You’ve probably already considered reaching your readers with books and ebooks but don’t overlook the fast-growing audience for audiobooks. And here is another reason to consider audiobooks. “Audible.com, the world’s largest seller and producer of digital spoken-word entertainment, announced yesterday that it has established a $20 million fund for authors. Authors who sign up...
…and four things you can do about it. Technology in general and the Internet in particular has made the world seem much smaller, but in reality the world remains a large and very diverse place. This diversity directly affects sales of your ebooks internationally. There are differences in internet connectivity, in brands of ebook...
I am thrilled to announce that Publish Your Own Ebooks has been named by the Association of Independent Authors’ as one of the Best Websites for Independent Authors. The list recognizes those sites that offer information and resources of relevance and value to independent authors. Other web sites on the list include JA Konrath’s...
Amazon’s KDP Select program has now been running for more than three months so I thought it would be good to take a quick look back over what has happened with this program so far. At the beginning of November 2011 Amazon first announced their Kindle Owners’ Lending Library for Amazon Prime members. Then...
I have just updated the Ebook Publishing Quick Reference Card (PDF). This is an excellent resource for indie authors and ebook publishers who would like to be able to see at a glance: The Main Ebook Formats The Major Ebook Stores Ebook Royalties Chart for Each Store Ebook Aggregator Comparison Chart (including 6 major...
When you browse the shelves at your local bookstore have you noticed that some books have small gold seals declaring outstanding achievements such as “Gold Medal Winner” or “Readers Favorite Award Winner”? How would you like to be one of those award-winning authors? Out of the many book awards that are held around the...
If you have been thinking of using the Print On Demand services of CreateSpace to get your ebook into print then I have some good news for you. CreateSpace have discontinued their Pro Plan, effectively putting more money back into the pockets of authors. The Pro Plan cost authors $39 to set up for...
Finally we have some hard data on Amazon’s new KDP Select program. How many “borrows” were there in December? When Amazon divided up the $500,000, how much did an author get for each book borrowed? In December I posted about the pros and cons of KDP Select from Amazon. However without some idea of...
I am sure that most ebook authors would like to reach as many readers and sell as many ebooks as possible. So much attention in the industry right now is focused on publishing via major ebook stores such as Amazon’s Kindle Store and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books that many authors overlook the possibility...
Amazon has announced the launch of two new Kindle stores. The new Italian Kindle Store at Amazon.it includes over 16,000 Italian-language Kindle books. Amazon also announced that the new Kindle is available on Amazon.it for 99EUR . Amazon.it customers can order the first Italian-language Kindle directly from the Amazon.es store. More on this announcement...
