Amazon and Audible aren't the only places to get the best e-books and audiobooks –in fact, these 5 alternatives will make you ...

Mark Coker's literary ambitions were badly shaken three years ago when he couldn't find a publisher for the novel he had written with his wife. Now Coker is trying to shake up the industry that ...

Self-publishing platform Smashwords has just unveiled its biggest website redesign since it launched in 2008. In a blog post, founder Mark Coker said: We made hundreds of changes large and small. We ...

Smashwords, an e-book self-publishing platform, and digital library vendor OverDrive have reached an agreement to distribute its titles via the OverDrive network of public libraries. The deal will ...

In the ongoing debate about whether or not to list your indie book exclusively with one retailer, there are a few things that authors have to consider. Chief among the concerns usually falls back on ...

Smashwords is one of the largest self-publishing websites in the world and pumps out hundreds of new titles each day. It is one of the most vibrant ecosystems for authors, and publishes exclusively ...

A little over two weeks after PayPal threatened to limit Smashwords's account if it didn't "correct" their titles containing bestiality, rape, and incest, Smashwords's founder Mark Coker and his ...

Audie Cornish talks with Mark Coker, the founder of one of the largest self-publishing companies. Smashwords' business has taken off in just a few years, and Coker's outlook for the future of ...

UPDATE 10 March: Visa tells blogger it had nothing to do with PayPal's new policy on erotica and does not take any position of 'lawful material'. Smashwords, the ebook publishing and distribution ...