Learn to publish ebooks like a pro. The Smart Author podcast guides writers step-by-step from the very basics of ebook publishing to more advanced topics. Whether you’re considering publishing your first book, or you’re already a New York Times bestselling author, the Smart Author Podcast will help you reach more readers with your words. Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Trends shaping the future of authorship and book publishing.  Mark identifies seven key trends and explores what these trends mean for your future as an author.  You’ll learn why there’s never been a better time to publish an ebook, and you’ll learn how self-published ebooks enjoy significant competitive advantages over the ebooks from traditionally published authors. Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Introductory primer to ebook publishing. Learn how easy, fast and free it is to self-publish an ebook. Mark Coker presents a complete ebook publishing checklist. You'll learn how to produce, publish, price and promote an ebook. You'll learn how to make your book discoverable and purchasable by millions of readers around the globe.  Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast 45 minutes.

Learn 16 secrets of the bestselling ebook authors. Learn the most important best practices for successful ebook publishing. Learn how to make your book more discoverable and more desirable to more readers. We examine pricing strategy, cover design, metadata (what it is, and how it makes your book more discoverable), copyright, piracy, selling to libraries, top retailers, distribution, and preorders. Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Sell more ebooks with preorders. Provides in-depth strategy advice for how to create, plan and promote your preorder.  Ebook preorders are one of the most exciting, most underutilized book marketing tools.  Make your next book launch more successful with ebook preorders.  Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Beta readers help you write a better book.  Learn everything you need to know to plan and organize a successful beta reader round.    26 minutes. Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Sell your ebook to libraries. Learn how libraries select, curate and purchase ebooks. Learn how a successful library ebook marketing strategy can help you sell more books at retail as well. Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast

Learn what makes readers respond to your books.  The annual Smashwords Survey takes a quantitative, unconventional approach to identifying best practices that make books more desirable and more enjoyable to readers. Mark Coker discusses the results of this sixth annual survey, and provides new data never before released prior to this podcast.  Supplemental show notes at https://smashwords.com/podcast