Tag Archives: Amazon

Cora cracks the Italian market… and beats George R.R. Martin

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Cora

Apparently, beating Ireland in the Euro 2012  (2:0 in this case*) makes readers in newer Kindle store countries eager to buy my books, for less than a week after breaking into the Spanish market, I also cracked the Italian market … Continue reading →

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Cora cracks the Spanish market

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Cora

Six months after Amazon opened its Kindle store in Spain and Italy and related territories, I have finally managed to crack the Spanish market, since I just sold a copy of Seraglio at Amazon.es sometime on Thursday night. I guess … Continue reading →

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May sales figures, the German e-book market, Kobo news and some other links

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Cora

The German booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (a.k.a. the nice folks who brought you the German fixed book price agreement among other things) have released their 2012 e-book study. The most notable point is that e-books are now 1 … Continue reading →

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More interviews, more on corporate erotica censorship, the resurgence of short fiction and other cool links

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I am interviewed by John Warner at the Indie Book Spot today, where I talk about writing, goals, the ebook market, KDP Select, etc… Come on over and say hello. Jim Kukral of the Author Marketing Club … Continue reading →

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Outlaw Love is a Bestseller

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

Outlaw Love already is my bestselling story and hit the lesbian fiction bestseller list on Amazon UK last month. Now, however, Outlaw Love is a bonafide triple bestseller on Amazon Germany: Amazon Bestseller-Rang: #5.933 Bezahlt in Kindle-Shop (Siehe Top 100 … Continue reading →

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An Interview and Some Links

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I’ve got another interview up. This time around, I was interviewed by Peter Joseph Lewis at Why Did You Write That? Drop by and say hello. And now for a couple of links: Writer Ian Duncan responds … Continue reading →

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The latest indie publishing sensation and German responses to Amazon’s publishing ventures

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cora

The Telegraph reports about the newest self-publishing phenomenon, British writer Kerry Wilkinson who sold more than 250 000 books in less than a year, which made him the bestselling Kindle author in the UK. Of course, mega-bestselling indie writers are … 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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