The Amazon Kindle Fire enjoyed copiously robust sales in the last quarter of 2012 that propelled it into one of the most sought after Android devices. Around 4.8 million Fire tablets were sold in the last few months of 2011 and things have not been the same since. In the first quarter of 2012 shipments have dramatically decreased to only 728k tablets shipped.Research firm … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
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There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case
What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle-based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers. The investigation was to determine whether or not those involved had acted illegally when they instituted an “agency pricing” model for ebook sales to … [Read more...] about There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case
Joshua Graham on eBook Promotion
GoodeReader featured author Joshua Graham several months ago, and to highly favorable response from readers. Graham’s most recent title, Darkroom, launches today but for a well-respected author, that wouldn’t necessarily make headlines. It is Graham’s creativity when it comes to utilizing online resources and social media to accomplish the things that authors used to have to … [Read more...] about Joshua Graham on eBook Promotion
Amazon Inks New Sales Tax Agreement with Texas
Amazon has fought a never-ending battle on a state-by-state basis over varying sales tax concerns. The online retailer has been following a 1992 US Supreme Court decision concerning the collection of sales tax from customers if the retailer has a physical presence in that state, but in light of the firestorm of opportunity that swept the country when different states saw a … [Read more...] about Amazon Inks New Sales Tax Agreement with Texas
Kindle Still Reigns Supreme in Amazon’s Quarterly Report
Amazon’s first quarter figures are in and the clear winner is the Kindle. While the online retail platform posted a 19% increase in its media sales, the Kindle still won out as its top seller. While net sales increased 34% in this quarter, largely thanks to Amazon’s current bestselling item in the new Kindle Fire tablet, profits actually fell by 35% as Amazon invested in other … [Read more...] about Kindle Still Reigns Supreme in Amazon’s Quarterly Report
Hai Letto Gli eBook Libri di Harry Potter?
No, GoodeReader isn’t publishing in foreign languages, but luckily for Harry Potter fans, Pottermore.com is. The Pottermore Insider blog today announced that the recently published Harry Potter ebooks are now available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.JK Rowling made an incredibly bold move when she originally retained the digital rights to her Harry Potter series, … [Read more...] about Hai Letto Gli eBook Libri di Harry Potter?
Kindle Touch Lands in UK a Week Early
eBook lovers and Kindle fans in the UK are in for a pleasant surprise from Amazon—its Kindle Touch e-book reader is now available in the country a week ahead of schedule. Amazon had earlier set April 27 as the day to mark its entry into the UK with its Kindle 4G, but isn't citing any reason why it chose to do it a week early. The online retailer has said it is overwhelmed at … [Read more...] about Kindle Touch Lands in UK a Week Early
Apple Wants Its Day in Court
Despite having three of its co-defendants in the price fixing lawsuit raised by the Department of Justice take the deal and run, Apple wants to have a court decide the outcome of the allegations against it for price fixing. In the words of one lawyer for the computer giant, it wants to see the decision made on the merits of the case."Our basic view is that we would like the … [Read more...] about Apple Wants Its Day in Court
Asus Transformer Pad 300 Shows Up at Amazon
The Asus Transformer Pad can be a nice device for those who'd like to have the basic goodness of the Transformer Prime package, but with slightly reduced features as well as a smaller price tag. The tablet has already started to make its appearance in various online stores. Amazon is one popular site that has already featured the device, with a delivery time of around 10 to 12 … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Pad 300 Shows Up at Amazon
Amazon Publishing Gains Rights to James Bond eBooks
Amazon Publishing has just struck a deal with Ian Fleming Publications for a ten year license to the print and eBooks.The agreement for the 14 classic James Bond titles includes the first James Bond book in the series, Casino Royale (1953), which will celebrate 60 years of publication in 2013, as well as Live and Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Diamonds Are Forever … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Gains Rights to James Bond eBooks
Audible Announces Its Own Author Incentive Program
Just like Amazon’s KDP Select program, which offers authors the opportunity to make their ebooks available for lending in the Kindle Owners Lending Library for far more profit than they would earn in sales alone, Amazon’s spoken entertainment division, Audible, announced its own incentive program. In addition to a full suite of tools for authors to use, Audible will pay … [Read more...] about Audible Announces Its Own Author Incentive Program
Don Katz from Audible Talks about New Content Models
Dan Katz, the CEO of Audible, was one of the last speakers to take to the stage at the Digital Minds Conference today at the London Book Fair. "One of the biggest challenges facing the company is the is that there is simply not enough audio. Every book worth reading should be available as an audiobook – but 80-90% of frontlist books don’t go to audio. E.g. if a member of … [Read more...] about Don Katz from Audible Talks about New Content Models
Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
In the investigation launched by the Department of Justice against Apple, Inc and five large publishing houses for alleged price-fixing in order to severely wound Amazon.com, the publishers have successfully been divided as to the outcome. The lawsuit, officially filed yesterday by the DoJ, only names Apple and two of the accused publishers, as the remaining three took the … [Read more...] about Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit