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Amazon KDP VS Smashwords And What I’m Doing Now

Link 2013-09-17 humanitysdarkerside 3 Comments

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

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My favorite covers

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

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  1. No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.

    (p. 1, The Haunting of Hill House)

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