According to Deadline, A&E has chosen not to renew its hit western Longmire for a season 4. Yet the news outlet does say Warner Horizon, the studio behind the series, will indeed be shopping it immediately to other networks. In a statement, A&E didnât elaborate on their decision, simply stating:
Smashwords (Smashwords, Inc.), based in Los Gatos, California, is an ebook distribution platform founded by Mark Coker for independent authors and publishers.mashwords also uploaded books into KDP, Amazon .com's ebook publishing website, but until February 2014 no longer offered the service, due to a falling out with Amazon. As of February 2014, limited distribution to Amazon via Smashwords resumed.
The indie pays the bills and is paid by the distributors e.g. Amazon/Smashwords directly. The only middleman is the distributor. There has been a blurring of the line between indie author and indie publisher that seems to be mostly related to size and scope of the business.