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Originally Posted by DocNoir
I tried Smashwords and didn't like the format. So for the new novel, I went to Amazon and BN.com directly. So there's an e-pub and a Kindle version, *and* I did not engage the DRM, so it can be reformatted. I figured that was the best way to make sure more people had a chance at it.
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DocNoir, it's good to see that you have both epub and Kindle versions, however I will point out that BN has pretty much zero international presence. So you may be missing a large audience who never look at BN either because it often won't sell to them, or they may never have heard of it. There will also be those that won't use BN because of their unique DRM - nookbooks won't work on other readers and unless they are willing to regularly go to the effort of checking compatibility, you may be missing out on another reader audience.
I want to stress that I am not trying to disparage anyone's efforts, I just want to point out that if you (generic), as an author, don't make it easy for a wide range of readers to access your work, then a lot just won't bother. It's a very competitive marketplace out there and if you want people to *pay* to read your books, don't make them jump through too many hoops to do so. Most of us won't.