Speaking of nightmare disruptions for the old guard, there is this little milestone:
http://blog.smashwords.com/2012/07/m...s-hit-new.html
Four of the NYT Top 25 Fiction "Bestsellers", this particular week, come from SMASHWORDS.
I suspect the folks at penguin won't be too pleased.
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/07/20...se-at-penguin/