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

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