Tag Archives: ebooks

A Note on Overdrive for Library Users

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Gabriella West

I was thrilled to see on Smashwords that three of my ebooks had sold to the Sacramento Public Library via OverDrive. OverDrive has been around since at least 2014 and is a distributor for libraries to purchase ebooks. As far … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Self-publishing | Tagged ADHD, Audible, audiobooks, Bookbub, Bookmate, borrow, connecting the dots, ebooks, libraries, mobile apps, overdrive, Sacramento Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, time of grace | Leave a comment

Read an Ebook Week 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Gabriella West

Tomorrow, March 5, brings the start of Read an Ebook Week on ebook platform Smashwords, which is where I started my own self-publishing journey in 2011. According to the site, “This [their catalog] is the hub of the action, where you … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Califa, connecting the dots, ebooks, Elsie Street, Free, Kobo Plus, LGBT, library, Read an Ebook Week, Rita Toews, self-publishing, Smashwords | Leave a comment

I’ve posted before about All Romance eBooks, which I’ve always regarded as a nice little niche market for my work, despite eccentricities like taking $1 off my royalties if they paid me through PayPal, and constant “sales,” not to mention … Continue reading →

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Gabriella West | 4 Comments

New Year; A Look Back at Reading

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Gabriella West

Well, it’s January 1, and last year was so busy with both writing and editing work that I didn’t get to tend to this blog as much as I should have. So here’s a little recap. Thinking back to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse & Recovery, LGBT, Reviews, Writing | Tagged 2015, cutting, ebooks, great American novel, Hanya Yanagihara, intimacy, Kindle, Oliver Sacks, pain, Peter Hujar, reading, sex, sexual abuse, sexuality, suicide, survival, trauma | Leave a comment

Smashwords Summer/Winter sale

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Gabriella West

Smashwords‘ Summer/Winter sale (July 1-31) has been underway for awhile now. I wanted to mention that three of my ebooks are enrolled in the promotion. Two (Time of Grace and Connecting the Dots) are discounted and one (Night Train to … Continue reading →

Posted in Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged bargains, connecting the dots, ebooks, lesbian fiction, Night Train to Florence, sale, Smashwords, Summer/Winter sale, time of grace | Leave a comment

Read an Ebook Week Starts Today

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Gabriella West

I’m participating in Read an Ebook Week 2014 over at Smashwords. The skinny: in this annual event, running from March 2 through 8, thousands of ebooks are free or discounted. It’s kind of like the cyber equivalent of a library … Continue reading →