GoodEReader.com reported over the summer on news that Amazon was working towards its Chinese expansion, and the online retailer’s Asian market plans are progressing with the development of a 22,000 square foot distribution center in the city of Nanning, close to the shared border with Vietnam. A deal was signed yesterday to create the $95million distribution center, creating … [Read more...] about Amazon Prepares for Chinese Expansion
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New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
With every new tool or technology, undoubtedly someone will find a way to use it for ill-gotten gains. The digital self-publishing industry has proven, unfortunately, to be no different. Stephanie Medeiros of Digital Journal wrote last week about allegations cropping up once again of authors uploading plagiarized content to Kindle Direct Publishing in hopes of making a few … [Read more...] about New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
Amazon’s Newest Foreign Kindle Markets
Amazon launched its Spanish Kindle store today and its Italian Kindle store today, making those only the fourth and fifth languages to be digitally compatible with the Kindle e-readers. It launched with a catalog of around 22,000 Spanish titles and 16,000 Italian titles, including popular bestsellers. Both stores include access to around 900,000 titles in other languages, … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Newest Foreign Kindle Markets
CreateSpace Makes Self-Publishing Visually Easier
Amazon’s self-publishing print-on-demand platform, CreateSpace, offers a variety of features for indie authors to see their books come to life. While Kindle Direct Publishing provides authors with the ability to publish and sell their ebooks, CreateSpace makes print editions of authors’ works possible. Now, CreateSpace has developed an entirely new tool for indie authors … [Read more...] about CreateSpace Makes Self-Publishing Visually Easier
Book Country Not Meeting Authors’ Expectations
GoodEReader recently covered the addition of a suite of self-publishing tools to Penguin Group’s online writing community website, Book Country, but after a few indie authors got a hold of the information from Book Country, the response has been less than appreciative. In the business of publishing ebooks, authors tend to find that there are two models, both of which have … [Read more...] about Book Country Not Meeting Authors’ Expectations
Ebook of the Week: HP Mallory
GoodEReader.com recently profiled self-published turned traditional author H.P. Mallory, who attributed a lot of her success in writing to the ease of the digital indie publishing platforms. Mallory, whose Jolie Wilkins series has been picked up by Random House and whose Dulcie O’Neil series is available via PubIt! from Barnes&Noble and Kindle Direct Publishing, has enjoyed … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: HP Mallory
More Kindle Million Club Inductees
Amazon announced today that three more authors have sold over one million ebooks via Amazon’s platform, including only the second author to do so strictly via Kindle Direct Publishing. David Baldacci, Amanda Hocking, and Stephenie Meyer have all now joined the ranks of authors such as Nora Roberts and James Patterson, along with nine other bestselling writers. Hocking began … [Read more...] about More Kindle Million Club Inductees
Kobo Announces the Launch of its Own Publishing Platform
As if releasing a tablet that is priced to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire wasn’t enough work for one week, Kobo has announced that it will be launching a publishing division sometime after the beginning of 2012. The third-ranked ebook distributor and developer of the Kobo touch screen e-ink reader that was unveiled at BookExpo America this year has an opportunity to reach a … [Read more...] about Kobo Announces the Launch of its Own Publishing Platform
New Amazon Indie Publishing Opportunity Launched Today
With the launch of the Amazon.fr Kindle store to offer Amazon ebooks to French customers, the Kindle Direct Publishing platform also opened in France. While not all international Amazon sites maintain an electronic publishing capability, more and more indie author opportunities are opening up worldwide, especially throughout Europe. This location marks the fourth platform … [Read more...] about New Amazon Indie Publishing Opportunity Launched Today
Author HP Mallory on Navigating Both Faces of Publishing
Author HP Mallory, the bestselling writer who has penned such titles as Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble and Toil and Trouble, as well as her Dulcie O’Neil series, had one thing going for her career that a lot of indie authors don’t have, namely, experience in online promotion. Mallory’s background as an online marketing consultant more than prepared her for the sometimes … [Read more...] about Author HP Mallory on Navigating Both Faces of Publishing