The American Publishers Association just just posted their bookselling results from January to August 2017. Audiobooks had another strong month with revenues up 27.6% in August 2017 compared to August 2016, and was up 30.2% year-to-date. eBooks continued to decline overall compared to August 2016 -7.1%, and are down year-to-date -5.3%. Revenues for print book formats were … [Read more...] about Audiobook Sales Increased 27.6% in August 2017
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Amazon Unveils This Year In Books
Amazon Charts, launched earlier this year, is a fun way to get a lot of data on how other readers are responding to books. For much the same reason that avid book lovers enjoy the interaction found on sites like Goodreads, Amazon Charts can tell you which books are the most read, which genres are really on the rise, and more. Now, a new category on Amazon Charts called Year … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils This Year In Books
Amazon is encouraging authors to advertise their ebooks
Amazon has just sent out an email to authors and publishers that states "eBook season is just getting started. With so many new E-readers being unwrapped this month, there's never been a better time to start promoting your eBooks." If you are not aware, Amazon is referring their own pay per click advertising program that helps with discoverability when users are typing in … [Read more...] about Amazon is encouraging authors to advertise their ebooks
Poll – What Devices Do you Read eBooks On?
We live in a world where everyone has a smartphone in their pocket and a tablet in their home. E-Readers continue to be be popular with serious readers and in 2017 they have undergone a resurgence in popularity. What is the one device people read eBooks on the most? Over 3,000 people responded to our latest poll and the results are not at all shocking. E-Readers were the … [Read more...] about Poll – What Devices Do you Read eBooks On?
B&N Black Friday Book Shopping
Just in time for your Black Friday book-gift giving, Barnes and Noble has released its list of the best books of 2017. By breaking down their top picks into genre-based category lists, there's bound to be a title for everyone on your list. “2017 was a great year in books, with some of the biggest authors in the industry coming out with highly anticipated new works and some … [Read more...] about B&N Black Friday Book Shopping
Amazon is giving out free $2 credit to Start a New Book Series
Amazon is giving out $2.00 in free credit for readers who want to Start a New Kindle Series. There are over four hundred ebooks available and they are primarily split between four different genres; literature, mystery, romance and science fiction & fantasy. To purchase a Kindle book that is apart of this promotion, click the "Buy now with 1-Click" button. Please note that … [Read more...] about Amazon is giving out free $2 credit to Start a New Book Series
Amazon Selects Non-Fiction Title as Best Book of the Year
Just ahead of the holidays, Amazon has released its annual Best Books of the Year list, selecting a non-fiction title for the number one spot for the first time since 2010. The list, curated by Amazon's editors, includes both adult and children's titles, as well as some other key findings from the staff. Some notable findings about this year's list include: The authors … [Read more...] about Amazon Selects Non-Fiction Title as Best Book of the Year
Students Still Don’t Interact with Digital as Effectively as Print
The era of the digital native still hasn't morphed to include education, at least not according to new findings from Patricia A. Alexander and Lauren M. Singer. Their study and review of other sources over the past many years find that students might perceive they do better when they use a digital textbook, but the measurable outcome doesn't support that perception. One of … [Read more...] about Students Still Don’t Interact with Digital as Effectively as Print
CreateSpace Is Closing Its Online Bookstore
Amazon owns CreateSpace, the print-on-demand solution that allows indie authors to produce print editions of their work and then seamlessly integrate them into Amazon's online bookstore. CreateSpace started out as an independent company before being bought by the online retailer some time ago, and as such, CS has kept its own online bookstore in operation all this time. But … [Read more...] about CreateSpace Is Closing Its Online Bookstore
New Bowker Study Finds Increasing Growth in SelfPub ISBNs
If there was still doubt in anyone's mind that self-publishing is not only viable but here to stay, a new report from Bowker might cement it once and for all. The rate of ISBN purchase for self-published books has increased by more than 218% since 2011, back when the digital revolution arguably took off. The Bowker report, "Self-Publishing in the United States, 2011-2016 Print … [Read more...] about New Bowker Study Finds Increasing Growth in SelfPub ISBNs