Smashwords recently instituted a presale method to extend the publication date of a book. This gives the author time to network and otherwise spread the word to build sales. All presale info for all books has disappeared since S-W revised the website. While the presale section remains as an option during publication upload, it is not working. One must contact “Support” at S-W to have this corrected. After 2 emails, I’m awaiting a response.
ARTIST has been sampled seven times. Research into sampling & sales shows 6 to 10 samples to make a sale. (Erotica sampling & sales ratio is much lower. Surprise!)