Smashwords List - NO LONGER BEING UPDATED

[kinbr]

This list is no longer being updated.

[Geoffrey Thorne]

FROM THE GRIM ARCANA

Geoffrey Thorne THE PRICE OF SALT .99
Geoffrey Thorne THE COST OF OPENING .99


STAND ALONE

Geoffrey Thorne RED/shift .99

[plumboz]

Boomerang is $1.99 at Smashwords. Half price coupon good through Feb. 28 makes it $0.99!

Alan

[PhillipA82]

Cool thanks

[ASparrow]

I just re-read my book thoroughly for the first time since I released it and OMG! It may have some redeeming qualities, but man is it a flawed piece of writing. Awkward phrasing. Clunky mechanics. Extraneous dialogue. Not to mention some of the empty characters. I should never have released it so soon, if ever.

My conclusion: it's WAY overpriced. I will refund cash to anyone who purchased it at full price. I'm tempted to retract it, but instead I'm just going to make the free coupon permanent. I apologize to the indie professionals here for tainting their craft by association. Please, do yourself a favor and read some of the other fine stuff on this list first.

[JennaAnderson]

I just re-read my book thoroughly for the first time since I released it and OMG! It may have some redeeming qualities, but man is it a flawed piece of writing. Awkward phrasing. Clunky mechanics. Extraneous dialogue. Not to mention some of the empty characters. I should never have released it so soon, if ever.

My conclusion: it's WAY overpriced. I will refund cash to anyone who purchased it at full price. I'm tempted to retract it, but instead I'm just going to make the free coupon permanent. I apologize to the indie professionals here for tainting their craft by association. Please, do yourself a favor and read some of the other fine stuff on this list first.

Sorry to hear all this. I am a relatively new author too. I encourage you to run your story past test readers with different strengths. Review their input. Take what you want and politely ignore the rest. Then run it past a proofreader for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. I'm not saying this because I am perfect or an expert but because I need lots of help with my work. I have lots of friends and family members who have helped me.

Good luck.

[ASparrow]

I didn't mean to hijack this thread. There are some great bargains on Smashwords, and many of them are on this list. You might be surprised at the quality of some of the completely free work as well (if you haven't already sampled them).


(Thanks guys. I'm still plugging away. It just amazes me how blind I can be no matter how many times I return to a work. Some things I can fix on the fly. Other things pop up only when I haven't looked at the work in months.)

[kinbr]

Updated the list with books from the following authors:

* Maureen A. Miller
* Kristen Tsetsi
* Linda Welch
* Reese Reed
* Geoffrey Thorne
* Robert Kroese
* Trish Lamoree
* Gary Ballard

ASparrow - Your book is definitely on my TBR list.  I'm looking forward to it!

[daveconifer]

Sparrow, that's a typical writer reaction, I think.  I know I always react that way and I just finished rewriting one of my wrestling books from 2004.

I've read you, though.  It's good quality wordage.  Trust all the good reviews I've read of Xenolith -- it's good stuff so quit fretting.

[kinbr]

Updated the list with books by the following author:
   * Elmore Hammes
 

AUTHORS -- I will be adding the genre for each title over the next few days.  If you want a more specific one than your book's category at Smashwords - please send me a PM with the genre.
 
I'm adding the Smashwords books as I find them on the board, but I'm sure there are some being missed.  If you'd like your book included on the list - please PM me or post the info here.
 
Thanks!

[Christopher L. Hughes]

Thanks kinbr for starting this topic ...... and for including my books! 

Have a Great Day!!

[Edward C. Patterson]

Don't feel badly ASparrow. I've published about 1.5 million words so far, and in revising my earliest work for both revision relauches and less bombasitc maintenace releases (the beauty of POD and eBook), I can't believe that these were written by the same author. However, that being said, they were worthy of their pioneer launch and now will be the shiniest pennies in the piggy bank.   There is nothing wrong with self-criticism. Although I'm allowing the revision novels to be available for FREE for the first 2 weeks after relaunch for eBook readers to replace (or new readers to sample), refunds are not my business, but Amazon's, and I haven't had one in 3,700 sales. So although I shudder when I read some of my earlier works, I know that there are even earlier ones that will never see the light of day, and eight more manuscripts that will get the benefit of experience.

Edward C. Patterson

[ASparrow]

Don't feel badly ASparrow. I've published about 1.5 million words so far, and in revising my earliest work for both revision relauches and less bombasitc maintenace releases (the beauty of POD and eBook), I can't believe that these were written by the same author. However, that being said, they were worthy of their pioneer launch and now will be the shiniest pennies in the piggy bank.   There is nothing wrong with self-criticism. Although I'm allowing the revision novels to be available for FREE for the first 2 weeks after relaunch for eBook readers to replace (or new readers to sample), refunds are not my business, but Amazon's, and I haven't had one in 3,700 sales. So although I shudder when I read some of my earlier works, I know that there are even earlier ones that will never see the light of day, and eight more manuscripts that will get the benefit of experience.

Edward C. Patterson

Thanks Ed. I'm still skulking under my stone, but at least I'm writing. No promo for Xenolith, though until I can feel good about it again.

