While Amazon's KDP publishing platform gave voice to authors all across the US, it took a little time at the onset for that freedom to reach other countries and other reader markets. The company continues to roll out not just the ability to find and devour new books in far-flung places, but also the language algorithms that are necessary for books to be published in multiple … [Read more...] about KDP Offers New Indian Languages for eBook Uploads
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Indian Government Wants to Charge Amazon Customs and Duty on Kindles
The Indian Government has petitioned a Delhi High Court to reverse a 2015 decision that exempted Amazon from paying customs and duty on Kindle e-readers that entered the country. This will undoubtedly result in millions of dollars of additional revenue that Amazon will have to pay to stay competitive against Flipkart. The Kindle saga began in 2012, when Amazon approached the … [Read more...] about Indian Government Wants to Charge Amazon Customs and Duty on Kindles
Amazon Kindle and e-book sales Tripled in India
Amazon first entered the Indian market in 2012 when it opened up the Kindle bookstore and started to sell e-readers. Amazon had their work cut out for them due to a slew of homegrown companies such as Flipkart, Handygo’s Rockstand and Ver Se Innovation’s NewsHunt. According to Amazon they are finally starting to make headway and have reported that e-book and e-reader sales have … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle and e-book sales Tripled in India
New Initiative Puts India Closer to Broader Digital Adoption
One of the early adoption markets for tablet use, K12 digital textbooks, and a thriving e-commerce site to offer ebooks was India, but recent reports have shown somewhat stagnant responses, which experts have attributed to a lack of reliable wifi and internet connectivity throughout the country, as well as concerns about posting credit card information on unreliable digital … [Read more...] about New Initiative Puts India Closer to Broader Digital Adoption
India Tackles Digital Textbooks with 3.7M Student Rollout
On the same day that the Times of India reported on the possible reasons for a lagging ebook retail market in India, news sources announced an education initiative in the Indian state of Kerala that will put digital textbooks in the hands of nearly four million students and educators by June of this year. What's the correlation between the retail and educational landscapes, and … [Read more...] about India Tackles Digital Textbooks with 3.7M Student Rollout
Amazon Offering Assured Delivery Times and Free Delivery to Entice India Customers
Amazon has announced a slew of measures to help drive growth in its operations in India. These include free delivery on books purchased for as low as just Rs. 100 and assured delivery on the promised shipping calendar. Amazon has also made some internal system changes, such as keeping an order active even when online transactions fail, something that is common with an unstable … [Read more...] about Amazon Offering Assured Delivery Times and Free Delivery to Entice India Customers
Amazon.com Selling eBooks in India
Authors who checked their Kindle Direct Publishing dashboards this morning found an unheralded surprise: the drop down box that lists the different international Amazon sales channels for authors’ ebooks sales on Amazon.com now quietly reads, “Amazon.com (includes India).” Literally overnight, the retailer opened up its ebook distribution channel to customers from the second … [Read more...] about Amazon.com Selling eBooks in India