Location: United States
Member Since: June 07, 2007
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Mark Coker


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I'm Mark, founder of Smashwords. Our mission is simple: we want to create the world's single best ebook publishing and distribution platform for our indie authors, publishers, literary agents and retailers.

I'm co-author with my wife of Boob Tube, a novel that explores the wild and wacky world of Hollywood celebrity. I also wrote the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free), the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format, produce and publish an ebook) and The 10-Minute PR Checklist (helps entrepreneurs and business managers think more strategically about public relations. It's not written for authors, though some authors find it valuable.).

When I'm not writing or working on Smashwords, I enjoy gardening, traveling and hiking tall mountains, the tallest of which has been Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Write me at first initial second initial at you know where dot com (though please direct all support inquires to the "comments/questions" link you'll find on any Smashwords page).

Where to find Mark Coker online

Website: http://www.smashwords.com
Twitter: markcoker
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markcoker
Blog: http://blog.smashwords.com

Publisher of



Flash Fiction 40 Anthology - July 2009    by Flash Fiction 40
Price: Free! 33600 words. Published by Mark Coker on July 20, 2009. .
In May 2009, Editor Unleashed and Smashwords co-sponsored The Flash Fiction 40 Contest. Writers submitted stories of 1,000 words or fewer on the Editor Unleashed forum. Maria Schneider, with the community's input, selected the winners. More than 280 writers took up the challenge and posted a story. Here, for your reading pleasure, are the top 40 stories.

