INTERNATIONAL LITERARY EVENT WELCOMES SMASHWORDS
WINNIPEG, February 5, 2009-- Read an E-Book Week (March 8-14th) welcomes Smashwords, a publisher of independent authors, as a sponsor of the e-book event. Smashwords will help promote the initiative, and will work with its authors to develop special e-book promotions during Read an E-Book Week.
"We're pleased to sponsor and endorse Read an E-Book Week," said Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords. "We hope to introduce thousands of new readers and authors to the joys of e-books."
Sales of e-books have soared in recent months, due in part to many major publishers offering their books in e-format as well as print. A-list authors like Warren Adler, John Grisham and Tom Clancy are now allowing their books in e-format. "The Hunt for Red October", the first Clancy novel was recently released.
The digital age has arrived. Read An E-Book Week's newly launched website provides information necessary to embrace the new technology. Free e-books, classic e-books, the latest best-sellers in electronic format, the latest e-book readers and author websites--you'll find it all at Read An E-Book Week.
For more information contact Rita Y. Toews, founder of Read an E-Book week at
telephone: (204) 661-2734
Read an E-Book Week Announces E-Book Competition
Read an E-Book Week (March 8-14, 2009) is pleased to announce an e-book competition, in conjunction with myebook.com, the e-book event's newest supporter.
Winnipeg, Canada, February 16, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Read an E-Book Week encourages authors to enter a free e-book publishing contest using myebook.com's powerful browser-based builder software. With myebook it's possible to upload, or create from scratch, beautifully simple or adventurously complex covers and page designs online.
From now until March 14th create your e-book or advertising trailer using the myebook publishing platform. The winner will be judged on their use of the software's features which include the ability to upload audio and video. Once you've created your book or advertising trailer, add it to the 'E-book Week' community on the site. myebook.com will judge the entries.
For more information visit the Read an E-Book Week website.
About Read an E-Book Week:
The digital age has arrived. Read An E-Book Week's website provides information necessary to embrace the new technology. Free e-books, classic e-books, the latest best-sellers in electronic format, the latest e-book readers and author websites--you'll find it all at Read An E-Book Week.