[kinbr]

Updated the list with the following:
  * Price lowered to $.99 on Origins of Joy Boy's Chasm by Liam James Leaven
  * Added 4 Books by Sarah Zettel (Paths to Camelot series) - $1.99 each (expires 1/24)
 
 
AUTHORS -- I will be adding the genre for each title over the next few days.  If you want a more specific one than your book's category at Smashwords - please send me a PM with the genre.
 
I'm adding the Smashwords books as I find them on the board, but I'm sure there are some being missed.  If you'd like your book included on the list - please PM me or post the info here.
 
Thanks!

[ChrisD]

Here's mine:

Chris Dolley Magical Crimes , Fantasy, Mystery $0.99 at Smashwords.

[kinbr]

Updated 1/23 with the following:
   * Price lowered on book by Jeffry Hepple (Land of the Free - now $0.99 w/coupon)
   * Added book by Chris Dolley (Magical Crimes - $0.99)        
   * Added non-fiction book by Ricky Sides (The Ultimate in Women's Self-Defense - $1.00)
   * Added 4 fiction books by Ricky Sides (Peacekeepers Series books 2-5 - $2.00 ea)
   * Added genre information to all books
 
Prices and coupons ending soon:
   * EXPIRES 1/24 -- 4 Books by Sarah Zettel (Paths to Camelot series) - $1.99 ea
 

Complete list of Smashwords Bargain Books:
http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,18605.msg352798.html#msg352798
 
 
AUTHORS -- I've added the genre for each title.  If you want a different one than what is listed for your book - please send me a PM with the info.

To add your Smashwords book (or if you want to change the info on one currently listed) -- please PM me or post here on the thread and I'll update the list.
 
Thanks!
 

[Ricky Sides]

Hi there,

Thank you for including my books in your list. That's kind of you.

Sincerely,
Ricky

[cheerio]

thanks for the update

[kinbr]

You're welcome, Ricky & Cheerio!  Hope this thread will be helpful to have.  I'm just glad to have found out about all the great indie books on this board!  My TBR list is very long as a result. 
 
 
Updated 1/24 with the following:
   * Added book by Al Past (Distant Cousin - FREE w/coupon) 
 

Complete list of Smashwords Bargain Books:
http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,18605.msg352798.html#msg352798
 
 
To add your Smashwords book (or if you want to change the info on one currently listed) -- please PM me or post here on the thread and I'll update the list.
 
Thanks!

 

[daveconifer]

Hi Kin,

I'd be thrilled if you changed the genre for Throwback and FireHouse from "YA Wrestling" to "YA, Amateur Wrestling."

No offense to Hulk Hogan and The Rock but these stories are more Dan Gable, Rulon Gardner and Cael Sanderson.  Olympics, not WWF.

No biggie either way -- it's always a sore point with us 'real' wrestling folks.

Thanks!

...dave

[kinbr]

Hi Dave!  I can see how those would be very different types of books!  Just changed the genre on both. 

[NAmbrose]

Kinbr,

It would be terrific if you could add mine to the mix-- A Small Matter of Destiny --Fantasy (Historical) $1.99 @ Smashwords.

Thank you so much!

Nicolas Ambrose

[kinbr]

 
Thanks for letting me know about your book, Nicolas!  I just added it to the list.
 
 
Updated 1/25:
       
     Added titles by the following authors:
           * Patrick Whittaker (A Plague of Hearts - FREE)
           * Laurence Moroney (The Fourth World - FREE)
           * K.L. Brady (The Bum Magnet - $0.99)
           * Tiffany Turner (The Lost Secret of Fairies - $0.99 w/coupon)
           * 3 by Robert Williams (The Storms of Eternity, Strange Times, & Peculiar, MO)
           * Christopher Meeks (Who Lives?: A Play - $1.95)
           * Liam Parker, Editor (Virtual Imaginings - $1.99)
           * Nicolas Ambrose (A Small Matter of Destiny - $1.99)

     New bargain section w/prices from $2.01-$3.00.
       Added titles by the following authors:
           * Christopher Meeks (The Brightest Moon of the Century - $2.29)
           * 2 by T.C. Beacham (Escaping Celia & Leave Me Gasping - $2.99 ea)
           * Jeffry Hepple (The Treasure of La Malinche Volume 1 - $3.00)
           * RJ Keller (Waiting For Spring - $2.99)
           * 2 by Simon Wood (Dragged Into Darkness & Working Stiffs - $2.99 ea)

 
Complete list of Smashwords Bargain Books:
http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,18605.msg352798.html#msg352798
 
 
AUTHORS -- I've changed the price range on the bargain list to include books up to $3.00.  To add your Smashwords book (or if you want to change the info on one currently listed) -- please PM me or post here on the thread and I'll update the list.
 
Thanks!
 

[daveconifer]

Hi Dave!  I can see how those would be very different types of books!  Just changed the genre on both. 

Thanks, Kin.  The curse on my sport is that it has the same name as that other thing.

[kinbr]

Updated 1/26 with the following:
    * Added 5 books by Rebecca Forster ($1.99 ea)       
    * Added 4 books by Arne Bue ($1.99 ea)   
    * Added book by Trish Lamoree (Never Smile at a Crocodile - $2.99)
 
 
Complete list of Smashwords Bargain Books:
http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,18605.msg352798.html#msg352798
 
 
To add your Smashwords book (or if you want to change the info on one currently listed) -- please PM me or post here on the thread and I'll update the list.
 
Thanks!