Indie Authors are starting to see more revenue from the United Kingdom. In 2015 22% of all e-book sales were from self-published authors, which is a dramatic increase from 16% in 2014. There are a few things to note about these numbers, however. Although total self-published ebook sales did go up, it's possible that's less because self-published books are gaining popularity, … [Read more...] about 22% of all UK eBook Sales were Self-Published
Archives for March 2016
Penguin Random House Reports 25% of Revenue is from e-Books
Penguin Random House has just reported a 23.7% increase in operating EBITDA in 2015 over 2014 and an 11.8% rise in revenue. The company also reported that they generated over €3.32 billion in book sales. How much of this revenue stemmed from e-books? Sadly, the publisher did not break down the numbers but did admit that they accounted for 25% of their global revenue. One of … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Reports 25% of Revenue is from e-Books
Amazon no longer has an Australian Kindle Distributor
Dick Smith Electronics was appointed by Amazon to be a Kindle distributor in early 2013. There was a small display of some Kindle Models in each of its many stores, but never were seriously promoted. It looks like Amazon may have to find another Australian electronics company to deal with because Dick Smith has been liquidated. Most of the Dick Smith stores are still … [Read more...] about Amazon no longer has an Australian Kindle Distributor
Downpour is having a $5 sale for 50 popular Audiobooks
Audible may generate the majority of headlines when it comes to audiobook sales, but serious listeners are aware of Downpour. This company offers audiobooks that are DRM-Free and can be stored on your computer forever or transferred to any of your mobile devices. Downpour is having a sale right now and are offering 50 popular audiobooks for $5.00 each. … [Read more...] about Downpour is having a $5 sale for 50 popular Audiobooks
Good e-Reader 13.3 is suitable for people with vision disorders
The Good e-Reader 13.3 is suitable for people who have vision disorders and need a very large screen to read their favorite e-books. You can enlarge the text to a very high degree and the giant display will give you more screen real estate than the Kindle, Kobo or Nook. One of the benefits about our e-reader compared to other hardware on the market is that ours runs Google … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader 13.3 is suitable for people with vision disorders
Good e-Reader 13.3 is ideal for sheet music
There are many musicians that are looking for a digital screen to read sheet music, while they are playing their playing their instrument. The Good e-Reader 13.3 is ideal for people who play the piano because you can simply turn the page on a single tap. Buying digital sheet music or downloading it for free from the internet is something many musicians do on a regular … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader 13.3 is ideal for sheet music
James Patterson is going to produce 4 new books a month
James Patterson works with a team of writers to produce ten novels a year and most of them hit the New York Times bestseller list. In order to sell more books Patterson is going to double his workload and start writing four novels a month that are 150 pages or less. The latest Patterson venture is called BookShots and it will be like “reading movies”. The shorter, cheaper … [Read more...] about James Patterson is going to produce 4 new books a month
New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a new movie coming out this year and takes place in the Harry Potter universe. This has prompted Scholastic to attain the rights for new movie tie-in books in multiple formats. Under the agreement, Scholastic will publish children’s movie tie-in books for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequels, as well as tie-in books … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue
Humble Bundle has been selling e-books for the last two years and in 2015 the company generated $6.1 million dollars. This is profit for the company after it paid authors and publishers their cut from each Bundle sold. This is solid revenue because the company only initiated 31 different campaigns over the entire year. One of the big reasons why Humble Bundle got into … [Read more...] about Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue