A New Amazon Ebook Every Five Minutes

Amazon is unwilling to release statistics on its business, but Claude Nougat made an estimate based on what is publicly available: there's a new ebook every five minutes. Also, it appears that ebook author fame can fade fast.

2014.08.22 in Books, Bookselling, Commentary, Digital, Novella, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Short story, Writing | | TrackBack (0)

Tags: Amazon, ebooks, five minutes, high volume of new work

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Save the Books!

One author takes out ads to encourage dialogue about the loss of books, libraries, and publications. Publishers Weekly, which carried one of James Patterson's ads, reports what he has to say. It's a good thought, but will it have any results?

2013.04.24 in Books, Commentary, Novella, Novels, Publishing, Short story, Writing | | TrackBack (0)

Tags: ad, librariess, Patterson, publications, support books

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At the Heart Of Kindle Singles

The New York Times takes a look at David Blum, the editor who chooses Amazon's Kindle Singles, and at the role the Kindle Singles concept plays in the changing market for long fiction.

2013.04.22 in Commentary, Digital, Novella, Publishing, Short story, Writing | | TrackBack (0)

Tags: Amazon Kindle Singles, David Blum, novella

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