Amazon launched its KDP Select program to feed digital book titles into its Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, and the results have been positive. With right around 75,000 ebooks in its library, an exponential increase over the original launch, Kindle users have borrowed an astounding 259,000 individual check-outs of those titles in December alone. Part of the success of the … [Read more...] about KDP Select Loans Nearly 300K eBooks
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Surge in Amazon, Library Ebook Lending
The first month for Amazon’s controversial KDP Select program has come to a close and a number of authors will be eagerly awaiting their royalty checks to see how their books fared in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. The process was simple: there is a pre-determined amount of funding—in the case of December 2011, that amount was a staggering $500,000—to be shared among all … [Read more...] about Surge in Amazon, Library Ebook Lending
KDP Select: A New Perspective
Some of the first uproar over Amazon’s newest publishing option, KDP Select, has quieted down as various industry watchers wait to see some results. In the meantime, GoodEReader spoke with Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords, about what it means for indie authors and for the digital self-publishing industry. “We are not unbiased here,” said Coker of the program that requires … [Read more...] about KDP Select: A New Perspective
Smashwords Responds to Amazon’s KDP Select Restrictions
Unless you’ve written an ebook and self-published it lately, you may not be aware of the new option for indie authors. KDP Select, a new feature from Amazon, affords indie authors and bestselling authors alike the opportunity to be paid every time their ebook is checked out through the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. Authors will share a predetermined amount of money each month … [Read more...] about Smashwords Responds to Amazon’s KDP Select Restrictions