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Friday, December 23, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Compilation e-book deadline 31 January 2012 »
One of the primary roles of the AiA is to provide a comprehensive resource of everything related to self-publishing/being an independent author. Our last initiative,...

Distribution
Thursday, December 01, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Kindle Direct Publishing on Amazon.es and Amazon.it! »
The Kindle Direct Publishing platform is now available for authors to sell and distribute their work in Spain (Amazon.es) and Italy (Amazon.it) Authors who own...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ingram Content Group announces worldwide expansion with the launch of Global CONNECT »
Ingram Content Group announces worldwide expansion with the launch of Global CONNECT, a print and distribution program and its first alliance with Brazil’s Singular Digital...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Concern grows over Kindle lending »
Source : The Bookseller Concern is growing in the US over the launch of Amazon's Kindle lending initiative. Amazon launched the new service last week...

Ebooks
Thursday, February 02, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Amazon.co.uk increased Kindle e-book sales by five times in fourth quarter »
Source : The Bookseller Amazon.co.uk increased Kindle e-book sales by five times in its fourth quarter but its parent company Amazon.com announced a sharp fall...
Tuesday, January 03, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Christmas Day 'biggest ever' for Kindle »
Source: The Bookseller Amazon.com has said Christmas Day was the "biggest ever day for Kindle book downloads," with two of its top four bestselling 2011...
Monday, November 21, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Amanda Hocking joins Kindle Million Club »
SEATTLE, Nov 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)  Amazon.com today announced that David Baldacci, Amanda Hocking and Stephenie Meyer are the latest authors to join the Kindle...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Digital Book Census Results »
Source: FutureBook 2011 Conference   E-book use is widespread More than four in five (84.4%) of our survey respondents have read a book or journal...
Friday, November 04, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Penguin's e-book sales double »
Source : The Bookseller Penguin's (UK) e-book sales have more than doubled in the first nine months of 2011, as parent Pearson reported an increase...

Publishing
Thursday, February 02, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
International print sales retreat »
Source: The Bookseller.com Print sales are in retreat in almost all markets across the world tracked by Nielsen BookScan, with the drop in fiction sales...
Thursday, January 26, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Anobii chief says drop DRM to fight Amazon »
Anobii chief says drop DRM to fight Amazon 26.01.12 | Philip Jones Matteo Berlucchi, chief executive of the social e-retailer Anobii, has urged publishers to drop...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Publishers need to learn from self-published authors »
Source : The Bookseller.com Publishers need to look to how self-published authors price their e-books, improve the quality of their digital texts, and can no...
Sunday, January 22, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Apple launches self-publishing app, partners with textbook publishers »
Apple has announced a new multimedia app called iBooks Author, allowing writers to create their own e-books, in a move to rival Amazon's Kindle Direct...
Thursday, January 05, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
B&N Nook sales increase 70% while they sell off publishing business (print) »
Barnes & Noble sales of the Nook during the nine-week holiday sales period increased 70 percent from the same period last year. B&N are now...