Amazon has announced a new partnership with Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. The two sides will publish digitally at first, gauging the market to see if a print run is warranted. The new imprint, which will also use the Alloy Entertainment name, will publish young adult, new adult and commercial fiction titles. Three titles were released for the Kindle today, … [Read more...] about Amazon Partners with Warner Bros for Digital First Imprint
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eBook Review: Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson
Verdict: 5 Stars Sweet Tooth has every right to be filled with teen angst, only it's too funny to be dark. Author Tim Anderson, who was available at a book launch party timed in conjunction with BookExpo America, is as funny in person as he is on the page, and his natural personality and voice come through in his tale that has every right to be a difficult and sensitive … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson
eBook Review: Time’s Echo by Rysa Walker
Verdict: 5 Stars Books like this one make me love digital publishing. Not only do I have something to read while suffering through the interminable wait between Timebound and Time's Edge (book 2), but I get a whole new perspective on the storyline, thanks to author Rysa Walker self-publishing this novella-slash-teaser while we wait for Amazon Publishing's Skyscape imprint to … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Time’s Echo by Rysa Walker
Amazon Publishing Outlines Growth Strategy for 2014
Jeff Belle, VP of Amazon Publishing recently sent a memo to literary agents outlining the companies intentions for 2014. Hiring more people is a key element with 70 people earmarked for positions in Seattle, New York, Luxembourg, London, and Munich. Expansion out of North America is one of the primary vehicles Amazon is employing to publish more books and rope in more … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Outlines Growth Strategy for 2014
Amazon Publishing Grows to Include German Language Titles
Amazon's traditional publishing arm Amazon Publishing announced an exciting new feature today, stating that it will begin publishing German-language books under its label. This move will release titles acquired by the European Amazon Publishing division, releasing the books in all of Amazon's markets. Translation is one of the last great hurdles that many authors--especially … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Grows to Include German Language Titles
Amazon Editors Release “100 Books To Read In A Lifetime” List
The editorial team at Amazon Books devotes a small portion of their time celebrating books in seasonal applications by coming up with curated lists of recommended reads. Previous lists have focused on everything from romance for February to cookbooks at the holidays, but this new list of editors' picks was even farther reaching in scope. The "100 Books to Read in a Lifetime" … [Read more...] about Amazon Editors Release “100 Books To Read In A Lifetime” List
Amazon Publishing Announces New Christian Imprint Waterfall Press
Amazon's traditional publishing house Amazon Publishing has a number of genre specific imprints under its label, and today has announced its newest family member, Waterfall Press. This imprint will focus specifically on fiction and non-fiction Christian titles. The books will be published under Brilliance Publishing's leadership, one of the Amazon companies. “Brilliance has … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Announces New Christian Imprint Waterfall Press
CreateSpace Removes Minimum Royalty Threshold
In a bold move that makes self-publishing even more lucrative and rewarding for authors, print-on-demand platform CreateSpace announced today that it was removing the minimum threshold for royalty payouts to authors who take advantage of its direct deposit payment option. In addition, the payout date will now be thirty days following the prior month instead of sixty days. In … [Read more...] about CreateSpace Removes Minimum Royalty Threshold
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
Kindle Worlds Releases Work by Howey Based on Slaughterhouse Five
When Amazon Publishing announced the creation of its fan fiction publishing site Kindle Worlds, one of its first and most vocal supporters was bestselling author Hugh Howey. The author of the Silo Saga has been an active proponent of the idea that fan fiction--when readers take authors' story lines or characters and craft their own unique tales with those elements--is both a … [Read more...] about Kindle Worlds Releases Work by Howey Based on Slaughterhouse Five