Mark Coker's literary ambitions were badly shaken three years ago when he couldn't find a publisher for the novel he had written with his wife. Now Coker is trying to shake up the industry that ...

Memo to book publishers: Beware of the rejected novelist! That may prove to be the moral of the story of Smashwords, a digital self-publishing platform started by entrepreneur Mark Coker after a ...

Self-publishing platform Smashwords has just unveiled its biggest website redesign since it launched in 2008. In a blog post, founder Mark Coker said: We made hundreds of changes large and small. We ...

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This week's episode of the Quick'n'Dirty podcast was "="" part="" deux"=""> for me and co-host Aaron Strout. It almost seems as if we've been apart more than together ...

A little over two weeks after PayPal threatened to limit Smashwords's account if it didn't "correct" their titles containing bestiality, rape, and incest, Smashwords's founder Mark Coker and his ...

In a deal that unites two of the largest independent distributors of self-published books, Draft2Digital has agreed to acquire Smashwords for an undisclosed price. The purchase is expected to be ...

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, which celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this year in May 2018, has officially passed 500,000 total released titles, offered from more than 100,000 ...

Like many aspiring novelists, Mark Coker learned about the challenges facing new authors the hard way. He couldn’t find a publisher. The Los Gatos entrepreneur was willing to rewrite his novel. But ...

Adult content has long been a big draw, and one of the most profitable, in the world of digital media, but a recent move by PayPal is a sign of how one part of that business may be facing some ...