If you’re part of the online “indie publishing” community, you’re probably hearing that Smashwords is the #1 producer of Indie eBooks in the US. This claim is… questionable… […]
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Apple’s iBook Author EULA and Smashword’s Meatgrinder ToS are Birds of A Feather
The license agreement for Apple’s iBook Author program can accurately be summed up by this headline: “Apple’s mind-bogglingly greedy and evil license agreement“. And I agree completely with […]
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Not quite as strident as I seem.
From talking to folks last night, I discovered that I’ve come across a bit more strident than I really am – especially in regards to Smashwords. It’s worth […]
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Smashwords: Can You Say Conflict of Interest?
Smashwords has lots of ardent supporters. Yet I’ve been consistently negative about them. I’m also puzzled why the DIY/VIP/indie crowd points to Smashwords as an independent solution, when […]
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Smashwords: About as Indie as Hot Topic
Smashwords has lots of ardent supporters. Yet I’ve been consistently negative about them. I’m also puzzled why the DIY/VIP/indie crowd points to Smashwords as an independent solution, when […]
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Books as apps is so 2007.
Last week, Smashwords announced that they would automatically convert “premium catalog” books into standalone apps for mobile1 devices. To me, that just seems so 2007. Seriously. It was […]