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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
I heard it usually only takes weeks for Amazon to price match if you go free in Apple (not so much Kobo). Is this not the case?
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The amount of time it takes is not predictable. Some have had theirs done in days, others months. Mine was free in Apple, Kobo, B&N, Diesel, Sony, Bookie Jar, Smashwords, Google, and OBooko for 1/2 year before it went free on Amazon. It has been free ever since. Using the "make it free" thread on kboards helps I am told.
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
In regards to why not use Smashwords? Will Smashwords publish my epub without tampering with it, or putting it through its "meat grinder"? I don't know. What's better about Smashwords (than D2D)? I've heard not the greatest things about its style guide, the quality of the books it puts out. And, regarding the wanting to price match with Amazon at "free," will Smashwords facilitate that process any faster than D2D? (I've heard D2D is as fast as they get.)
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If you send an EPUB they do not mess with it. They check it to make sure it meets their quality standards, and tell you to fix it if it does not. If you send in a DOC to ANY of the services (D2D, Amazon, Smashwords, etc) it will go through their version of a "meatgrinder."
Smashwords can get you into more places then D2D currently. I have not used D2D, but I suspect they are an up and coming competitor for Smashwords which hopefully will make Smash better. ( I have looked at them and read threads about them, so know a little that way)
The ONLY complaint I have with Smash is they are slow. Slow to push books out, slow push out updates, slow to respond to customer service requests, and slow to report sales and royalties.
Personally I push directly to: Amazon, Kobo, B&N and Smash currently. You need a Mac, or use Macincloud, to push to Apple and I have been told it is very much annoying. I have a Mac, but I have not tried yet. I let Smashwords deal with it.