tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post2977816830360155076..comments2017-02-25T13:48:18.864-08:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: Smashwords Year in Review 2012 - The Power in Publishing is Shifting to AuthorsMark Cokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-89219841900106468332013-01-24T11:09:08.782-08:002013-01-24T11:09:08.782-08:00Mark I&#39;m so glad to see the improvements you&...Mark<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad to see the improvements you&#39;ve listed, especially the update of the smashwords site format. It is fully functional as is, but appearances do matter. You have always suggested that we get a professional cover for that very reason and I believe you. I think a professional look will only enhance the buyer experience. <br /><br />Also, having a better search capability for books will certainly improve sales. More than once I&#39;ve given up sifting through titles trying to find certain types of books. Multiple filter options would be great. You have a lot of titles on this site. A lot of titles!<br /><br />I would like to make one suggestion and that is to show the number of downloads to readers on the book page. Often I have wanted to know how popular the title was that I was looking at. I suppose that could be an option for authors, in case someone didn&#39;t want that information shown.<br /><br />So, congratulations on having the best site for ebook authors. I&#39;m really looking forward to seeing the changes you mentioned for this year. <br />Michael Ofarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457259101245811749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-10066818171668607192013-01-18T10:48:33.562-08:002013-01-18T10:48:33.562-08:00Mark, I am almost ready to publish my book on Sma...Mark,<br /><br />I am almost ready to publish my book on Smashwords and I can&#39;t thank you and your co-workers enough. I&#39;ve read every scrap of info you have on your site and all of the instructions, advice and tools have made my experience so smooth and enjoyable. This is my first novel and I debated and debated whether or not to attempt to publish, fearing that the trials of publishing would ruin the experience. I found out about Smashwords through Jamie McGuire and it has replaced my fears with excitement and a world of possiblities. Thank you!Devon Herrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325531641244769976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-40739877817607034612013-01-18T10:40:51.148-08:002013-01-18T10:40:51.148-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Devon Herrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325531641244769976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-29870012546544813602013-01-09T16:24:56.269-08:002013-01-09T16:24:56.269-08:00Very interesting, Mark, as usual. I&#39;ve also ta...Very interesting, Mark, as usual. I&#39;ve also taken your advice about writing a series and have just completed my second murder mystery which follows The Reluctant Psychic. This one is entitled, &#39;The Psychic Spy and the Mystery of Masterman&#39;s Retreat.&#39; It is now with my editor so should be hitting Smashwords soon. We&#39;ll see if this catches on.Bryonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870371269700625281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-4958058177835373902013-01-09T12:48:59.503-08:002013-01-09T12:48:59.503-08:00Thanks Mark &amp; Smashwords team. Would appreciat...Thanks Mark &amp; Smashwords team. Would appreciate it if you are able to get an Australian distributor on your books as have encountered some obstacles getting my books into Australian State Libraries. Robert L J Borg aka Tomewriter<br />www.tomewriter.wordpress.comtomewriterhttp://tomewriter.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-77828504375078002152013-01-09T10:55:56.962-08:002013-01-09T10:55:56.962-08:00Small Point - Colombia please not Columbia - all t...Small Point - Colombia please not Columbia - all the best to Smashwords in 2013johninsofiahttp://johninsofia.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61993144837539743692013-01-09T02:04:20.605-08:002013-01-09T02:04:20.605-08:00Thanks Mark and the team at SmashwordsThanks Mark and the team at SmashwordsDarceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224485938694269382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-77299965377213810022013-01-08T23:18:48.251-08:002013-01-08T23:18:48.251-08:00So in your planning for 2013, have you entirely sk...So in your planning for 2013, have you entirely skipped the option for setting foreign currency pricing? authors continue to depend on oscillating exchange ratesßAnnemarie Nikolaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09377349978001208070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-91682456267805663352013-01-08T20:53:39.140-08:002013-01-08T20:53:39.140-08:00Thank