on the one hand I’m happy because it’s increasing the book market and accesibility for many people, on the other I’m disappointed cos I love a good paperback!

I really get the feeling we’re at a crux point for e-books and book sites like Smashwords and Book Army which are just beginning to establish themselves – time will tell whether they boom or bust!

By: Robin Whitman

Robin Whitman — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:18:10 +0000

That is wonderful news! for Smashwords, and for epublishing in general. It’s just not fair — and not feasible — for publishers and authors to relinquish 65% to Amazon for the privilege of appearing inside a Kindle. Smashwords — whose terms are thoroughly author-friendly — is the exactly kind of co-operative project that epublishers and authors need.

By: Court

Court — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:40:58 +0000

Hurrah! Onwards and upwards, I say. No stopping the tide, or so it seems to me.