Warning: you'll need your tissue box handy when you read this piece for The New Yorker about how Amazon has ruthlessly destroyed every single aspect of the entire book industry. You're free to ignore the fact that it was written by an author who has no less than eight books are currently available on Amazon, a couple of which are even at the top of Amazon's rankings; the author … [Read more...] about Amazon: Game Changer or Whipping Boy?
David Blum
Kindle Singles Editor-in-Chief David Blum on the Popularity of eShorts
Amazon launched an innovative platform in 2011 that some have heralded as the salvation of long-form journalism and the renewal of reader content for short fiction. The Kindle Singles platform created a publishing home for stand-alone digital works that were between 5,000 and 30,000 words, a category far too short for traditional print publishing to invest in. David Blum, … [Read more...] about Kindle Singles Editor-in-Chief David Blum on the Popularity of eShorts
Kindle Singles Submissions Open to New and Established Authors
One factor that makes Amazon a powerhouse in both book selling and publishing is its “something for everyone” mindset. With a number of genre-driven imprints in its traditional Amazon Publishing wing, as well as the KDP platform for digital and self-published works, the retailer-turned-publisher is making book distribution available to all. The Kindle Singles program, which … [Read more...] about Kindle Singles Submissions Open to New and Established Authors
The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader
Leave it to the largest online bookseller-cum-publisher to come up with yet another way to reach out to a specific niche of the reading market. Launched in January 2011, Amazon.com’s Kindle Singles provides an opportunity for reading customers to find digital titles by established bestselling authors and up-and-coming writers alike that fit a very specific need. With … [Read more...] about The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader