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'''Smashwords, Inc.''', based in [[Los Gatos, California]], is a platform for [[self-publishing]] [[e-book]]s. The company, founded by Mark Coker, began public operation in 2008.<ref name = "sfgate">{{Cite news | title = Smashwords gets e-books to market |url = http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-05-09/business/30223603_1_e-books-mike-shatzkin-kindle |work=San Francisco Chronicle|first=Ilana |last=DeBare |date=2011-05-12 |
[[Authors]] and independent [[publishers]] upload their manuscripts as electronic files to the service, which converts them into multiple e-book formats for various devices. Once published, the books are made available for sale online at a price set by the author or indie publisher.
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