Category Archives: Bookselling

January 2012 E-Book Sales Figures

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Cora

My e-book sales figures for January 2012 matched my December results, so I’m still seeing a sliver of the post-Christmas/New Year sales bump, even if many others are not. In January 2012 I sold 17 e-books across all platforms. The … Continue reading →

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Cora testdrives a Kindle, compares the relative merits of different e-readers and hits a bestseller list.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Cora

A few days ago, I was at Staples, because I needed some ink cartridges for my printer. By the entrance I noticed a sign: Amazon’s Kindle e-readers now available at Staples for only 99 Euros. Intrigued, I went in search … Continue reading →

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The Debate That Would Not Die: iBooks Author, KDP Select and Exclusivity

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Cora

Apple’s e-book related event in New York today turned out to be mainly about textbooks and educational publishing. Definitely a lucrative market for them to get into, but not really of any relevance to the indie writer. Besides, as Passive … Continue reading →

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International Bookselling News

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Cora

Publishing Perspectives has two interesting articles about the book and e-book market today: First the positive: Amazon is apparently getting ready to launch a Brazilian Kindle store later this year. According to the article, e-books are only 0.5 percent of … Continue reading →

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More on KDP Select and Pricing

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Cora

I already explained my stand on Amazon’s KDP Select program, which demands exclusivity from indie authors in exchange for participation in a US-only lending library program and five free promotion days. The short version is: No way will I participate … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Pulp E-Books now available at Amazon Italy and Amazon Spain

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Cora

Both indie publishers and readers found a special treat behind the first door of their advent calendars today, because Amazon has opened two more Kindle stores in Spain and Italy respectively. The most important thing about this announcement is that … Continue reading →

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Why the e-book revolution is still mainly a western phenomenon

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Cora

At the Writer’s Guide to E-Publishing, Mark Williams, one half of the Saffina Desforges writing team, explains why 99 cent e-books often cost considerably more outside the US, namely because of the 15% VAT in the EU and the two … Continue reading →

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War of the E-Readers – and a juicy German bookselling scandal

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Cora

Apparently, Amazon is getting more aggressive about marketing the new 99 Euro Kindle in Germany. They’re even running TV ads now, something Amazon Germany has never done before, probably because they didn’t need to. Though maybe Amazon is just trying … Continue reading →

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