Smile Out Loud

They do not offer paperbacks or hardbacks at this time.

But their digital market has the same e-book and audio market reach as D2D/Ingram and allows for library lending. So if you are an indie author who was mostly using D2D for that library access, and for whom the maintenance fees would be prohibitive against your earnings, you can use Kobo for free.

I haven't used it, because I'm not affected by the D2D fees and I didn't want to mess up my market listings by having duplicates, but when I heard about the D2D fees, I started researching so I could hopefully find a free alternative with comparable market reach. And good old Kobo was there.

It allows for the same subscription model as KU, but doesn't enforce an exclusivity clause, so you can still mass sell through the global market and also be hosted in libraries.

I know it seems risky when KU is so established, but Kobo+ subscriptions are increasing quite a bit as even the most stalwart of Kindle fans get sick of Amazon, and my Kobo+ numbers are starting to eclipse Kindle, which is delightful.

The more we as authors push readers to Kobo+, the more freedom we'll have, so I think it's a worthwhile endeavor, for us and them.

🌿- Shoot me an email at [email protected] with what you’re looking for, including: Commission type and written/visual references. I’m open to drawing mostly anything, let me know what you’re thinking of and we can talk about it!   (This includes any previous commission types you don’t see on the sheet!)

🌿- Here’s a link to a reference resource i made, to help you make easy references for your characters, please give it a read through before emailing (a clear reference will make the whole process much easier for me) !

🌿- for DND character sheets;  I’ll need all the additional info to do so, so if that’s what you want, don’t forget to send me it!

🌿- I do payment up-front as an invoice and via Squareup, in Pounds Sterling (GDP) after receiving References and I begin work upon payment (commission price does not include Squareup fees).

🌿- Estimated finish time for pieces is about 2 weeks and i’ll send you the finished commission via email as an A4 piece in PNG format.

🌿- I’ll post up the finished work here on my blog unless you ask otherwise. 🌿- Here’s a waitlist for commissioners, so you can see what the line’s like!

I retain the right to refuse a commission, and this is not commercial work but strictly for private use, not for further profit or outside projects