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Smashwords announces new Library Direct feature

You can read the original blog post here: http://blog.smashwords.com/2012/08/new-smashwords-direct-enables-libraries.html

The upshot of this news is that Smashwords (a website that hosts and distributes self-published e-books) has just greatly expanded its ability to distribute its books with public libraries.  As a Smashwords author, I think this is great news.  Smashwords authors get to have their work in libraries, so one of the disadvantages of self-publishing (that you don’t get to be in libraries) is gone.  Libraries get to vastly expand their lists of titles.  And Smashwords, of course, gets to do more business 🙂 .

Mine!

After starting at #47 on the hold list at Saint Paul Public Library, I have finally worked my way to the head of the line!  I went in there this evening and the hold was in.  I’ve got my hands on a copy of … Game of Thrones.

Expect a detailed analysis and comparison to the miniseries when it’s done.