Serial killer’s book shoots to the top of Amazon charts—then disappears
An author’s fascinating or salacious backstory can be key to a book’s allure (and marketing campaign). But the taste of the reading public isn’t infinitely flexible, and this is nowhere… Read more »
Publish an electronic textbook on literally any subject, no matter how little you know about it, with Kindle’s textbook program
Publish or perish, amiright? Yesterday Amazon introduced a new program that will help academics get around the pesky thought of placing work with a publisher. Get ready for self-published textbooks.… Read more »
A quarter of what? Confusing Amazon ebook sales stat released
The Guardian ran a misleading headline yesterday: “Amazon reveals quarter of ebook sales in US were for indie publishers.” The story was based on a tweet from Writer.ly during a… Read more »
Amazon kills 70% royalties for authors who won’t play ball on pricing
A Daily Telegraph story reports that Amazon is cutting royalties for self-published works priced above $9.99. The current royalty rate is 70% of all sales, so long as the price… Read more »
The mystery of the White Glove: British agency partners with Amazon
White Glove (I know, you couldn’t make this stuff up)… Read more »
What does it cost to deliver an ebook?
In a much-discussed post at Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow focuses on author Andrew Hyde, who recently “wrote and self-published a great-looking travel book” via the usual ebook retail channels but… 5 / Read more »