How to format an ebook how do i format my book for smashwords. For faster answers, check these links before you email us authors publishers. You can use the same cover, book description and manuscript. Smashwords makes it fast, free and easy to publish and distribute your ebook to the worlds largest ebook retailers and. Jul 23, 2012 home alli blog is bookbaby or smashwords best for selfpublishers. Smashwords authors goodreads share book recommendations. In order for smashwords to distribute your book, it must be available in the smashwords store. Jun 06, 2014 if youre feeling lucky, give this one a try. But formatting a book and submitting it to all the different platforms can be tedious work. So, if youre ready to publish everywhere that is not amazon, im ready to show you how. How to publish your book through smashwords click here to get great self publishing content via email. The smart author podcast guides writers stepbystep from the very basics of ebook publishing to more advanced topics. I decided that i needed to offer the book in print so i went to createspace to self publish my book in print. How to format your manuscript for publication via smashwords.
There are no such extra fees to publish in other formats. This is the format that most e book marketplaces and ereaders use and it can be a much simpler way to get the job done if you. If you wrote your book in the later versions of microsoft word, then you must read the smashwords style guide by mark coker the founder and president of smashwords. There is more to being an author than writing, publishing, and selling a book. Dec 05, 2015 kindle direct publishing and smashwords direct are two parts of a threepronged approach to indie publishing. Here are some of the pros and cons of publishing an ebook with smashwords. Smashwords today unveiled smashwords presales, a new book launch tool that will thrill your readers. It is a strong option for distribution premium catalog if you have completed and formatted files interior and cover.
Oct 10, 2018 however, a simpler way to quickly publish an e book is to use a free online e book creation tool like reedsy. Dec 16, 2017 the only exception to this rule is this. Would you like a simple smashwords formatting tutorial. How to selfpublish your book and upload to online publishers such as smashwords, lulu, kdp amazon and through reedsy. Does it cost money to publish and distribute on smashwords.
Mastering the art of financial literary success is something that can take years. While on seo, you will have a link on your smashwords publisher s. Then, today youll want to check out my smashwords tutorial so you meet the rather. Part 2 how to publish your ebooks with smashwords how to. This tool and resource will shorten your learning curve so you can start making money with your book and literary business now. Aug 27, 2017 do you want to know how to publish on smashwords. Smashwords also accepts direct uploads of professionally designed epub files.
Smashwords how to publish an ebook with smashwords ebooks. I highly recommend cokers smashwords style guide as an essential tool for formatting your ebook. However, if you use smashwords to distribute your content to amazon, you will lose a portion of your royalties to pay for the middle man. Feel free to ask questions, give comments and post your recent books. Smashwords has stated that its merely a matter of time before amazon updates their kdp platform so that it can accept smashwords titles, like so many of its competitors. Smashwords authors and publishers can launch audiobook production today by visiting their smashwords dashboard or going direct to s.
All this week on the alliance blog, we are featuring personal experience and opinion pieces from our members, on the various ebook and pbook distribution options open to. The author of the book will change from your publishing company or agency to. Jun 20, 20 smashwords only distributes the epub format of your book to different sellers but makes available other formats for the different ereaders, on their site. Selfpublishing on kdp select, smashwords and draft2digital. Readers can pay whatever they think your book is worth. The story hasnt but there were lots of edits and rewriting that has. Reputation smashwords is the worlds largest and most trusted indie ebook distributor. From your smashwords dashboard, go to the channel manager, and change your distribution settings on each published book. If youre not yet publishing with smashwords, visit our how to publish and distribute ebooks with smashwords page to learn out our free book publishing and distribution services.
