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Originally Posted by avantman42
Smashwords require that all books mention Smashwords on the copyright page, with text like "Smashwords Edition" or "Published at Smashwords". So it's always possible to tell if a book has been distributed by Smashwords. |
...after you check out the ebook. Which is fine.
I was thinking in terms of pre-checkout: listing them separately, ghettoizing the indies. If indies are to give libraries leverage against the...unfriendly...terms of the BPH titles, they need to be comingled in the catalog. Let them know they have competition for the library dollar and the patron's attention.