you, Mark. I appreciate the way you take ca...Thank you, Mark. I appreciate the way you take care of authors. I&#39;ve even learned to get along with THE MEATGRINDER! <br />Happy New Year!Ginasonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16924252973978475885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-25106450027645979412013-01-08T17:07:51.738-08:002013-01-08T17:07:51.738-08:00Thank YOU, Mark, for all your hard work and your c...Thank YOU, Mark, for all your hard work and your commitment to indie authors!Bella Streethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575030622140076879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-63268042940567548782013-01-08T17:00:43.153-08:002013-01-08T17:00:43.153-08:00Your greatest contribution in 2012 was most probab...Your greatest contribution in 2012 was most probably the fight with Paypal and credit cards company which was won thanks to your valuable input. We owe you a great deal for that.<br />On the Smashwords platform though, I must say that premium approval is not getting faster at all, and that distribution is still facing a lot of issues.<br />I wish you could implement a ticket system for support, to avoid support requests to be omitted and allow better follow up on the time take to reply.<br />Keep up the good work.Yvan C. Goudardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01080306622492733682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-63486042443705182722013-01-08T15:35:32.681-08:002013-01-08T15:35:32.681-08:00Congratulations to you, Mark, and all of your coll...Congratulations to you, Mark, and all of your colleagues at Smashwords who have accomplished such great things for indie authors! I&#39;ve just published another book, the second book in a YA fantasy/mystery series, so I appreciate the series function you&#39;re talking about. Plus, I&#39;m planning on releasing a serial novel sometime in 2013 (if I can rewrite the original novel to work as serial).<br /><br />My little dragon Miro is still lonely over at KDP Select, though, because Smashwords doesn&#39;t want to play with him (too big file size; we already talked about that on the other blog). I&#39;m missing an announcement for increased file sizes here. Did I overlook it, or won&#39;t it come in 2013 after all?<br /><br />Anyway, not here to complain but rather to congratulate and say thank you for all you are doing for indie authors! :)<br /><br />All the best,<br />Saoirsesaoirseomarahttp://saoirseomara.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87373534417126784482013-01-08T13:57:54.884-08:002013-01-08T13:57:54.884-08:00I&#39;ve been with Smashwords from &#39;09 and hav...I&#39;ve been with Smashwords from &#39;09 and have been too busy editing and writing to promote my books. My bad.<br /><br />Smashwords has been extremely responsive when I&#39;ve had technical problems with their meatgrinder software in the past. <br /><br />A more powerful search engine would be a good addition.<br /><br />Thanks Mark for all your good work and may 2013 be a blockbuster year.kaliferdeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318264989490004447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-2125697070620076162013-01-08T13:17:51.832-08:002013-01-08T13:17:51.832-08:00Keep up the good work.Keep up the good work.Associate Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260743433488571611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-33552607403734219652013-01-08T12:36:03.773-08:002013-01-08T12:36:03.773-08:00If you can make the Smashwords store look like the...If you can make the Smashwords store look like the Amazon store, you will become MASSIVE.James Roy Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960489508496116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-59413643129482524932013-01-07T22:20:30.368-08:002013-01-07T22:20:30.368-08:00I&#39;ve got 18 books published by a small publish...I&#39;ve got 18 books published by a small publisher. I&#39;ve had 2 other books go through horrendous &#39;chasing&#39; due to faltering companies and dubious practices (don&#39;t believe the contract that says all rights automatically revert to the author in case of bankruptcy. It doesn&#39;t - it all gets frozen until something is sorted out). After hearing about self-publishing from a few other authors, I decided to give it a go, and started with Smashwords. It&#39;s been awesome, I love it - especially knowing all rights are my own. It feels great to have such a hand in everything, from writing to editing to formatting to organising covers (thank you Joleene Naylor!). The sense of accomplishment is indescribable. <br /><br />And Smashwords has always been there to answer any queries. It&#39;s awesome! I happily tell people to give it a go. If you have a story in you, and you spend that time writing it, why shouldn&#39;t you have the pleasure of seeing it in print? And let&#39;s be honest - who can argue with the royalties? Sure, I still have to work , but I&#39;m getting much better returns than I ever have before! <br /><br />Also, the amount of talent out there is great. I&#39;ve stumbled across some great books by self-published authors that in all liklihood would have been overlooked by a big publisher. there loss, our gain!