Amazon Doubles Storage on Basic Kindle, Also Renames it as the 2019 Model
Amazon is sending mixed messages about their cheapest Kindle. On the one hand, they have dropped a hint that it could be replaced soon. On the...Continue reading
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This retailer possesses a reputation to fit its name. It’s the single largest bookseller in the US, and is responsible for driving most ebook sales as well, while at the same time it is developing a wide variety of tech products, including Fire tablets, the Fire TV, Alexa digital assistant, and more.
Audible Makes Tiny Change to Its Execrable Return & Royalty Policy
It seems that if multiple author groups line up against it, Amazon can be forced to make a change to it policies – just not a...Continue reading
Basic Kindle Now $59, Oasis & Paperwhite to go on Sale on Cyber Monday
Amazon announced a confusing number of sales today for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Some items are on sale today, while others won’t be going on...Continue reading
Here’s Why ALLi Downgraded Audible to “Caution”
When I reported a few weeks ago that Audible was actively promoting returns as a benefit of subscribing, I apparently missed the bigger picture. It’s not...Continue reading
Amazon Launches New Author Portal
About three years back Amazon started beta-testing a new author portal called Amazon Author (not to be confused with Author Central). That new portal officially launched...Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Rose by $300K in October 2020
Kindle Unlimited maintained its position in October 2020 of being the market that all of Amazon’s competitors (with the possible exception of Apple) wished they owned....Continue reading
Build and Manage Series Pages in the Kindle Store
For a number of years now Amazon has been making series pages for Kindle ebooks. One of their bots would identify all of the books in...Continue reading
Amazon is Actively Promoting Audiobook Exchanges as an Audible Subscription Feature
I wasn’t going to touch this story because I thought at first that the claim was an exaggeration or misinterpretation, but I was wrong. If you’ve...Continue reading
Amazon is Killing Kindle Owner’s Lending Library on 4 January
When I reported several months ago that Amazon had shut down the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library, several commenters argued I was wrong because they knew a...Continue reading
Amazon Adds Smart Device Dashboard to Fire Tablets
Amazon just made it a little easier to manage all your household spyware. They have rolled out an update for late-model Fire tablets which adds a...Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate, Funding Pool Rose in September 2020
Kindle Unlimited maintained its position as one of the top five ebookstores in September 2020, paying out $32.7 million and bringing the total paid out over...Continue reading
Amazon Kindle Oasis Now $175 (for Prime Subscribers)
Today is Prime Day, which is basically a version of Black Friday where Amazon offers deals exclusively to Amazon Prime subscribers. While some of Amazon’s “sales”...Continue reading
Kindle Create Now Outputs POD Book Files
Amazon just took another step towards complete dominance of the book market supply chain. The retailer could already handle everything from production to the retail sale,...Continue reading
Audible Launches Netflix-Style Audiobook Services in Spain and Italy
Just under a month ago Amazon launched a limited “all you can listen” service in the US called Audible Plus. It cost $8 per month and...Continue reading
Amazon Rebrands Amazon Freetime Unlimited as Amazon Kids+
Amazon’s kid-centric subscription service is old enough that its earliest users are now attending college. And just like empty-nesters who remodel a kid’s old room into...Continue reading