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How to Make Your Kindle Book Successful
I am not a bestselling author, nor do I play one on television. I do, however, take a great deal of interest in how those who have managed to make…
Thoughts on Kindle Publishing
When it comes to publishing an indie book, the Kindle Direct Publishing program has done wonders for new authors all over the place. Some, like John Locke and Amanda Hocking,…
Kindle Owners’ Lending Library Exclusivity Pays Off For Some Authors
The December numbers are in for Amazon’s rather controversial Kindle Owners‘ Lending Library (KOLL) and for some people they turned out to be quite good. Right around 295,000 rentals were…
Kindle Content Reviews: Reading, Writing, and Understanding Their Impact
There is always going to be a certain amount of skepticism that has to be exercised toward online reviews of any sort. Those who are least satisfied will also always…
Amazon Introduces “KDP Select” For Kindle Direct Publishing Authors
The big news of the day is Amazon’s introduction of a potentially huge incentive for authors to make their content exclusive to the Kindle platform. Starting immediately, any author or…
In Era Of Self-Promotion, Authors’ Obligations & Opportunities Increase Thanks To Kindle’s @author
Amazon’s new @author feature is a new addition to their Kindle-based social media effort. Currently in a limited beta release, the feature promises to create an even closer author to…
The Many Advantages of Amazon’s Kindle Store Cleaning
While the focus of Amazon’s new content duplication policy for the Kindle Store is clearly an effort to eliminate the Kindle spam that has become an ongoing problem for customers,…
Amazon Cracks Down On Kindle Store Spam
After a few weeks of rather vocal complaints regarding the state of the Kindle Store and the increasing difficulty in finding worthwhile content, Amazon has come up with a response. …