Smashwords is a retailer and an ebook distributor, and a great choice for indie authors. Why? Because the platform lets you upload once and sell on multiple outlets, saving authors a lot of time, and it offers a number of marketing options.
How It Works
According to the Smashwords website, more than “100,000 authors, small independent publishers, and literary agents publish and distribute with Smashwords.”
When authors publish on Smashwords, they are 85% of net from books sold on Smashwords and 60% of list price from major ebook retailers. This may be enough to want to upload and distribute to the major retailers separately, since in many cases you can earn 70% instead, but that’s up to the author/publisher. Read more…