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Our Nine Year Anniversary

July 3 marks Pegasus Pulp’s nine year anniversary, so it’s time for another overview post. In the past nine years, our catalogue has grown to 146 titles in two languages. What is more, I’m currently trying for a repeat of … Continue reading

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Our Eight Year Anniversary

July 3 marks Pegasus Pulp’s eight year anniversary, so it’s time for another overview post. In the past eight years, our catalogue has grown to 136 titles in two languages. What is more, I also passed the 4000 lifetime sales … Continue reading

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Our Seven Year Anniversary

July 3 marks Pegasus Pulp’s seven year anniversary, so it’s time for another overview post. In those six years, our catalogue has grown to 122 titles in two languages. In other news, I’m currently trying for a repeat of the … Continue reading

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The Big 3000

Today, Pegasus Pulp crossed the 3000 lifetime sales threshold. I know that’s not much compared to some indies who sell ten thousands, hundred thousands or even millions of books, but it’s still a reason to celebrate for me. It also … Continue reading

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A Look Back On 1001 German Books Sold

Today, I cross the threshold of thousand German language books sold. Okay, it’s actually 1001, because sales tend to come in clumps and don’t care about round numbers or metrics. I currently have 13 German language books available with more … Continue reading

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Our Six Year Anniversary

July 3 marks Pegasus Pulp’s six year anniversary, so it’s time for another overview post. In those six years, our catalogue has grown to 109 titles in two languages. In other news, I’m currently trying for a repeat of the … Continue reading

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Aldi does e-books

The name Aldi has long been synonymous with discount groceries, both in Germany and abroad. However, Aldi‘s activities have long since expanded into other fields. For example, Aldi is the 8th biggest clothing retailer in Germany and is a big … Continue reading

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The Big 2000

Last night, Pegasus Pulp crossed the 2000 lifetime sales threshold. I know that’s not much compared to some indies who sell ten thousands, hundred thousands or even millions of books, but it’s still a reason to celebrate for me. It … Continue reading

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Pegasus Pulp e-books at local bookstores/Pegasus Pulp e-books in lokalen Buchhandlungen

The good folks of the Tolino alliance have implemented something called MeineBUCHhandlung (my bookshop) which allows independent bookstores to sell Tolino e-books via their websites. This means that Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available at various independent bookstores throughout Germany. … Continue reading

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Amazon versus Thalia revisited or Why brick and mortar bookstores are losing customers?

Two year ago on this blog, I compared the quality of service and particularly delivery speed of Amazon and Thalia.de, the online store of Germany’s biggest bookstore chain. Back then, Amazon won that comparison hands down and indeed I only … Continue reading

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