<br /><br />Thanks Smashwords - and Happy New Year to us all! ME!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04231061887508970387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-55527196994046555572013-01-07T14:49:20.031-08:002013-01-07T14:49:20.031-08:00Leading by example. Good work Mr. Coker. 2013 is g...Leading by example. Good work Mr. Coker. 2013 is going to be awesome!enachesvchttp://enachesvc.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-86656946379665953532013-01-06T06:30:37.476-08:002013-01-06T06:30:37.476-08:00Thanks for this excellent update and for all the i...Thanks for this excellent update and for all the improvements. Please note that faster response time on support inquiries and problem reporting is but one measure of customer service. The more important measure is the quality of the response, making sure the question is answered or the problem is corrected. Larry LaForgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00958993088197867016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-88761707905608317672013-01-05T14:24:06.966-08:002013-01-05T14:24:06.966-08:00I watched from the sidelines for a couple of years...I watched from the sidelines for a couple of years before taking the plunge with Smashwords in August 2012. <br />Mark, from the first page of the Smashwords style guide, I liked your style. Thank you and everyone at Smashwords. I will repost your review on my blog <b>http://www.martyn51.blogspot.co.uk</b> and pass it around my friends spreading the word about Smashwords and becoming an independent author. Seeing my name and the words Indie Author on Diesel as a Smashwords distribution partner was a special moment.<br />Keep up the excellent work, more power to your people!Martyn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15476188572668564232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-53527846793860758192013-01-05T13:55:07.670-08:002013-01-05T13:55:07.670-08:00I rather like the clean, uncluttered, and sober de...I rather like the clean, uncluttered, and sober design of the Smashwords site, and I hope the redesign that keeps being alluded to here will preserve these rare virtues.Fariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866017486978991106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-66274512743799314202013-01-04T07:55:35.642-08:002013-01-04T07:55:35.642-08:00Thanks Mark - I love the personal engagement you d...Thanks Mark - I love the personal engagement you demonstrate and the &quot;constant beta test&quot; concept is exactly right. This business is evolving at lightning speed so you have no choice but to relentlessly evolve with it, leading the way where and when you can. My books are on KDP Select now but when the 3 months are up I&#39;m looking forward to broadening to the Smashwords platform. You&#39;re building something good here.dljohnstone.comhttp://dljohnstone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-55084455496807559312013-01-03T15:53:36.808-08:002013-01-03T15:53:36.808-08:00Happy New Year and massive congrats to you and the...Happy New Year and massive congrats to you and the team at Smashwords. I&#39;ve been publishing through you for nearly 2 years now and you&#39;ve changed my life. Thank you :)Shalini Bolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167146743839968458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-12169787084126923322013-01-02T06:06:47.937-08:002013-01-02T06:06:47.937-08:00Great job! Keep rolin&#39;.Great job! Keep rolin&#39;.Alen Kapidzichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184554841692701878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-74517773708392788542013-01-01T22:24:59.824-08:002013-01-01T22:24:59.824-08:00Six bucks change out of a five! (Touch screens!)Six bucks change out of a five! (Touch screens!)Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-39647641630941871372013-01-01T22:23:09.746-08:002013-01-01T22:23:09.746-08:00Some years back I went ona customer service course...Some years back I went ona customer service course, where they talked about &#39;Delighting your customers&#39;. I thought at the time you were as likely to &#39;delight a customer&#39; as you were to win lotto. People are somewhat hard to please and expect six Ickes change out do a five.<br /><br />You have done it- consistently and continuously!<br /><br />Wayne Watson<br />&#39;Meddlers in time&#39;<br />https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6204<br />Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com
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