Countless first-time, indie, and previously published authors have the ability to easily publish their works through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program. The process is fairly straight-forward and offers a lot of advantages for writers. As opposed to the traditional publishing route, authors have a lot of say in the decisions for their book in terms of formatting, … [Read more...] about Amazon Exclusivity Clause causing issues for authors who are pirated
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Amazon contemplating increasing delivery fees to cut loses
Amazon is set to increase shipping charges, with same-day service customers set to be the hardest hit, the website 247WallSt reported. The e-commerce giant has reportedly been losing money on the system, which allows customers to receive their orders within hours. According to The Wall Street Journal, traditional delivery costs for the "last mile" run now stands at $1.75, while … [Read more...] about Amazon contemplating increasing delivery fees to cut loses
Amazon Kindle Scribe will have a big update next week
Amazon will launch their first firmware update for the Kindle Scribe next week. This will be the first update since the e-note was released last fall. There will be several bug fixes, such as disappearing notes when the Scribe is in airplane mode. They are also introducing several new features and enhancements, such as proper pressure sensitivity on some of the new … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Scribe will have a big update next week
Amazon removing titles from Kindle Unlimited due to ebook piracy issues
If e-books getting pirated, sometimes within just hours of those getting listed online, isn't enough for the authors to deal with, many of them reported their titles have been removed from Kindle Unlimited citing a breach of exclusivity terms with the online retailer, TorrentFreak reported. All of it can be considered a fallout of a larger issue, that of piracy. In removing the … [Read more...] about Amazon removing titles from Kindle Unlimited due to ebook piracy issues
Amazon is number 1 in customer happiness
Amazon is the number one US-based company for customer satisfaction. This is according to the latest report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The ACSI survey also ranked Amazon first in customer loyalty, service quality, meeting customer expectations, and how likely a customer is to recommend Amazon to others. Amazon wrote a blog post about the report, stating, … [Read more...] about Amazon is number 1 in customer happiness
Amazon vans now have a fun message on them accompanying the Prime and smile logo
Several Amazon vans were observed in downtown Seattle with messages such as "Warning: Contents may cause happiness" and "That thing you wanted? It's right. In. Here," GeekWire reported. While the Amazon and Prime smile logos remain visible on the vehicles, they are now smaller than in previous versions. An Amazon representative informed GeekWire that the marketing campaign … [Read more...] about Amazon vans now have a fun message on them accompanying the Prime and smile logo
Amazon may have a ChatGPT rival soon
Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, expressed his enthusiasm for the potential of generative AI, stating that the opportunities it presents are "exciting". In an interview given to the Financial Times, Jassy also mentioned that many major tech companies have been utilizing these large, generative AI models "for quite some time". "I think it's exciting, what's possible with … [Read more...] about Amazon may have a ChatGPT rival soon
Amazon has big plans ahead to disrupt the grocery segment
Amazon's recent move to put on hold all expansion plans in the grocery segment might give the impression of the company really faltering with its food supply business though the fact is, Amazon has rather big plans in the segment. As CEO Andy Jassy revealed to the Financial Times, the company would be opening new physical stores and will be doing a lot of new things that can … [Read more...] about Amazon has big plans ahead to disrupt the grocery segment