The Amazon Kindle Singles program was the company's first foray into working with authors directly and set the stage for the fledgling publishing program. The main essence behind Kindle Singles is to give people short reads by authors who find their bodies of work are too short to be a novel and too long for a magazine article. Up until now, this was a US only publishing … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Singles Launches in the UK
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eBooks and the Race to Publication
Of the many benefits to come from digital publishing, the reduction of seemingly unnecessary delays and hold times has been one of the most popular for authors, publishers, and readers alike. Where books on current events or notable figures would often take months to reach the market, long after the fervor had died down, ebooks are reaching consumers’ bookshelves within hours … [Read more...] about eBooks and the Race to Publication
Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
Author Stephen King has announced he will be releasing a new digital-first title entitled A Face in the Crowd, for which he will once again partner with author Stewart O’Nan. The two worked together on a previous project about the Boston Red Sox. This isn’t King’s first straight-to-digital release and he is certainly not the first author—indie or traditional—to take … [Read more...] about Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
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
TED Launches Multimedia e-Reading Platform
The widely recognized organization behind “viral web inspiration” TED, developer of TED Talks, is now taking on reading in the digital age with its TED Books platform. The multimedia source, working in conjunction with short-form digital publisher Atavist, will be compatible first for iPad at its July 10th launch, with plans for Android compatibility to follow. While TED has … [Read more...] about TED Launches Multimedia e-Reading Platform
National Geographic Launches Series of eBook Shorts
One of the great benefits of digital publishing is its flexibility and the capability for ebooks to bring something for every reader. Like Amazon’s Kindle Singles or Atavist’s shorts, these ebooks are generally in the range of 5,000 to 30,000 words and are reviving interest in a variety of short form literature. Now, National Geographic is joining the digital short arena … [Read more...] about National Geographic Launches Series of eBook Shorts
Increased Audience for Short-Form Ebooks with Now and Then Reader
Now and Then Reader, an in-house publishing company whose authors’ works are available via Amazon’s Kindle Singles, Apple’s iBookstore, Google Books, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble, was formed as a collaboration to market short-form serious reading. “There’s an audience for serious reading that has been kind of lost to publishers because of the nature of book retailing. It’s … [Read more...] about Increased Audience for Short-Form Ebooks with Now and Then Reader
Atavist and Short-Form Digital Publishing
Digital Book World 2012 has showcased a variety of forms of digital reading content or add-ons, essentially the ways that e-reading is so much more than just novels. Copia demonstrated its social reading platform and rolled out its college textbook interactivity, BookTracks offered samples of its fully integrated audio enhancements, and a variety of companies like start-ups … [Read more...] about Atavist and Short-Form Digital Publishing
New Purpose for Ebooks
As if it hasn’t all been said before, there are new reasons for embracing digital reading. First, it was the portability that was so highly praised, the ability to have one’s entire library available at the touch of an e-reader button. Then, as digital content really became a viable mainstream reading option, the attention turned to the ease of self-publishing, a benefit that … [Read more...] about New Purpose for Ebooks
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