According to a report from BookNet Canada, “Canadian publishers have adapted to the appetite for digital reading and embraced ebook publishing as a new norm.”
Amazon Trio: New German Imprint, Kindle Drop, Higher Prime
Amazon news this week includes the launch of a new German language publishing imprint, lower Kindle sales for 2013, and a hike in the price of Prime.
Read Complex STM Books on the Kindle? Not Possible? Not So
Technical books, with charts and graphs, have always been a challenge for e-readers like the Kindle. DCL, working with MIT Press, believes it has come up with a solution.
In Brazil, Amazon Starts Selling Kindles Direct, Books are Next
After 13 months of using partners to sell Kindles in Brazil, Amazon is now offering direct sales. If they can do that, books are not likely far behind.
Is $319.20 Too Much to Pay for an Ebook?
In an article for the Paris Review, ‘This Month’s Most Expensive E-Books,’ Dan Piepenbring wonders what the limit is that people are willing to pay for an ebook.
How Self-Publishing Led Amazon to German Ebook Dominance
In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon’s KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks.
Dinosaur Erotica: Seriously? Oh Yes, and It Sells
Taken by the T-Rex might sound like a joke book title to you, but it’s part of an odd and oddly popular self-publishing subculture of monster erotica.
Candid Facts from Amazon’s Russ Grandinetti
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, VP of Kindle Content, Russ Grandinetti, shared some numbers about consumer usage of Kindle ebooks around the world.
Scribd CEO Aims for $1 Billion in Revenue from Ebook Subscriptions
Scribd formally launched ebook subscriptions today and the company CEO said he believes the service could eventually produce $1 billion in annual revenue.
Datapoint Discussion: “10,000” Titles Offered Through Kindle MatchBook
Amazon is merely predicting that 10,000 books will be available through its Kindle MatchBook program by the time it launches in October. Will they get there?