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Amazon KDP VS Smashwords And What I’m Doing Now

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For the authors out there. Pros and cons of Smashwords and Amazon KDP.

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McDermott, J.M.: Never Knew Another
Social Psychology - Aronson Wilson Akert
Child of the Ghosts
Cover art by Jon Foster
Cover art by Jon Foster
The Gate of Gods - Martha Wells - French edition
Redeeming Stanley 2
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - NKJemisin
A-Memory-of-Light-cover-670x444
Staying Dead - Laura Anne Gilman
hawkcover2orange
waiting game
http://www.lectur-addicts.fr/uploads/482
http://www.lectur-addicts.fr/uploads/482
Twice Dead, German cover, 2013
Hardship - Jean Johnson - Gene Mollica
A Space Between 2
Born of Fire, 2012
Delightfully Twisted Tales Kindle cover
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Polish cover with text
Illustrated by Marcellus Shane Jackson
Illustrated by Marcellus Shane Jackson
The First Spark, Independent (2016)
We Leave Together - JM McDermott
Torgs First Death
Łowcy czarnoksiężników (Polish title); translated by Sylwia Twardo
Łowcy czarnoksiężników (Polish title); translated by Sylwia Twardo
the hunt
Alexa's Travels
Океан в конце дороги, Нил Гейман
Stories
http://conceptartworld.com/?cat=10
http://conceptartworld.com/?cat=10
Shaedes-of-Gray
Luis-Royo-Dreams-Ties-of-Power
Strata
Gaiman, N. (2013). Ocean at the end of the lane.
Shiv Crew
Eric
a diamond
Cover art by Nekro
Cover art by Nekro
Cover art by Steve Montiglio
Cover art by Steve Montiglio
Hellstrom's Hive, 1973
green_rider__cover_art_by_pallanoph-d3j5tne
Bitterwood
Over the Horizon
Illustration by Getty Images; Cover by Jan Biberg
Illustration by Getty Images; Cover by Jan Biberg
Sourcery
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iTXerlFrL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Source: amazon.com
thief_of_time__terry_pratchett_by_marcsimonetti-d2z6fuv
RAPTURE - Kameron Hurley
http://www.otherland-berlin.de/tl_files/bilder/content/AUSLESE%20-%20Buecher/us-books/2013/gaiman-ocean.jpg
http://www.otherland-berlin.de/tl_files/bilder/content/AUSLESE%20-%20Buecher/us-books/2013/gaiman-ocean.jpg
Russian Very Good Jeeves
The Hobbit
Nightshifted
The wise man's fear marc simonetti
Plain Jane - 3
Bajo la Hiedra - Elspeth Cooper
Book design by Nicole de las Heras
Book design by Nicole de las Heras
the book of deacon
The Diamond Bearer's Destiny
Confederation
http://epl.delfi.ee/news/kultuur/raamatukatkend-neil-gaiman-ja-tee-lopus-on-ookean?id=67595986
Demon Isle
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VzyK-pXkL.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VzyK-pXkL.jpg
Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn - Arrow Books
Blood Brothers
http://www.lesedwards.com/Edward-Miller/science-fiction/railsea/16716
Artist: Les Edwards at lesedwards.com
Polis - Jo Nesbø - Svensk
highkingstomb
http://steniosantos.deviantart.com/art/The-Ocean-at-the-End-of-the-Lane-435034900
By Stênio Santos
Isbn: 9788852036545
http://alessandria.bookrepublic.it/api/books/9788852036545/cover
Dead Iron, 2011
the weight of blood
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Cover by Donato Art
The Language of Power
Angela of Troy
Jingo
http://www.colinsmythe.co.uk/discworldpages/discworldnovels/colourofmagic.htm
http://www.colinsmythe.co.uk/discworldpages/discworldnovels/colourofmagic.htm
Assured Destruction - Micheal F Stewart
A Flight of Thieves
Magic-at-the-Gate-5-e1352909080304
Seraphina, 2012
http://elisabethcrabtree.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/final-final-cover-23.jpg
http://elisabethcrabtree.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/final-final-cover-23.jpg
Smite Me
A soldier's duty
crucible by jim burns
http://ec4.images-amazon.com/images/I/81M8%2BssUJdL.jpg
http://ec4.images-amazon.com/images/I/81M8%2BssUJdL.jpg
7156_TB_Pastworld.indd
Goblintown justice
Carnivores of Light and Darkness
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608007399206880798&pid=1.7
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608007399206880798&pid=1.7
http://simania.co.il/bookimages/covers0/8631.jpg
http://simania.co.il/bookimages/covers0/8631.jpg
The Christmas Caper by Christopher Bunn
Artemis Fowl Chinese cover
http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/63963684820/gto12llll
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Cover with text
Cover art by Don Sipley
Cover art by Don Sipley
http://www.bookkaholic.com/what-should-i-read-next/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-by-neil-gaiman/
Artist: Matthew Stewart
Artist: Matthew Stewart
http://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/146428/k-w-jeter/madlands
http://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/146428/k-w-jeter/madlands
Apocalypto
Hemlock
The Death of Jonas Wakefield
Rifkind's Challenge - Lynn Abbey
BridgesCityofDreamsA
Nocturnal Origins
Birth Marked
http://lamilanabonita.com/2015/02/18/el-oceano-al-final-del-camino-de-neil-gaiman/
