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With the prices for eBooks already much cheaper than most of their printed counterparts, it is difficult to imagine prices being any lower for some of the greatest titles. Amazon is out to show Kindle users that that is not necessarily true. Amazon recently launched a new program entitled Kindle Daily Deal. Under the program, one book is chosen each day to be the deal […]
The Kindle Million Club just keeps growing: Amazon announced today that Michael Connelly is the seventh author to sell over one million Kindle ebooks. The Lincoln Lawyer author is in good company—he joins Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris, Lee Child and Suzanne Collins in the club. “We congratulate Michael Connelly on reaching this milestone and are happy to welcome him to the […]
Amazon unveiled a discounted pricing promotion on over 600 books in their Kindle ebook store last week. The “Sunshine Deals” offer books from small and mid-size publishers at prices of 99 cents, $1.99, and $2.99. The two-week promotion is an opportunity for Amazon and publishers to test out cheaper ebook prices. The Sunshine Deals have already had a big impact on the Kindle bestseller list. […]
Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy, has become the first children’s author to sell over one million Kindle ebooks. Amazon announced today that she’s the sixth author to join the “Kindle Million Club,” which recognizes authors who have sold over 1 million paid units in the Kindle store. “What a lovely and unexpected honor to be in such wonderful company and see my […]
Not long after Barnes & Noble introduced their new touchscreen Nook ereader, Amazon announced a new addition to the Kindle family—the Kindle 3G with Special Offers. The ad-supported Kindle 3G is priced at $164 ($25 cheaper than the regular Kindle 3G). Amazon first introduced the $114 Wi-Fi only version of the Kindle with Special Offers last month. It quickly became the bestselling version of the […]
Amazon announced another major milestone today: they are now selling more Kindle ebooks than all print books (hardcover and paperback) combined. Kindle book sales surpassed hardcover book sales in July 2010, and just recently overtook paperback books, so this news doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. Still, Amazon didn’t expect this to happen quite so quickly. “Customers are now choosing Kindle books more […]
Author Charlaine Harris has become the fourth author to sell over 1 million ebooks in Amazon’s Kindle store. She joins Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, and Nora Roberts in the “Kindle Million Club.” Amazon says that it was the great sales of Dead Reckoning, the 11th Sookie Stackhouse book that was released last week, which pushed Harris past the 1 million mark. “When Amazon first unveiled […]
The Kindle is coming to Walmart. Amazon announced via its Kindle Daily Post last week that both the Kindle 3G and Kindle with Special Offers would available in over 3200 Walmart stores nationwide at some point this week. The prices will match Amazon’s, so the 3G will retail at $189 and the Special Offers for $114. The only real surprise about this, I think, is […]
The rumor mill is churning as word is coming out that Amazon is getting ready to roll out its own version of tablet in a bid to take on the tablet market, currently dominated by the iPad, by storm. Amazon is reportedly working with Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese manufacturer who has the capacity of producing somewhere around 700,000 to 800,000 units a month with the […]
A recent report from IHS iSuppli, a market research firm, found that the exponential growth of eReaders such as the Kindle, Nook will eventually lead to a significant decrease in the production of printed books. By 2014, the report predicts that eBooks will constitute about 13 percent of U.S. book publishing revenue, more than twice its current level. However, since the profit margins on eBooks […]
