eDataSource is one of the leaders in business intelligence and they have compiled a small report on our favorite online behemoth's digital sales in first quarter of 2012. According to the eDataSource estimates, Amazon’s digital sales grew 29% for Q1 2012 compared to Q4 2011Digital sales continue to be very vibrant for Amazon thanks mainly to its Android App Store, eBooks, … [Read more...] about Amazon Digital Sales Flourish in Q1 2012 Increasing by 29%
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Big Six Publishers Not Renewing Contracts with Amazon?
Paul Biba at Teleread wrote a fairly concise breakdown of an article that appeared in Salon recently which outlined some of Amazon’s current woes. Oddly enough, as Biba points out, two key issues were very nearly buried in among the pages of the article.The first issue involves the grant money that Amazon is pouring into small independent publishers, apparently to the tune … [Read more...] about Big Six Publishers Not Renewing Contracts with Amazon?
Amazon Finally Allows In-App Purchases for Kindle Fire
Amazon has followed suit from popular ecosystems like Google Play and iOS with the ability to buy things within an app. Starting today, developers will be able to add in-app purchases such as virtual currency, expansion packs, or take out subscriptions. This is not just applicable to the Amazon Kindle Fire but all apps available on the Amazon Android App store.The ability … [Read more...] about Amazon Finally Allows In-App Purchases for Kindle Fire
Several Key Players Weigh in on Apple, Big Six Investigation
The only real news in the US Department of Justice’s investigation of the Apple/Publisher price fixing allegations is that there’s no news yet. Apple and five of the Big Six Publishers—HarperCollins Publishers, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group and Simon & Schuster—are accused of colluding behind closed doors to set an agency pricing model on ebooks. … [Read more...] about Several Key Players Weigh in on Apple, Big Six Investigation
Next Kindle Might Include Front Lit E-Ink Display
How about a Kindle e-reader glowing in full e-ink glory? Well, that seems to be the way the next Kindle might function. The new Kindle using front lite glow might strike a blow to all of the screen lights and aftermarket book lights. It is thought to have a blue white glow that the front lit displays that will be easy on the eyes and be a firm departure from LCD which burn your … [Read more...] about Next Kindle Might Include Front Lit E-Ink Display
Amazon’s KDP Select Contains Over 100K Titles
It’s the retail ebook platform that everyone loves to hate, at least according to its numerous critics, but Amazon’s April 4th report on the status of its KDP Select program would show otherwise. Authors who have opted to enroll their titles in the exclusive program and fans who buy up those titles seem to be supporting the program very well.When KDP Select first launched, … [Read more...] about Amazon’s KDP Select Contains Over 100K Titles
Rumors Abound About Amazon Canceling Periodicals
Amazon has come under fire recently, this time from the publisher of a small grouping of newspapers in Scotland. The publisher of the Herald & Times Group, which is responsible for a number of area papers including the Glasgow Herald, took issue with the apparent backlog of newspaper titles awaiting formatting and availability on Kindle. Upon contacting Amazon, this is what … [Read more...] about Rumors Abound About Amazon Canceling Periodicals
Rumor: Amazon Launching 3 New Tablets
Amazon has already struck gold with the Kindle Fire, it being the only Android tablet that can hold a candle to the Apple iPad (though from a safe distance). The online retailer has joined in late to the tablet sphere but has made it big, leaving behind many big name competitors such as Samsung or Acer. However, while the Kindle Fire is already due for an upgrade and a next gen … [Read more...] about Rumor: Amazon Launching 3 New Tablets
Protest Over 20% VAT Rate on eBooks
The current VAT, or value added tax, on ebooks in the UK is at 20%, a fact that the Publishers Association is calling on the government to fix. Unlike print counterparts, which have no additional tax like this, ebooks are charged this fee because they are categorized in the same way that software and file downloads are, despite the fact that they are near-replicas of their … [Read more...] about Protest Over 20% VAT Rate on eBooks
Amazon Instant Video Gets 3,000 Titles due to Discovery Deal
Amazon Prime Video subscribers are in for a great piece of news -- they now have 3,000 more video titles to choose from, thanks to a new deal between Amazon and Discovery Networks. Amazon is claiming its of the 'highest quality, non-fiction, informative and entertaining content' that the deal will bring along to Prime Instant Video. This it surely will be considering its … [Read more...] about Amazon Instant Video Gets 3,000 Titles due to Discovery Deal
eBook of the Week: The Prophecy by Raine Thomas
This week’s GoodeReader eBook of the Week is The Prophecy by Raine Thomas, the prequel to Thomas’ YA romance/fantasy bestselling Daughters of Seraqael series.“Saraqael hadn’t intended to fall in love with Kate. It shouldn’t have even been possible. His kind didn’t experience emotion, and they certainly weren’t supposed to become attached to humans. When he discovers that … [Read more...] about eBook of the Week: The Prophecy by Raine Thomas
Apple Refutes Price Fixing Allegations
GoodeReader reported last week on the current state of anti-trust investigations against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers. These allegations, initially brought about by a private law firm on behalf of consumers and now taken up by the U.S. Justice Department, claim that Apple and the publishers illegally engaged in price fixing in order to bring down Amazon.And as … [Read more...] about Apple Refutes Price Fixing Allegations
Apple, Publishers Facing Heat from Justice Department
In what started out as a class-action lawsuit filed by a Seattle-based law firm on behalf of jilted consumers, the U.S. Justice Department is now taking legal action against Apple and five publishing companies—Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon&Schuster, Penguin Group, and Hachette Book Group—for allegedly collaborating to set the prices of ebooks in order to prevent Amazon … [Read more...] about Apple, Publishers Facing Heat from Justice Department