{"id":1052,"date":"2010-12-05T16:13:36","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T00:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2010-12-05T16:13:36","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T00:13:36","slug":"smashwords-ebooks-ibooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/smashwords-ebooks-ibooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Smashwords, eBooks, iBooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smashwords.com<\/a> manages the eBook distribution of Timely Persuasion<\/em> to the Apple iBookstore<\/a>, Barnes & Noble\u00c2\u00a0Nook<\/a>, Sony<\/a>, Kobo<\/a>, and Diesel<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0They handle the format conversion and distribution, which is huge. \u00c2\u00a0I probably could handle the conversions myself, but it’s so time consuming it wouldn’t be worth it. \u00c2\u00a0(I did my own formatting for the Amazon Kindle<\/a> edition, and though educational it’s not something I’d want to do again multiple times.)<\/p>\n

I really like the straightforward, no-nonsense approach Smashwords takes to everything they do. \u00c2\u00a0The site goes above and beyond to make sure everything in the process is well explained, and the occasional update emails from founder Mark Coker are heavy on facts and devoid of marketing hype. \u00c2\u00a0It makes his informative messages “must read” when they pop up rather than the typical “What do they want to sell me now?” spam that most companies utilize.<\/p>\n

A great example of this style can be found in the following presentation:<\/p>\n

Introduction to Smashwords <\/a><\/strong><\/object><\/div>\n

While we’re on the topic of Smashwords, it feels like an appropriate time to share my favorite guerrilla awareness technique that they helped facilitate by putting me in the Apple iBookstore.<\/p>\n

Whenever I’m near an Apple Store, I use one of the display iPads or iPhones and launch the iBooks app. \u00c2\u00a0Then I use the button in the upper right hand corner to visit the store and download the free sample of Timely Persuasion<\/em>. \u00c2\u00a0Now when anyone else plays with that same demo devices there’s a chance they’ll see TP.<\/p>\n

Of course I know they aren’t going to read the whole thing in the store and even having them remember it is a long shot, but every little bit of awareness helps. \u00c2\u00a0And when you have an army of fans, friends, and family doing the same thing, over time it can add up.<\/p>\n

(And if you’re a fan, friend, or family member reading this…thanks! :))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smashwords.com manages the eBook distribution of Timely Persuasion to the Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble\u00c2\u00a0Nook, Sony, Kobo, and Diesel. \u00c2\u00a0They handle the format conversion and distribution, which is huge. \u00c2\u00a0I probably could handle the conversions myself, but it’s so time consuming it wouldn’t be worth it. \u00c2\u00a0(I did my own formatting for the Amazon Kindle…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-1052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","tag-ebook"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3pfx3-gY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":899,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/free-tp-ebooks-for-read-an-ebook-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":1052,"position":0},"title":"Free TP eBooks for Read an eBook Week","author":"LBDG","date":"March 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In honor of the annual Read an eBook Week celebration I'm offering free copies of Timely Persuasion via Smashwords.com through 3\/13\/10. 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