It may be a hidden back door, but after over a year of lobbying we’re glad to see that Amazon is finally cracking open the door to allow indie authors to offer their books free to the citizens of Kindle Nation, and especially glad to see freebies from past Kindle Nation sponsors like Scott Nicholson, David McAfee and Marsha...
You know the movie line “You had me at ‘hello.’” Here’s a book that will have you at “goodbye,” again and again, with 31 farewell stories — sometimes rich with sadness, sometimes funny, but always true and tender. Dream of Things’ Saying Goodbye has received 4.9 stars from 11 reviewers and is just $2.99 on Kindle. Here’s the set-up: ...
By Tom Dulaney, Contributing Reporter Amazon eBook sales now exceed total sales of print books–both hardcover and paperback combined–the company announced today. The explosion in eBook sales–up three times or 300% from the same period last year–does not come at the expense of print book sales within Amazon. Amazon says that print book sales continue to grow, and that...
A free Rizzoli & Isles short story pre-order from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen freets us at the top of this morning’s latest additions to our 550+ Kindle Free Book Alert listings…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor Like a great mystery read — even when you’ve only got 10 or 15 minutes? Then you’ll...
Twenty years after a high school shooting spree kills eight students, their classmates reluctantly hold a reunion to lay the past to rest. Old flames are rekindled, fears are ignited, and their lives are about to explode in a whirlwind of memories, haunted by the malevolent spirit of the killer. Jeff Bennington’s Reunion – 4.5 stars from 23 reviewers...
First, there were Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall and the Martin Beck mysteries. Then came Henning Mankell’s Inspector Kurt Wallender, followed of course by Stieg Larsson and his remarkable creation of a latter-day Pippi Longstocking by the name of Lisbeth Salander. Now, for all of us who have been looking and waiting for the next great page-turner with that...
We’ve been paying some attention lately to the increasing likelihood that Amazon will launch a “Kindle tablet” some time this year. We’ve felt since last fall that it is on the way, but the signals have gotten much stronger lately, as we reported in this post last week. To summarize where we tried to be a little coy last...
James Patterson is known for writing very short chapters, but there are plenty of them in each of the free previews offered at the top this morning’s latest additions to our 550+ Kindle Free Book Alert listings. Or if you don’t feel like reading, you might enjoy downloading Amazon’s new interactive Admash that allows you to vote on sponsored...
Anyone could fall prey to an ill-considered one-night stand, but CPA Allison Cain’s involves Bryson Anderson Jr., an alpha male who has it all: money, power, women, even his own island. When they meet again in the Cayman Islands it turns out that their indiscretions have consequences that could destroy them all, or change their lives forever. Here’s the...
Kindle Pricing: Listings Over $9.99 Down 5.3% in the Kindle Store! 4.5% Gain in Titles Under $3! 253,000 Kindle Books Priced Below $3, and They Account for 37% of the Top 100 Kindle Bestsellers, But Big Publishers Still Getting Top Dollar for a Handful of Big Names
Click here to see the numbers in our latest check on Kindle book pricing. Click here some of our past posts on pricing in the Kindle Store catalog. The book business in 2011 is a complicated world, and there’s no single proposition that explains Kindle Store pricing. Big Six publishers and indie authors are going to opposite extremes, and...
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