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eBOOKS and PAPERBACKS<\/p><\/div>\n

As mentioned in the last post, I had hoped to finish this recap of the series \u201cSo you want to become an author\u2026\u201d in two parts but there was still so much more to tell that I needed to include Part III of \u201cThis is how I became an author.\u201d<\/p>\n

My book had been published both as a Kindle eBook (KDP) and as a paperback with CreateSpace (CS), but if I expected it to be available to all readers, I needed to consider the other platforms out there that Amazon did not cover \u2013 Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, and others. That meant that I had to find another publisher\/distributor that catered to those markets.<\/p>\n

Two of the major players are Smashwords(SW) and Draft2Digital (D2D). Arguments for both held some sway, but I decided on SW, because it promised to cover all devices, and all screen sizes. Alas, this required yet another go at formatting, and this one was as intense as KDP. Therefore, it was nose-to-the-grindstone once again, and, finally, after overcoming some SW shortcomings, I was able to publish on the remaining platforms – though it did take some weeks for the process to be completed.<\/p>\n

Interspersed with all of the above, some other discussions needed attention.<\/p>\n