I sold a story through SmashWords today, but it was a sale on the Barnes and Noble site. This was the first time this has happened. I made 61¢ from a 99¢ sale. If I sell directly through Smashwords I get 81¢. I hope that I sell hundreds more.

If you list a book or story on Smashwords and you get their approval, you can then list your Smashwords titles on Apple, B&N, Sony, Amazon and other sites. It is the only way to get on to Apple iBooks without going through difficult hoops. It is a good deal, but Amazon is still outselling Smashwords.

Getting approved for the premium program on Smashwords is not trivial. I have my first eBooks formatting customer and she has a long book. I have submitted it twice to Smashwords and I have yet to get rid of all the problems with it.