Method: Stand Alone website
Type: Author Website
Link: http://www.smashingreads.com/int_minisite.php
The first widget solely on the new site, the minisite is a standalone website for Smashwords authors. It is designed for authors who need a quick website or URL to hand out.
- Purchase Links to third parties like Barnes and Noble.
- Social Networking integration
- Author and individual book pages
Because our host only permits family-friendly content, we may block any adult or explicit content. This also means this URL may be useful for people writing children's books, or non-fiction, as a way around the problem mentioned here and here.
With third party buylinks, the widget directs buyers to sites where they already have accounts, making it easier to purchase the books. These minisites will work for publishers, but are optimised for authors so third party links may have odd effects.
What is still being worked on?
- Adding Apple and Diesel links to the page. Both use a different API, making integration harder.
- Amazon and alternate format links. With Amazon adding more countries to Kindle their region-seperation makes things difficult.
To create or view a minisite, enter
http://www.smashingreads.com/author/Accountname
in the address bar of your browser.
You can see one running here:
http://www.smashingreads.com/author/ciamarprice
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