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Originally Posted by DreamWriter
I couldn't agree more—if that ePub file is done correctly. But, I think Elfwreck has a valid point:
From what I've seen, they have enough of a challenge just getting MS Word files submitted correctly. Allowing ePub submissions would probably greatly increase their workload for the reason mentioned by Elfwreck.
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There's no reason SW cannot keep accepting MS Word like they do now or ePub. So the person submitting has the choice. And as long as it's noted which form of upload it was, the customer would then have a choice. I know I'd buy more from SW if I saw that books I was interested in weren't meatground.
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I certainly would like to see better quality and more consistent formatting of e-books, but I think that Mark Coker has done an excellent job in creating Smashwords. I suppose he had to consider how most authors write their books (with MS Word) when he originally set things up. There are probably only a small percentage of authors who could create a properly formatted ePub or .mobi for submission. It'd be nice to at least have that option, but sometimes you can't cater to the minority in business.
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Yes, Mark has done a good job. But it's time to move forward. And moving forward is allowing authors to upload an already created eBook. Sure, it means the author's learning how to create ePub, but once they dom it will be better for them and better for the readers. We could have things like drop caps, embedded fonts, neat code, and whatever else can't be done via Word.