Forum: General Discussions
09-06-2014, 11:41 PM
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Forum: General Discussions
08-30-2014, 09:20 AM
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Forum: Writers' Corner
08-29-2014, 10:16 PM
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Something else to consider and that some new...
Something else to consider and that some new authors using Bookbaby might run into - even though BB isn't reporting, they make all payments through Paypal. Paypal now (as of last year) reports...
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Forum: Writers' Corner
08-29-2014, 10:14 PM
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Thank you all for the many useful comments. ...
Thank you all for the many useful comments. Draft2Digital is interesting. It seems to me that Smashwords really has an eye toward becoming a publisher, similar to what Richard Curtis did with...
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Forum: General Discussions
08-29-2014, 10:08 PM
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I think what cromag and Chi want is the ideal...
I think what cromag and Chi want is the ideal situation for all books. But publishers still aren't allowing it. Requiring DRM is both a huge burden on the booksellers, but also on the end-user who...
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Forum: General Discussions
08-28-2014, 03:14 AM
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Forum: General Discussions
08-28-2014, 02:23 AM
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I have edited many New York Times bestselling...
I have edited many New York Times bestselling authors in my anthologies, and I've read more than my share of them, too. But to me, that tag is not necessarily a litmus test for quality. Maybe 10%...
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Forum: Writers' Corner
08-28-2014, 02:19 AM
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Thanks for the comment.
So just to be clear:...
Thanks for the comment.
So just to be clear:
When you download the book, it's free. No purchase price. Then it appears with a price in your library immediately, or down the road?
Assuming...
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Forum: Writers' Corner
08-28-2014, 12:53 AM
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Smashwords - What You Like and Don't Like
We're currently developing Ereading.com and our social networking site for readers, MyEreading.com. However, one of the next projects up for development is our publishing platform, which will be at...
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Forum: General Discussions
08-28-2014, 12:49 AM
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Forum: General Discussions
08-28-2014, 12:46 AM
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Forum: General Discussions
08-23-2014, 01:57 AM
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e-readers as loss-leaders
I personally believe that e-readers will continue to have a place in the reading eco-system for some time. For bookstores, however, I believe they will eventually be free or be positioned as...
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Forum: General Discussions
08-23-2014, 01:52 AM
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Forum: General Discussions
08-23-2014, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 63
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Update to this Thread...
I haven't been back on this thread in quite some time, but I wanted to take a moment to look in review everything that was posted.
After a VERY long slog, we have begun work on the production...
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Forum: General Discussions
01-23-2013, 05:11 AM
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When others try to influence what we can and...
When others try to influence what we can and cannot read, that is censorship. Period. If it affects Amazon's ability to sell its product, that is also a form of censorship, too. Amazon should...
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Forum: General Discussions
01-23-2013, 05:06 AM
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Wow, what a great question! I think it was A...
Wow, what a great question! I think it was A TALE OF TWO CITIES and I read it on a Palm Pilot around 2000? I started reading even more, though, when I got one of the first compact smartphones, the...
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Forum: General Discussions
01-23-2013, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 63
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Elfwreck:
Many, many of the things you've...
Elfwreck:
Many, many of the things you've requested are part of the eReading.com production website and even our app, PocketReader. Your detailed list is incredibly useful, though, as it gives us...
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Forum: General Discussions
01-23-2013, 04:54 AM
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Thanks to all of you for your input!
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Thanks to all of you for your input!
danskmacabre, thank you in particular for your detailed "wants". We greatly appreciate it!
Please understand that a bookstore's ability to fulfill a number...
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Forum: General Discussions
01-22-2013, 01:40 AM
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Forum: General Discussions
01-22-2013, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 63
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Hi, cromag,
Thanks for the input!
I'm...
Hi, cromag,
Thanks for the input!
I'm curious, do you feel a real need to have "instant-on" downloading like Whispersync, or would you be perpetually happy to download books only when you're...
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Forum: News
01-22-2013, 01:06 AM
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Forum: News
01-22-2013, 01:04 AM
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Well, you're making my point for me. I agree...
Well, you're making my point for me. I agree with a loss-leader strategy. That is not the same as gutting a writer's core inventory for free in order to drive sales in a steadily-declining format. ...
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Forum: News
01-22-2013, 12:37 AM
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Free eBooks - Follow-Up
Oh, and I forgot to add: I've said elsewhere that free books will continue to be used as loss-leaders by retailers and publishers. So I agree with you there. I've done the same thing. I'm an avid...
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Forum: News
01-22-2013, 12:30 AM
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Forum: News
01-21-2013, 10:19 PM
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