Amazon’s new subscription plan for e-book readers is already ammo for library-haters. Check out this gem in Forbes online. The headline I’ve quoted reflects the precise sentiments of the article:...Continue reading
Category: Kindle (platform)
Amazon Launches Kindle Unlimited, Will Take it International in September
Not one to close the barn door after the horse has left, Amazon has sent out a press release this morning announcing the launch of Kindle Unlimited. With Kindle Unlimited,...Continue reading
Oyster, Scribd Comment on Kindle Unlimited
It’s been just over a day since I broke the news that Amazon had a Netflix style ebook service in the works. We still haven’t gotten a comment from Amazon,...Continue reading
Amazon to Launch New eBook Subscription Service Called Kindle Unlimited
Word is circulating on Twitter and the KBoards forum today that Amazon is about to launch a new ebook service. Update: Kindle Unlimited went live on Friday. Details are still...Continue reading
Amazon Introduces Four New Kindle Worlds from Romance Novelists
Amazon expanded their publishing empire today with the launch of 4 new Kindle Worlds. The tech company announced today that they were opening up new opportunities for writers to contribute...Continue reading
Kindle Cloud Reader Goes International – Now Works With All Kindle Stores
Amazon must be truly distracted by their ongoing issue with Hachette, because they had a major product launch yesterday with almost no fanfare. The Kindle Cloud Reader, Amazon’s browser-based reading...Continue reading
Amazon to Retire Kindle Cloud Storage, Shift Your Docs to Amazon Cloud Drive
For the past two plus years Amazon has offered Kindle users 5GB of cloud storage for their personal files. This space was in addition to and completely separate from any...Continue reading
Amazon Expands Their Content Licensing Arm With Veronica Mars, GI Joe
Amazon Publishing announced this morning that they had secured new licensing deals with Warner Brothers, Hasbro, Valiant Entertainment, and best-selling authors Marcus Sakey and Theresa Ragan. Indie authors will shortly...Continue reading
Amazon’s Subscription eBook Service Now Offers 475 Thousand Titles, Supports Over 450 Thousand Users
Amazon isn’t usually one to give us all the details when they toot their own horn, but sometimes we can piece together disparate reports and discover details that Amazon hasn’t...Continue reading
Here’s Why Amazon Won’t be Cutting KDP Payment Rates to 35%
There’s a frightening what-if nightmare going around indie publishing circles this week. It’s scaring the children, giving many heart palpitations, but actually has very little chance of ever happening. The...Continue reading
Debunked: No, Amazon Isn’t Banning Short-Short Fiction From the Kindle Store
There is a report over on KBoards earlier this week that Amazon might be about to adopt a new minimum word count for ebooks sold in the Kindle Store. According...Continue reading
Kindle Owners’ Lending Library Hits 300,000 Titles
Amazon has release their quarterly statement today, and buried in among the generally good financial news were a few dribblets of info about the Kindle. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library,...Continue reading
Amazon is Now Beta Testing an Automated Cover Generator for Kindle eBooks
The cover image for an ebook is important to its success, but it’s also a rather difficult skill to master. Not everyone has the artistic skills to design a good...Continue reading
Amazon Expands 70% Royalty Option to Japan, Brazil – But There’s a Catch
Here’s an old piece of news that appears to have gone unreported (I missed it at the time, at least). Remember when Amazon launched the Kindle Store in India, and...Continue reading
Don’t be Taken in by Amazon’s News About KDP Success Stories
Amazon put out a press release in the UK today that talks up the success a few authors are having in self-publishing their ebooks via Amazon KDP. They’re boasting about...Continue reading