0b4b8-blackveil_b
C & R Crime; New Ed edition (2007-04-26)
Raventide - TA Miles
Cover illustration by Amandine La Barre
http://amandine.labarre.free.fr/vaisseauxduciel.jpg
The Last Swordmage
http://julienalday.blogspot.no/2011/10/n193-when-we-were-executioners.html
http://julienalday.blogspot.no/2011/10/n193-when-we-were-executioners.html
Oath of Swords
freedomcover2-13
Legenden om Hurog
bcc18-hour-of-dust-and-ashes
blood harvest
24 Bones - Michael F Stewart
Death Has a Name
Dark Earth - Jason Halstead 2
http://readery.co/9786169187301
Linkin_Park-Meteora-Frontal
Demonsouled
Into the Valley
Rex Rising
Cover art: Laura Hollingsworth
Cover art: Laura Hollingsworth
Jeeves and Wooster
Cast in sorrow without text
World After
Artist: Herbert James Draper
Artist: Herbert James Draper
The Chermasu by Brian Patrick McKinley
Editing and cover design by Tim C. Taylor Cover images by KireevArt and fotola70
Editing and cover design by Tim C. Taylor Cover images by KireevArt and fotola70
Madlands - French cover
Illustrated by Mathia Arkoniel
Illustrated by Mathia Arkoniel
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91oJNXK%2B4EL.jpg
German edition
Cover artist: Sarah Ann Langton
Cover artist: Sarah Ann Langton
The Necessity of Man, 2012
Hunting the Five
A Wild Hunt
shadewright
House of Mere
the-republic-of-thieves-by-scott-lynch-new-uk
Moon Over Soho - deviant art - delrayspectra
http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9780575079540/bone-song.jpg
http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9780575079540/bone-song.jpg
Polícia - Jo Nesbø - Slovak 2
on dark shores
Chinese edition
Infidel - kameron hurley
Happy Slumbers
A Turn of Curses
Illustrator: Brigitte Sutherlands
Illustrator: Brigitte Sutherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holme_(TV_series).jpg
Source: Amazon
Source: Amazon
Pratchett, Terry: Rincewind
Transformation space 1
Much Obliged Jeeves
Eugène_Delacroix_-_La_liberté_guidant_le_peuple
Through Wolf's Eyes
Djinnxd
Long Lankin - Lindsey Barraclough
http://lucidflux.deviantart.com/art/The-Ocean-at-the-End-of-the-Lane-462803837
By Laura Ketcham
Bone Song
English cover
Little Girl Lost
Source: Glendalarke.com
Source: Glendalarke.com
GermanOnceBitten
Source: Glendalarke.com
Source: Glendalarke.com
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - French cover with text
uten navn
A Triumph of Souls
c3018-mercythompsonbook
WolfsHeadWolfsHeart-pb
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519ghDMIzVL.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519ghDMIzVL.jpg
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett - UK edition
Ros Jackson
ShapeshiftedFinal
cdc0e-aaron_spiritsend-tp
The House
Altdorf
Cover_Imperatore.qxp:Layout 1
a hand for each
pieces of eight
The Last Swordmage
The Code of the Woosters - Russian Cover
Het lied van de aarde, Elspeth Cooper
http://www.tor.com/2014/09/24/midway-relics-and-dying-breeds-seanan-mcguire/
Artist: Theo Prins
http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-gaiman.jpg
http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-gaiman.jpg
http://deborahharkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CoverGermanTranslationofTBOL.jpg
http://deborahharkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CoverGermanTranslationofTBOL.jpg
Draw One in the Dark
Polícia - Jo Nesbø - Slovak
lady_of_devices_shelleyadina_cover_500x800
Dawn Undercover - Japanese cover
Tracking the Tempest
Hilda - Snow White Revisited
Cover art by David Palumbo Cover design by Rebecca Silvers Interior layout and design by Ross E. Lockhart
Cover art by David Palumbo Cover design by Rebecca Silvers Interior layout and design by Ross E. Lockhart
Wild Magic; London, Scholastic Point, 2004
Crossfire
Moon Dance
Cover illustration by Amandine LaBarre
http://amandine.labarre.free.fr/chasseurssorciers.jpg
Artist: Byron Brown
Artist: Byron Brown
A-Forthcoming-Wizard-150841-d4902f8679c2f83a8362
Shadowbloom - Sullivan brothers
Pursuit
The Reapers are the Angels - Alden Bell
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uOEiGjKoL.jpg
Source: Amazon
Asimov, Isaac: Foundation series
Gaiman, N. (2013). The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Plain Jane
wild-magic-UK-hb-500
http://www.kylepaints.com/
Artist: Kyle Scott
Academ's Fury 1
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Land of Shadows
An Unexpected Apprentice
Shadow of the Sun
Monstrous regiment
https://www.coverkicks.com/
https://www.coverkicks.com/
Cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez
Cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez
__lords_and_ladies___by_marcsimonetti-d2znyqf
captain's fury
Snow Art - Simon Beck
Artist: Caitlin Willey
Artist: Caitlin Willey
sign
Drinking life
Madlands - Italian cover
Jacket illustration by Paul Kidby
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/The_front_cover_of_the_book_Raising_Steam_by_Terry_Pratchett.jpg
The Wizard Hunters - Martha Wells - German Cover
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955)
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