Category: Publishing
A Kindle Conversion: Why The EPUB Argument Stopped Mattering
Amazon made what appeared to be some fairly big opponents in the earliest days of the Kindle. All they had to do was decide to go with a closed format. …
Class Action Lawsuit Seeks To Bring Value Back To Kindle eBooks
For those who have been paying attention, it doesn’t come as much of a shock to hear that people are unhappy about the rise in price of Kindle eBooks caused…
Pottermore Brings Books To Kindle, But Leaves Fans Open To Scams
As most of you will almost certainly be aware by now, the ever popular Harry Potter series is on its way to the Kindle. The author, J.K. Rowling, is keeping…
Nook Kids Out of Luck On iPad
In recent news, Apple has decided to start thoroughly enforcing their in-app purchasing rules after a bit of a delay. While this is inconvenient for Kindle users, Nook users, and…
Kindle Spam Highlights the Worst Side of Easy Self-Publishing
The Kindle has done a lot to bring publishing from fantasy to reality for new authors everywhere. In an industry previously dominated by publishing houses that have a track record…
Why Some People Are Annoyed By Kindle Book Sales Numbers
Not too long ago, Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that they were finally officially selling more Kindle Edition eBooks than they were print books, even discounting free book downloads. It was a big…
Is Amazon’s Kindle Destroying the Publishing Industry?
This isn’t a new topic, but it also doesn’t seem to be going away. There are some very loud people convinced that the Kindle spells the end of the book…
Why some Kindle Authors Make Millions and Others Make Nothing!
In case you are lazy and would like to get right to the point, you can click on this link and get the video discussed in this post. Otherwise –…
Is Harry Potter Finally Coming to the Kindle?
After years of adamant refusal to consider the idea of releasing electronic versions of her amazingly popular Harry Potter series, there are rumors circulating that J.K. Rowling is giving serious…
One (Bad) Way To Get Yourself Noticed As A Kindle Author
When writing a book that you intend to put out through something like the Kindle‘s self publishing platform, there are always going to be complications. There’s a reason that publishing…