The good news is in for independent authors and publishers. Smashwords‘ eBook titles have been shipped and can now be purchased through iPad at the Apple iBookstore. Read the release here.
This is the latest distribution deal for the independent author and publisher platform that caps off a fantastic run where Smashwords founder Mark Coker inked similar deals with the online retailers Barnes & Noble, Sony eBook Store and Amazon and leading mobile eBook apps like Stanza, Kobo, aldiko, FBReader and Word-Player that support all mobile platforms including Android, BlackBerry and iPhone.
Smashwords publishes a list of almost 10,000 original eBooks from more than 4,000 authors and 150 independent publishers. With over 1,000 new eBooks published each month, Smashwords stands to be a major player in the eBook Revolution, especially when considering that a number of their authors are professionals previously published by large publishers.
Smashwords is the game changer in eBook Publishing.
