SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK LAUNCH DAY at Smashwords! And the day I bite the bullet and upload to Amazon! So far it looks a lot more complex than uploading to Smashwords. If any of you have been through this process and have any advice for me, please let me hear from you! In the next day or two, I’ll report back on my own experiences. 
In the meantime, you can now order the books at Smashwords.com in addition to ordering them through any of your favorite ebook retailers, including Barnes and Noble and iBooks. 
Let me know if you run into problems. I may not be able to help, but I will try! Also later today I will post some direct links on my web site, www.virginiasanderson.com.
Tag Archives: ebooks publishing and selling
Off to Upload to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
How I Got More Reviews On My Self-Published Book | BookDaily #AuthorTips
I came across this just now and thought I would share it with anyone who is interested. As soon as my books are officially released, I’m going to follow this practical tip. BTW, I welcome (and wish for) reviews of King of the Roses and Blood Lies! They’ll be up at Amazon soon.
Authors’ Guild Advocacy on Fair Contracts for Writers
Found this on Twitter today. Absolutely essential knowledge for all of us approaching this point. This information mirrors much of what I learned the hard way when I published in the 1980s and 1990s: for example, that you never get the lump sum you think your advance is going to be. I am lucky in that I had reversion-of-rights language in my contracts (thanks, J and L) so that I have been able to self-publish my previously published books as ebooks. But it looks as if not everyone is so fortunate. In any case, this information is worth keeping up with:
Just Can't Help Writing 