Using Kindle Scout as Part of a Book Launch Campaign

by┬áK.B. Jensen Amazon calls┬áKindle Scout┬áreader-powered publishing. Some have called it ÔÇ£the American IdolÔÇØ for books. I prefer to think of it as a literary lottery for book lovers. Readers vote on their favorite unpublished titles based on excerpts uploaded to...

Ebook sales falling for the first time, finds new report

Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ÔÇÿbig fiveÔÇÖ UK publishers dropped in 2015 Ebook sales for the UKÔÇÖs five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first...

Forget e-books, this may be the real future of reading

Audiobooks have begun to outsell print All good business stories begin with an economist admitting he has no idea whatÔÇÖs going on. ÔÇ£I just donÔÇÖt get it,ÔÇØ Richard Thaler told me a few months ago, when I asked how his book tour was going. ÔÇ£More people are...