Smashwords, the California-based company that converts and digitally distributes Word files uploaded through its interface, is offering a suite of services to literary agents. The company will allow ...

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 ...

The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often at the forefront of what is shaping digital publishing. Whether it’s making a free platform available to ...