E-Books are a great way to build a large inexpensive collection of books. For the reader it’s simple, find a book you like and download it right away. You carry your entire library on your e-book reader, cell phone apps, tablet, iPad, or laptop
For the publisher it’s a dream. Format a title, make it available and sell it. No printing expenses, large inventories to maintain. Find and error after publication, a quick fix, upload the new version, and it’s ready for the readers to enjoy.
E-Books come in a variety of formats. Most people have the Amazon Kindle using the .mobi file format. Some readers like the Barnes & Noble Nook.
As a. author I suggest readers download from Smashwords rather than Amazon. The second I say Smashwords, I either get looks like I’m speaking in tongues or they tell me they have a Kindle so they have to go to Amazon. Not so. Smashwords handles all formats including the .mobi file for Kindle. It’s also available in PDF, Word.doc, etc..
Smashwords is the world's largest distributor of indie e-books. They make it fast, free and easy for any author or publisher, anywhere in the world, to publish and distribute ebooks to the major retailers and thousands of libraries.
Accounts are free to setup and maintain. You’ll find thousands of book there, titles and writers you didn’t know existed. You can read a portion of any book before you purchase to make sure it interests you. When formatted to Smashwords standards, books are available word wide, and through them in many other online bookstores. Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, etc.
Authors who’s books downloaded from Smashwords receive greater percentage of the royalties (85%) than from Amazon (35%), so you’re helping an indie author or publisher get paid for their work. You don’t have to jump through to leave a review for a book like Amazon for author who deserves your support. Check out Smashwords at the links below.
www.smashwords.com
https://www.smashwords.com/about
