Founded in 2008, Smashwords is a global online retailer of independently published ebooks.
We became a Draft2Digital company following our merger with Draft2Digital in March 2022. As of January 2026, Smashwords completed its transformation from a combination publishing platform/distributor/bookstore to its current form, a dedicated ebook store only. Former Smashwords authors and publishers now manage their publishing operations at Draft2Digital.
Registration at Smashwords is optional, but it gets you these great benefits:
- Browse over one million original DRM-free ebooks, including nearly 100,000 priced every day at free
- Multi-dimensional search tools make it easy to find your next great read by subcategory, price, and word count
- Shop our world famous annual Smashwords supersale events, such as Smashwords Read an Ebook Week, the Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale, and our Smashwords End of Year sale.
- Use our free Smashwords Alerts service to receive new release notifications for the authors you follow.
- Participate in exclusive presales where you can purchase highly anticipated new books early, before anyone else
- Purchased books are forever accessible in your Smashwords Library
- Multiple ebook delivery options: To your Smashwords Library, to your DropBox, or emailed straight to your e-reading device
- DRM-free ebooks means you can enjoy your book your way on any e-reading device or app, now or in the future.
