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Old 05-18-2008, 10:23 AM   #10
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Michael, wow, that's some great thinking. I like that you're envisioning how Smashwords could become an ecosystem made up of multiple participants, each with their own opportunities to add value and gain from their participation. It fits with our plan.

Here's some of what we have planned (though albeit, not as sophisticated as your agent/broker/affiliate model): Our roadmap calls for the creation of a service provider section, where value-adders could advertise their services and then be subject to a reputation system driven by client reviews and ratings. We'll also do an affiliate program where anyone - could be an independent off-site blogger who loves ebooks or even the author of said words - can provide a link to the book page of Smashwords and receive a generous cut of any sale.

Thanks, I'm going to continue to noodle on this.

Mark
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