Tag Archives: Amazon

Kindle Fire Now Available for Pre-Order in 170 Countries

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[Press Release] Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Now Available for Pre-Order for Customers in over 170 Countries Around the World, Shipping June 13 Kindle Fire HD—with a stunning custom 7” or 8.9” HD display, ultra-fast Wi-Fi, and …

Revenues up 22% to $16 Billion at Amazon in First Quarter

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Sales at Amazon rose sharply in the first quarter of 2013, growing 22% to $16.07 billion at the world’s largest bookseller, besting the company’s $13.18 billion in sales in the first quarter of 2011. For the first time in a while, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos didn’t comment on ebooks in his part of the earnings announcement.

An Interview with Hybrid Author Michael J. Sullivan

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Fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan was one of the early indies who signed a traditional contract when the big-six came knocking. Orbit (fantasy imprint of Hachette) bought his Riyria Revelations series and republished it as three, two-book omnibus volumes. He …

Public Libraries, Corporate Publishers and eBooks

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Last week Simon & Schuster signed a deal with 3M and the NYPL to distribute eBooks into libraries. Now all of the “Big6″ corporate publishers have some type of agreement selling eBooks into public libraries. Libraries are indispensable. Publishers agree …

An Interview with NY Times Bestselling Author Bella Andre

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Having sold more than 1.5 million self-published ebooks, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Bella Andre’s novels have appeared on Top 5 lists at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. After signing a groundbreaking 7-figure print-only, English …

The Future of Goodreads under Amazon Ownership

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We don’t know how much Amazon has offered to acquire Goodreads but it probably was not a huge sum. In Silicon Valley, an exit valley between $10 million and $50 million is barely worth mentioning (Facebook bought no-revenue Instagram for …

Amazon Absorbs Goodreads

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I was in a meeting yesterday from 4-5 pm.  I wasn’t looking at my email during that hour. Once the meeting ended, I glanced at my iPhone and noticed I had received 48 emails in the past hour. Something had …

Amazon Acquires Goodreads

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When it comes to which website’s pages come up first upon searching Google for a book, Amazon and Goodreads vie for dominance. Now, the former has bought out the competition.

When will Kindles become free?

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When you hear the term “loss leader” you think of grocery stores and discount warehouse chains. You don’t think about technology or publishing. Until now. Amazon recently announced price cuts on its Kindle Fire Tablets. The lowest priced model was slashed …

Bookish Launches New Ebook Retail Website

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Nearly two years after the initial announcement, the long anticipated and much delayed Bookish is up and running. The new book retail website features exclusive ebook content for sale, articles on books and reading by a dedicated editorial staff, a …

Inkling to Turn Google Into Storefront, Take Run at Amazon

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The most trafficked ebook store in the world today is Amazon. Very soon, that might not be the case. Illustrated ebook store and ebook production management start-up Inkling has found a way to make Google Search a storefront for its ebooks, where readers can discover, browse and buy. It’s called the Inkling Content Discovery Platform.

Simon & Schuster Has a New Deal With Amazon, Other Retailers

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Simon & Schuster may have finally signed a new ebook retail agreement with Amazon and other retailers according to an analysis by Digital Book World. If the analysis proves true, Simon & Schuster will be the third out of three major publishers that settled an ebook price-fixing case with the Department of Justice to fulfill its legal obligation to sign new contracts with ebook retailers.

Kobo, and another two big players, landed in Brazil

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December 5th, 7:00pm. Kobo lands in Brazil in a partnership with Livraria Cultura, one of the best bookstores in the country and a pioneer on the online book sales business. The launch was at Livraria Cultura’s main store, in the heart …

Who Owns Your Right to Turn Pages?

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I’m really confused. On November 16, New York Times blogger Nick Bilton reported that the US Patent Office had approved Apple’s patent on the feature that enables you to virtually turn pages on your e-reader. But over two years ago, …

Size Doesn’t Matter in Publishing

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The announcement of a proposed merger between Random House and Penguin publishers has generated quite a stir, because it would create the largest publisher in America. Many people believe that this merger is meant to give the two publishers increased …

Three Ways to Use Amazon to Sell More Books

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For many publishers, Amazon is the No. 1 place where their books are sold. The massive online retailer is thought to have about two thirds of e-book sales market share and is considered the largest bookseller of any kind in the U.S. Here are three ways to maximize sales on Amazon.

Facebook Coming to Amazon Author Pages

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Facebook is coming to Amazon author pages soon to help authors further integrate their online social activities with their presence on Amazon.com. Amazon’s author pages already feature information such as videos, bibliography and Twitter feeds and authors will soon be …

Amazon Friending Rivals?

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Of the many companies that have reinvented themselves in the violent upheavals of 21st century publishing, Ingram Content Group (as it is now called) stands out as one of the most resourceful. It has transformed itself from what Publishers Weekly …

Amazon Begins Discounting HarperCollins E-Books

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Just four days after Judge Denise Cote approved the settlement between the Department of Justice and Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, Amazon, the leading U.S. bookseller has begun to discount HarperCollins e-book titles.

Amazon Announces Fleet of New Devices

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Amazon has entered into the back-lit e-reader market with the new Kindle Paperwhite. The device will retail for $119. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also announced new Kindle Fire tablets. One is a seven-inch Kindle Fire with a faster processor, double the RAM and longer battery life for $159. The other is, as expected, a larger Kindle Fire tablet with an 8.9-inch screen, starting at $299.

Zola Aims to Replace Google Books, Then Take on Amazon

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A new bookselling start-up funded by authors and other investors is forming partnerships with publishers and independent booksellers and aims to replace the Google eBooks re-seller program as the go-to platform for indies interested in selling e-books. Oh, and the company plans on taking on Amazon, too.

The Great Publishing Wars of 2012

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In a decade, after the zombies have taken over the world and are hunting down the last of the vampire empire, they will look back at the great publishing wars of 2012 and go:  huh? I’ve retreated on the tactical …