Thankfully, this is where book distribution services like smashwords, draft2digital, and publishdrive step in. You have to learn by practicing as you struggle to publish your books. The 7 most popular platforms to selfpublish your ebook. Smashwords is the world largest distributor of self published ebooks, having published more than 360,000. In my experience, libraries are often the slowest to delist books. Pros the moment your book is ready and formatted according to the smashwords formatting guide, you can upload your word file and let the world read it. Because the relationship is nonexclusive, you can publish and distribute via other services, if you wish. In reedsy, you can write and format your e book easily and save it as a smashwords ready epub e book file. Weve taken all the great aspects of nook press and created one unified experience to make publishing your print or ebook as seamless as possible. Daily sales reports consolidated sales reporting and tax accounting. Unless you just want your book to sit on your hard drive or print it out to share with a few friends, you have two main choices. How to publish an ebook smashwords wealthy affiliate.
Join over 140,000 authors and small independent presses that publish and distribute with smashwords. In many ways, smashwords falls between different stools. Books are published on smashwords almost immediately, assuming you formatted them correctly hang on, well get to formatting. Smashwords is the world largest distributor of self published ebooks. With a single upload to smashwords, your book can be listed for sale at multiple major. Mathewson explains how to write, publish and get your book into readers hands with simple, easy to follow instructions. In the process, i hired an editor and much of the book has changed. So you want to publish your ebook but dont know where to start. If you change a smashwords book like fixing a typo the change takes effect immediately but again, the premium distribution will. As long as you have removed your titles from kdp select, you are free to publish and sell your books anywhere you choose to do so. There is not enough room in the image above to show all of the distributors. If your book is formatted correctly and passes the amazon publishing process then chances are that it will also pass the smashwords meatgrinder. Use this section to set the price you want for your book.
These platforms will take your book and distribute it to a list of publishing retailers, control the analytics, collect. Smashwords how to publish an ebook with smashwords. If youve already published books at smashwords on behalf of your authors. This post will expand on how to selfpublish completely on your own. Smashwords allows you to publish your book in any format epub, ipad, nook, mobi etc to use on any reader even the kindle. The smashwords ebookpublishing service transforms words doc files into the epub, mobi, and other ebook formats, but only if. Youll also find a glossary of ebook publishing terms. Smashwords was created by an author mark coker to make it fast, free and easy for any writer, anywhere in the world, to publish an ebook click here to read the profile on smashwords in forbes magazine. How to upload your manuscript for publication via smashwords. About smashwords publisher documentation smashwords. Smashwords style guide how to format your ebook smashwords.
Make smashwords your greatest sales tool, your finest book distributor, a friend who works 247 to get your book into as many hands as possible. When you publish with smashwords, you grant smashwords a nonexclusive right to publish, promote and distribute your book, as well as samples of your book. Smashwords will suit some authors looking at releasing an e book. Smashwords takes your book and formats it to work at all locations possible. This book is available as a free download book just like some of my books. My childrens chapter book has been on smashwords for a while. The moment you upload your ebook to smashwords, youll see the option to launch audiobook production. Using a combination of two services, smashwords and amazon kindle direct publishing happens to be one of the easiest, cheapest and fastest ways to get your e book up for sale online, plus it gets your book into the most markets. Keep in mind, if you use this option, barnes and noble wont publish your book if you submit it through smashwords. I am about to publish my 3rd novel on smashwords and use the style guide every single time, because it assures me that i wont be leaving anything out.
How to publish ebooks on smashwords dale cameron lowry, author. About smashwords how to publish ipad ebooks smashwords. Nov 16, 2009 paper books are simply too expensive for most of the world. Selfpublish by hiring a service company to basically act as your publisher. Id been scared and very hesitant about publishing on smashwords for several reasons the tl. You and smashwords become great friends with self publish with smashwords. For others, and for some of the reasons touched on above, they may be put off. Smashwords and draft2digital will both assign a new free isbn when you publish with either. It was founded by the author mark coker and launched. You will get your book and author name indexed on search engines by publishing your ebook. Publish your ebook with smashwords sallyhanans blog. Sep 16, 2011 how to publish via e book only or e book first.
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