| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mark Coker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | California |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Official website | www.smashwords.com |
Smashwords (Smashwords, Inc.), based in Los Gatos, Calif., is an ebook self-publishing and distribution platform. The company began public operation in 2008.[1][2]
Smashwords is a self-serve publishing service. Authors upload their manuscripts as Microsoft Word files to the Smashwords service, which converts the files into multiple ebook formats for reading on various ebook reading devices. Once published, the books are made available for sale online at a price set by the author. Smashwords does not use DRM.