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Quoth · 07-22-2022, 07:45 AM

There are no "hoops". We upload the exact same cover, metadata and epub to Amazon, Google and Smashwords (now part of D2D). D2D customers are to get all Smashwords features and when that's working all D2D and Smashwords account will be unified/migrated.
Smashwords redistributes to Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple and others.

We also upload a "dual mobi" for Kindles to Smashwords (not redistributed).

We sell nearly as many on Smashwords as Amazon. Some via Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo etc.

Note Android can use Kindle App, Kobo App, a wide variety of epub apps. We've never sold any via Google Play Store Books, but like Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Amazon, etc it costs nothing.

Maybe more than half of eBooks are read on iOS and Android. Apple doesn't have a great share and Google seems miniscule, despite Playstore popularity and Worldwide about 80% is Android, more if you leave out USA, where Apple is similar iOS to Android share.

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,145 Karma: 105212035 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	There are no "hoops". We upload the exact same cover, metadata and epub to Amazon, Google and Smashwords (now part of D2D). D2D customers are to get all Smashwords features and when that's working all D2D and Smashwords account will be unified/migrated. Smashwords redistributes to Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple and others. We also upload a "dual mobi" for Kindles to Smashwords (not redistributed). We sell nearly as many on Smashwords as Amazon. Some via Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo etc. Note Android can use Kindle App, Kobo App, a wide variety of epub apps. We've never sold any via Google Play Store Books, but like Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Amazon, etc it costs nothing. Maybe more than half of eBooks are read on iOS and Android. Apple doesn't have a great share and Google seems miniscule, despite Playstore popularity and Worldwide about 80% is Android, more if you leave out USA, where Apple is similar iOS to Android share. Last edited by Quoth; 07-22-2022 at 07:48 AM.