Before You Go… is a new and important way for authors to get the word out about their books.
Why I’m not selling my own ebooks anymore (mostly)
You might make more money selling your book direct from your site but there are significant drawbacks from doing so.
Can free speech survive Amazon’s monopoly? #amazoncensors
Amazon’s withdrawal of erotica titles dealing with incest is a threat to free speech and the livelihood of authors.
5 things you need to know about Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Amazon’s new ebook format
Amazon has announced it’s new ebook format, Kindle Format 8 (KF8), which includes a number of new features for ebooks when read on certain flavours of Kindle.
There is no such thing as a free market
The debate carries on across the internet into Amazon’s removal of some erotica titles without notice or meaningful explanation. There is a range of views on this but almost unanimous agreement that Amazon has a “right” to choose what it sells because of the “free market”. It doesn’t matter what you say to these happy [...]
How to make a 70% royalty on a 99-cent Kindle ebook
99 cent Kindle ebooks theoretically earn their authors a 35% royalty from Amazon but it’s actually possible to make 70% on a 99 cent ebook.
The e-Ink has dried on Kindle lending whether authors like it or not
Amazon has turned on the Kindle book lending program, which allows book owner to “lend” books to anyone with an email address and a Kindle (or a Kindle app for another device).
Should you translate your ebooks ou Si vous traduisez vos ebooks?
Is it worth getting your books translated into French or German to improve your chances in the Amazon bookstores in those countries?
Amazon blocking sales from Google Books by denying ebooks their ISBN
By not including the ISBN of Kindle ebooks on their Amazon page, Amazon makes links from Google Books useless.
The curious result of tagging your Kindle ebook on Amazon
The tags you choose for your Kindle ebook might affect where else on the internet your book is displayed.
Amazon “cowardly and deceitful”; Wikileaks “jeopardising innocent people”
Wikileaks has called Amazon cowardly and deceitful because Amazon removed Wikileaks from its servers. Amazon responded by saying Wikileaks had breached its terms of service because Wikileaks did not “own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content” it was publishing.
Why you can’t afford to take your eye off your Amazon sales
Amazon can change your ebook prices without notice and sometimes does so incorrectly. You need to know what the rules are and keep an eye out.
Amazon shouldn’t have a monopoly on freedom of speech
Amazon should not be allowed to decide what we should and should not be allowed to read.
$500,000 isn’t enough for my book. What about yours?
Amazon has invited self-publishers to make their books available for lending to Amazon Prime members. Is it a good deal?
Amazon announces its biggest sales day ever for the Kindle
Amazon’s biggest-selling item keeps getting bigger.
Amazon is not for self-publishers
Authors are arguing that Amazon is being unfair in including “loans” of a book towards its ranking in the bestseller lists.
Tags deleted from Kindle ebooks. What did you expect?
Amazon has removed tags for Kindle books. Conspiracy between Amazon and traditional publishers or the entirely predictable result of authors trying to game the system?
How accessible should you be to your readers?
Does an author having a website or a Twitter account create a reasonable expectation that she or he will respond to questions from readers?
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