Nov 19, 2017 | Publishing
Ten years ago, on November 19th, 2007, Amazon introduced Kindle to the world, for US$399. It sold out in five and a half hours, even though there were just 88,000 books available for download. The device remained out of stock for five months until late April 2008....
Jun 19, 2016 | Publishing
I often argue that we can learn a lot from the music industry. Namely, I see it as an indicator as to what to expect in a few years’ time. That’s why I was intrigued by a recent article in the Economist, detailing the state of today’s music. CDs vs...
Jun 20, 2015 | Publishing
Following my analyses on the state of publishing, which I started with my posts, 2004-2014: How the E-book Changed Adult Fiction and What we Learn from The Publishers Association’s Statistics Yearbook 2014, this just came in, through the always excellent (and...
Dec 14, 2014 | Marketing, Publishing
Frankly, I’m surprised this is even asked anymore. And yet, I did encounter the question a few days ago. I consulted Author Marketing Ideas, Vox.com and, of course, Author Earnings for some interesting statistics on ebooks. EBooks are on the rise right now....
Mar 27, 2014 | Publishing
Our house is filled with books – even in the loos, as I’ve mentioned in the past. My wife still reads the traditional, paper-based books while I usually read on my Kindle.A while back, I pointed out to her that perhaps we are running out of space and perhaps...
Mar 13, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Marketing, Publishing
Smashword analyzed over $12 million in sales for a collection of 120,000 ebooks from May 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. The study represents the most comprehensive analysis todate of how ebooks from self-published authors and small independent presses are behaving...
