Amazon revealed on Monday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew by half a million dollars in March 2019, to $24 million. At the same time the per-page rate...
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Kindle Unlimited Per Page Rose in February 2019 as the Funding Pool Shrank
Amazon informed authors on Friday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool shrank in February. It totaled $23.5 million, down from $24.7 million in January 2019. At the same time...
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AAP Reports eBook Sales Down 5% in January 2019
The Association of American Publishers reported Thursday that publisher reported revenue fell in the first month of 2019. Combined revenue for trade (consumer) books was $543.8 million in January...
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AAP: Publisher Revenue Rose by 4.6% in 2018
The Association of American Publishers has published its annual revenue report for the 1,375 publishers who submit their revenue data to the AAP. This info is not to be confused...
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Scribd Reaches 1 Million Subscribers
The only real competitor to Kindle Unlimited continues to thrive in Amazon's shadow. Scribd announced today that they now have one million subscribers paying for their limited ebook subscription...
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Amazon: Spend $20 on eBooks and Get a $5 Credit
Amazon is running a sale today in the Kindle Store. This is their third straight one-day sale, and this time they are offering a $5 credit to anyone who...
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Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate Dips Below Half a Cent in December 2018 while the Funding Pool Grew
Amazon sent ut an email to authors on Tuesday with the news that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.7 million (plus bonuses) in December 2018 , up...
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Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate Reaches Half a Cent in November 2018 while the Funding Pool Grew
Amazon informed authors on Friday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.6 million (plus bonuses) in November 2018 , up from $23.5 million the previous month. At...
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Kindle Unlimited Per-Page Rate Held Steady While the Funding Pool Grew in October 2018
Amazon announced on Thursday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.5 million (plus bonuses) in October 2018 , up from $23.4 million in September 2018. At the same...
Continue readingEU Finally Allows For Lower VAT on eBooks
So six years after EU members were punished for lowering the tax they collect on the sale of an ebook in violation of EU rules, the European Union decided...
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Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Grew in August 2018 While the Per-Page Rate Didn’t Change
Amazon announced on Friday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.3 million in August (plus bonuses), up from $23.1 million in July 2018. At the same time the...
Continue readingGerman eBook Market Estimated to Exceed 100 Million Euros in First Half of 2018
GfK Entertainment and the German publishing trade group Boersenverein have released their estimates for the German ebook market in the first half of the year. The projections are based on a...
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Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Grew in July 2018 While the Per-Page Rate Fell
Amazon announced on Wednesday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.1 million in July (plus bonuses), up from $22.6 million in June 2018. At the same time the per-page...
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Publisher eBook Revenues Fell 3% in First Four Months of 2018
Publisher ebook revenue continued to decline in the first third of this year, while trade revenues fluctuated upwards, increasing by 7.3% over the same period in 2017. Same song,...
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AAP Estimates US Book Publishing Industry Generated $26 Billion in Revenue Last Year
The Association of American Publishers released its annual StatShot estimate on Friday. You can buy the report from the AAP, or find the press release below. There isn't much...
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