Self-Publishing Ebooks with Smashwords

Learn to self-publish and sell ebooks globally with Smashwords. Ideal for authors seeking high royalties and expert guidance.

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Brief Summary

This course is all about helping self-publishing authors sell their ebooks on major platforms like Smashwords and others. You’ll learn to format your ebooks, create engaging covers, and manage sales effectively, all while keeping most of your earnings. It's fun and super useful!

Key Points

  • Sell ebooks globally on platforms like Smashwords, Apple, B&N, and Kobo.
  • Earn 85% royalties on direct sales.
  • Convert ebooks into multiple formats for different devices.
  • Create discounts and promotions for your ebooks.
  • Design a personalized author profile.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand how to publish and sell ebooks effectively.
  • Learn to format ebooks from Word documents effortlessly.
  • Master the skills to create an engaging author profile.
  • Create discounts and promotional offers for your ebooks.
  • Distribute ebooks to major retailers around the world.

About This Course

Sell ebooks at Smashwords, Apple, B&N, Kobo and retailers around the world. Perfect for self-publishing authors.

Smashwords is the world's largest distributor of self-published ebooks. 350,000 authors have published with Smashwords for these great reasons:

1. Pays you 85% royalties on direct sales.

2. Converts your ebook into every file type for any possible e-reading device.

3. Distributes your ebook for sale to other retailers like Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Page Foundry, Baker & Taylor, Library Direct, Oyster, Scribd, Flipkart and OverDrive while handling the finances.

4. Allows you to generate ebook discounts for any amount and time frame. Perfect for gifting books or creating sale events.

5. Design an author profile with photos, videos, links to your print books, interview and more.

6. It's a free service. They only make money when you sell ebooks.

Smashwords is ideal for authors who want to save time and money.

The course is taught by Jason Matthews, bestselling author and Udemy expert for self-publishing topics.

  • format documents with NCX file

  • pass Meatgrinder and make Premium Catalog

  • convert to ePub

  • make covers

  • upload and sell at Smashwords

  • distribute to major retailers around the world

            Get started today and reach more readers soon.

(If any students want one on one consultation with me, I can be reached through Superpeer with user name /JasonMatthews)

  • Self publish like a pro

  • Format ebooks from Microsoft Word Documents

  • Create Table of Contents, active hyperlinks and useful features within ebooks

Instructor

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Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews is the author of multiple titles, both fiction and nonfiction. His books have been translated into 8 languages and his self-publishing lessons have been viewed by students in 123 countries. Jason works with writers around the world and teaches many courses on self-publishing topics (listed below). He lives in California. He's a skier, soccer player, beach lounger and...

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4.9 course rating
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James R.
5.0
2 years ago

YES.

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Daryl P.
5.0
2 years ago

great information

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Andy S.
5.0
3 years ago

I was impressed with the detailed guide to publishing on smashwords. He gave many tips that helped me tremendously.

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Stephen F.
5.0
4 years ago

Now, once I master this course, I no longer have to pay a king’s ransom just to get published. Thank the. creator of the course and thank Udemy!

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Jessie
3.0
5 years ago

A more engaging speaking tone would elevate this experience, however the speaker is very knowledgeable.

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David A.
4.5
5 years ago

I liked the tone of the presenter. He really was there to help me understand, and the fact that he could and did make mistakes and correct them as he went along made me like him. What he taught me will help as I follow this roadmap to e-publishing. This is the course to which I'll go back over and over to really get this thing down.

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ui-avatar of Amani Bassilli
Amani B.
4.5
6 years ago

very good, clear and informative

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ui-avatar of Randall Howlett
Randall H.
5.0
6 years ago

A quick & dirty course on publishing using Smashwords. Well worth buying...

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Grant F.
5.0
6 years ago

Very clear and concise

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Kyle M.
5.0
7 years ago

So far, the author seems very prepared. He provided a comprehensive sheet of links to get the lesson started off right and simple - to-the-point, easy-to-understand explanations. I'm looking forward to further sections in the course.

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