Smashwords

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 * Smashwords **
 * A website that allows you to create ebooks on-line for free **

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FreeAppears to be relatively easy to sign-up and publish your work Provides a forum for students to publish work
 * 1. ** Read our [|Frequently Asked Questions] (a must read! Includes a NEW [|glossary] of ebook terms)
 * 2. ** Read the blog post, [|How to Self-Publish an Ebook with Smashwords], where 31 veteran Smashwords authors share their time-saving tips for new Smashwords authors and publishers.
 * 3. ** Read the [|Smashwords Style Guide] for important ebook formatting requirements
 * 4. ** View our special checklist, [|**__how to publish iPad ebooks at the Apple iBookstore__**]
 * 5. ** Learn how fast track your titles for inclusion in the [|Smashwords Premium Catalog], which earns your book distribution to mainstream ebook retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo and Sony.
 * 6. ** Read the <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">[|Q&A with Mark Coker], our founder
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">7. ** Read the <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">[|Smashwords Book Marketing Guide] for 30+ free book marketing tips.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">8. ** Read our <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">[|terms of service] (our publishing contract with you)
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">9. ** Read the buzz about Smashwords in our <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">[|press room]
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">10. ** Visit the official <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.99px;">[|Smashwords Facebook] page to network with fellow Smashwords authors, publishers and readers.
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Strengths __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Must provide an email <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Not age appropriate for elementary students
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Weaknesses __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Users can truly publish their writing which in the past has been cost and time prohibitive <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Users could potentially make good money for their writings <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Students could write and publish inappropriate things <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Could be used for publishing a class collection of short stories <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">Could provide older students that are writers with a true forum/stage for their writings.
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 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Threats __**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Ideas for the Classroom __**