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Post by jacoblindaman on Dec 27, 2013 13:43:34 GMT -5
Has anyone had any success in publishing on Smashwords?
Just wondering what your experience was like.
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Post by metalikhan on Dec 29, 2013 12:16:41 GMT -5
Not much success, Jacob, but I have to add that I haven't been as active about promoting them as I should be, so my experience may or may not be typical.
One thing I like is being able to track how often it's being viewed/sampled. It's given me some ideas about when promotion might be most effective in the upcoming year.
But one thing I'm seeing is that for SF & fantasy, if it's categorized as Christian, it falls into a never-never-land void. Over the last year, I've been watching what's happening with a few other books in that lonely outpost (as much as possible without access to their accounts) and they don't seem to be faring any better.
Something to think about.
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Post by beckyminor on Dec 29, 2013 13:13:48 GMT -5
You might check with Kessie on this--I'm pretty sure she hangs there fairly regularly. Good luck with it! It's one of those sites I keep telling myself I'm going to delve into, and never have.
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Post by Kristen on Dec 30, 2013 23:04:26 GMT -5
I pub'd some short stories on Smashwords, but like metal, I haven't had much success with them. Probably not enough promotion. What I hear from others is that Amazon is just a far better platform in terms of reaching people.
From a technical standpoint, Smashwords is easy to use. The style guide is well-written and easy to understand, and will serve you well even if you publish elsewhere.
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Post by metalikhan on Jan 1, 2014 12:04:00 GMT -5
I pub'd some short stories on Smashwords, but like metal, I haven't had much success with them. Probably not enough promotion. What I hear from others is that Amazon is just a far better platform in terms of reaching people. From a technical standpoint, Smashwords is easy to use. The style guide is well-written and easy to understand, and will serve you well even if you publish elsewhere. Amen about the style guide, Kristen! Until I read it, no one could/would tell me how to find stuff like extra spaces at the end of sentences or format gaffes (such as unwanted line breaks and/or lines appearing at the bottom of pages). It walks you through formatting with enough illustrations and variations to apply to even old systems like what I have. Sweet!!! |
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