After reading Mr. Coker's book on how to format my manuscript for Smashwords, I almost gave up on self publishing because that process was too complicated. However, I feel much better about marketing my book using the advice he presents here. I do wonder if all these tips will actually add up to the sale of books. I'd like to see thsi book updated with hard data on actual book sales on Smashwords, iBooks and B&N. There's a lot of 'stuff' out there in the media on how Amazon is dominating the market. It seems Apple and B&N are not being too aggressive about capturing the eBook market. Sorry in advance if this hurts anyone's feelings, but here on Smashwords, I don't see much in the way of best sellers. The most downloaded books are published 4 or 5 years ago. The 'highest rated' books seem to have lots of reviews that could be written by friends. Maybe the business aspects of this website would benefit from a facelift.
(review of free book)