Books

Smashwords Rachanashaili Nirdeshika (Smashwords Style Guide Bengali)    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 21500 words. Published on April 22, 2012. Nonfiction.
রচনাশৈলী নির্দেশিকার সাহায্যে হাজার হাজার লেখক উন্নত মানের ইবুক নির্মান ও প্রকাশ করেছেন৷ এই বিনামূল্যে লভ্য নির্দেশিকায় সহজ সরল পদক্ষেপে ইবুক সৃষ্টি, বিন্যাস ও প্রকাশনের কলা আলোচিত হয়েছে৷ স্ম্যাশওয়ার্ডস্ দ্বারা অ্যাপ্‌ল্ আইবুকস্টোর, বার্নস্ অ্যান্ড নোব্‌ল্, সনি, কোবো, ডিজেল প্রভৃতি প্রধান ইবুক বিপণিতে পুস্তক পরিবেশনের জন্য যে কোনও লেখকেরই এটা পড়া আবশ্যক৷ সংস্করণ: ০২ আগস্ট ২০১১
Smashwords Formateringsguide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 23280 words. Published on March 31, 2012. Nonfiction.
Smashwords Formateringsguide har hjulpet tusindvis af forfattere med at producere og udgive ebøger af høj kvalitet. Denne gratis guide giver dig simple trinvise instruktioner til, hvordan du skaber, formaterer og udgiver en eBog. Det er nødvendig læsning for enhver forfatter, der gerne vil have distribueret deres bog via Smashwords til større forhandlere af ebøger, såsom Apple iBookstore og Kobo
The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 39150 words. Published on March 26, 2012. Nonfiction.
0.75 star(4.82 from 61 reviews)
Learn the 29 best practices of the bestselling self-published ebook authors. This updated 2013 edition of the The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success has already helped tens of thousands of self-published ebook authors publish more professionally. This ebook is a must-read for every writer, author, publisher and literary agent.
Guida all’Ebook Marketing Smashwords    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 13290 words. Published on December 23, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Questa Guida gratuita vuole aiutare autori ed editori a promuovere e vendere i propri ebook su Smashwords ma anche su tutti gli altri negozi virtuali. La Guida, partendo da come Smashwords aiuta gli autori a promuovere l'ebook, dà 30 utilissimi suggerimenti per costruire autonomamente e gratuitamente un ottimo ebook marketing.
Guía de Estilo de Smashwords    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 26470 words. Published on December 22, 2011. Nonfiction.
La Guía de estilo de Smashwords ha permitido que miles de autores publiquen libros electrónicos de gran calidad. Esta guía gratuita enseña, paso a paso, cómo crear, formatear y publicar un libro electrónico, y su lectura es imprescindible para distribuir vía Smashwords a las tiendas en línea más importantes, como la iBookstore de Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo y Diesel.
De Smashwords Stijlgids    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 24090 words. Published on December 21, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
De Smashwords Stijlgids heeft duizenden schrijvers geholpen bij het produceren en publiceren van hoge kwaliteit eboeken. Deze gratis gids biedt eenvoudige stap-voor-stap instructies om eboeken te creëren, opmaken en publiceren. Het is verplicht leesvoer voor elke schrijver die een boek via Smashwords wil distribueren naar de grote eboek verkopers zoals de Apple iBookstore, Sony, B&N en anderen
Guida allo Stile Smashwords    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 23120 words. Published on November 26, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
La "Guida allo stile Smashwords" ha aiutato migliaia di autori ed editori a pubblicare ebook di alta qualità. Questa Guida gratuita offre semplici consigli passo-dopo-passo per creare, formattare e pubblicare un ebook. La Guida deve essere preventivamente letta da ogni autore che voglia distribuire la sua opera, attraverso Smashwords. Traduzione italiana a cura di Giuseppe Meligrana.
Der Smashwords Formatierungs- Leitfaden    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 13190 words. Published on November 5, 2011. Nonfiction.
Der Smashwords Formatierungsleitfaden hat Tausenden von Autorinnen und Autoren geholfen, qualitativ hochstehende E-Books zu produzieren und zu veröffentlichen. Dieser kostenlose Leitfaden bietet einfach gehaltene Schritt-für-Schritt-Anweisungen, um ein E-Book zu erstellen, zu formatieren und zu veröffentlichen. Er ist eine für jeden Autor unabdingbare Lektüre.
Guide des Styles Smashwords    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 25530 words. Published on October 11, 2011. Nonfiction.
Le Guide des Styles Smashwords a permis à des milliers d'auteurs de produire et de publier des livres numériques de haute qualité. Ce guide vous explique, étape par étape, de manière simple et astucieuse, comment créer et formater un livre électronique. Pour tous les auteurs qui souhaitent que leurs livres soient distribués via Smashwords, par les principaux diffuseurs.
The 10-Minute PR Checklist - Earn the Publicity You Deserve    by Mark Coker
Price: $5.99 USD. 7910 words. Published on May 7, 2011. Nonfiction.
0.75 star(4.86 from 7 reviews)
This brainstorming checklist helps entrepreneurs and business managers leverage the power of public relations to earn better press coverage. Learn how to plan and implement a more effective public relations strategy.
Smashwords Book Marketing Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 13980 words. Published on December 22, 2008. Nonfiction.
1 star(4.89 from 104 reviews)
This free book marketing primer provides authors easy-to-implement advice on how to market their books at Smashwords and elsewhere. It starts with an overview of how Smashwords helps promote your book, and then provides 39 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords. Updated May 22, 2013.
Smashwords Style Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 24670 words. Published on May 5, 2008. Nonfiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 213 reviews)
The Smashwords Style Guide has helped thousands of authors produce and publish high-quality ebooks. This free guide offers simple step-by-step instructions to create, format and publish an ebook. It's required reading for any author who wants to distribute their book via Smashwords to major ebook retailers such as the Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo and Diesel. Minor Rev: June 2012
Boob Tube (a Soap Opera Novel)    by Mark Coker & Lesleyann Coker
Price: $2.99 USD. 86550 words. Published on March 7, 2008. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.75 from 12 reviews)
Actress Gina Martin lands a role on a top daytime television soap opera, and days later her predecessor is found dead in the Hollywood hills. Will Gina be next? Boob Tube offers readers a fast-paced read filled with intrigue and humor, and a surprise ending that will leave you breathless. Co-written by Lesleyann Coker, a former reporter for Soap Opera Weekly Magazine.

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Smashwords book reviews by Mark Coker

  • World Voyagers on March 10, 2012
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    I'm not a sailor and I admit some of the sailing lingo flew over my head, but it didn't prevent me from enjoying this little page turner about one couple's death-defying nautical circumnavigation.