A quick Amazon search for vampire titles shows 21,103 Kindle ebook results; on Smashwords, that number was over three thousand. And while sociologists have looked at the cultural phenomenon surrounding the popularity and sexual appeal of vampire lore, one thing is for certain: fans of the genre have not tired of it yet. When Good e-Reader first launched its Indie Author … [Read more...] about How Vampires Sparked the eBook Revolution
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Amazon Publishing, CreateSpace Launch 7th Annual ABNA Awards
Submissions open next month for authors to enter their titles in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards, a long-running program sponsored by Amazon Publishing and CreateSpace. The awards, open to both published and unpublished indie titles, will close at 10,000 entries, which will then be pared down to a winner in each genre category, from which one grand prize book will be … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing, CreateSpace Launch 7th Annual ABNA Awards
Pew Internet Study: Print and Digital Aren’t Going Anywhere
Industry watchers keep sharing impossible headlines, everything from "print is dead," to "ebooks sales are in decline." But a new study conducted earlier this month from Princeton Survey Research Associates International and released by Pew Internet shows that book reading is on the rise, ebooks are doing just fine, and the majority of US readers read at least one print book … [Read more...] about Pew Internet Study: Print and Digital Aren’t Going Anywhere
Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
A study unveiled yesterday at the Digital Book World Conference and Expo in New York demonstrated some very interesting numbers on how authors feel about the publishing industry. Included in the responses of more than 9,000 authors of different genres and publishing models was the hard truth about how much--or rather, how little--authors actually make. It's quite possible … [Read more...] about Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
Norway’s Answer to eBook Lending: Free Books
As US libraries and subscription models struggle with publishers and rights holders on how to ensure that revenue reaches the right people under lending models, the National Library of Norway seems to have hit on a model that works for them: just give the books away online, and pay the publishers yourself. According to an article in the Telegraph, over 135,000 books will be … [Read more...] about Norway’s Answer to eBook Lending: Free Books
DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
Another great DBW digital publishing conference is behind us, and once again the future looks good for books. Digital books, print books, subscribed books, enhanced books...the industry, the authors, and the consumers are on fire for them, regardless of the format they choose to work in. The buzzwords this year were direct-to-consumer book sales, ebook subscriptions, and … [Read more...] about DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
DBW, Writers Digest Survey on Author Satisfaction with the Industry
Digital Book World and Writer's Digest magazine announced some of the results of an in-depth author survey at this morning's Digital Book World Conference and Expo in New York. The survey asked more than 9,000 authors to respond to some highly specified questions on the industry; those authors were placed in different categories based on their respective roles in the book … [Read more...] about DBW, Writers Digest Survey on Author Satisfaction with the Industry
Dissecting Amazon’s Predatory “Everything” Strategy
At the Digital Book World Conference and Expo, publishing industry professionals come together to analyze the state of the industry and its near and far future projections. This morning, Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store, spoke about the horizontal and vertical shifts of Amazon, beginning with the initial bookselling in 1995 and moving into other offerings beginning in … [Read more...] about Dissecting Amazon’s Predatory “Everything” Strategy
Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
Goodreads launched its Goodreads Author Program and verified author pages only a half a decade ago, but is looking to its 100,000th author user this week. While the site itself remains firmly a place for readers to share and engage thoughts on books and content, users have enjoyed the ability to interact with authors and content creators. In a blog post from Goodreads, … [Read more...] about Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
bluebottlebiz Maintains Subscription eBook Service for Business Publishing
Subscription digital reading is getting a lot of speculation and attention lately, especially with companies like Oyster and Scribd offering what might actually be some of the first viable models for mainstream book borrowing. While both models finally have secured agreements with major publishers under a Netflix-like all-you-can-eat model, those names are certainly not the … [Read more...] about bluebottlebiz Maintains Subscription eBook Service for Business Publishing