Have you ever had a hardcore book hangover? Since you're reading this, I'm pretty sure you know exactly what I mean. Some books are so captivating that we get completely absorbed into their worlds. Once you have tasted the sweet perfection of the Harry Potter universe, it's very hard to follow up with anything that comes close. Finishing such an epic series of books brings a … [Read more...] about So you just read Harry Potter, what now? Here’s what you can read.
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Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Amazon recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of the Kindle this week and the company has come a very long way. This holiday season, the company is offering a very expansive portfolio of devices, such as Kindle Fire HD 7, Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Kindle Fire 2012, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 4, and Kindle 5. This marks the first time it has ever had this many devices available at … [Read more...] about Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Amazon Reports over 100 Million Kindle Exclusive eBooks Downloaded
Amazon announced today that 100 million Kindle ebooks have been purchased, downloaded, or borrowed from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. This is a huge feat considering there are only 180,000 ebooks currently available. Popular Kindle-exclusive titles include War Brides by Helen Bryan, which has been purchased or borrowed over 270,000 times and has remained on the Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Reports over 100 Million Kindle Exclusive eBooks Downloaded
Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
If you have procured yourself a new Kindle Fire or one of the e-ink variants for Christmas, congratulations! Now it is time to start reading, and Amazon.uk is offering a 12 day program to give you great ebooks at a fraction of the price. Starting today you can pick up hundreds of bestselling books for only 99p. There will be more books added to the list every day, so the … [Read more...] about Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
Amazon debating subscription based eBook Service
Amazon is in talks with several major publishers to offer a ebook subscription system for phones and tablets that is comparable to Netflix. Amazon is soon to be releasing their first entry level tablet running the Android OS! The company is revising its website to be more tablet friendly and integrating core features of its service into the software. You can expect to see … [Read more...] about Amazon debating subscription based eBook Service
Amazon eBook Sales Soar to $5 Billion Dollars in 2011
It is no secret that the Amazon eBook store is the leading store on the internet! They currently have 4 authors who have toppled over 1 million ebooks sold and their business continues to do well. So well in fact that Caris & Co. have reported at an investors meeting that Amazon will see $5.42 billion in Kindle-generated revenue in 2011, and Caris analyst Sandeep Aggarwal … [Read more...] about Amazon eBook Sales Soar to $5 Billion Dollars in 2011
Amazon Launches German eBook Store
Amazon has made the move to enter the lucrative German market with a version of the Amazon bookstore localized for Germany. They also will be accepting new authors and publishers seeking to get their books in the store with the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) service. When Amazon soon launches their German eBook Store they will have 650,000 titles, 71 of 100 Spiegel … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches German eBook Store
Amazon controls over 60% of the eBook Market
An analyst at the RR Bowker group found that, contrary to popular belief (mainly perpetrated by Amazon), they only control 61% of the ebook market, and not 80%. Amazon Kindle eBook store is dominantly leading all major online sales for ebooks. Barnes and Noble is the runner up with 20% of ebook downloads and Sony has a meager 5%. At the time of the report, Apple iBooks … [Read more...] about Amazon controls over 60% of the eBook Market
E-Readers start to fade due to the rise of the Tablet PC
The Electronic Reader market seemed to be bustling for the last 6 months, with the crescendo happening at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas earlier in the year. With the success of the Apple iPad, and other more affordable Slate PC's, such as the Archos 7 which displays full color, we have seen more consumers gravitating towards the multi-media driven devices, rather … [Read more...] about E-Readers start to fade due to the rise of the Tablet PC
Amazon Reports Kindle Sales Tripled Since Price Slash
Amazon has reported that sales of its Kindle 2 E-Reader have tripled in only a month since they lowered the entry level price from $259.00 to $189.00. Amazon also reported that the Kindle continues to be the number one selling electronic device on all of their Websites. The Kindle was the first Electronic Reader to really make an impact with consumers. The Price slash was … [Read more...] about Amazon Reports Kindle Sales Tripled Since Price Slash