Award-winning Children’s Publisher Leaves Amazon
News by Dean Fetzer
Is the worm turning? Barefoot Books has cut ties with the online giant on the grounds it “has turned its books into commodities and undermined its way of doing business”.
2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winners Announced
News by Dean Fetzer
Now in its sixth year, Amazon has released the category winners for their annual awards promoting unknown or unpublished authors.
Amazon Launches Their Own Currency, But You Can't Buy Books With It
News by Christopher Shultz
The online giant wants you to use Coins for apps and games. Will this venture take off?
Amazon Workers Sue Over Wait Times at Security Checkpoints
News by Dean Fetzer May 9, 2013 (3) comments
In an effort to prevent theft of pricey electronics or other goods, the retailer instituted security checks - on the way out - for its warehouse staff, but the lengthy lines are causing problems.
Erotica Author Places Craigslist Ad Seeking Partner For An Affair
News by Christopher Shultz April 24, 2013 (1) comments
Chad Leslie Peters wants to write what he knows, and he needs a little help to do it...
Unprintable: The LitReactor Podcast Episode 10 - The Reality of Having a Bestseller (Guest: Patrick Wensink)
Podcast by Joshua Chaplinsky April 12, 2013 (1) comments
Former Amazon Executive Launches Free eBooks App For Underdeveloped Countries
News by Christopher Shultz April 10, 2013 (1) comments
David Risher's Worldreader Organization believes everyone should have access to free books, and now he's made it even easier for those in need to get them.
Goodreads to Join the Amazon Family
News by Dean Fetzer March 29, 2013 (2) comments
The social networking site for readers has announced it’s joining forces with the bookselling giant.
Amazon Facing Battle for Web Domain Names Like ‘.Book’
News by Dean Fetzer March 12, 2013 (1) comments
The online retailer is facing a fight from competitors and industry groups over its application for new domain names.
The I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ Kindle is For Porn
News by Dean Fetzer March 8, 2013 (4) comments
Amazon has a problem with self-publishers producing pornography for distribution via Kindle — apparently it’s pretty easy.
Amazon Shakes Up Indie Book Marketing Starting March 1
Column by Erik Wecks February 28, 2013 (6) comments
Amazon made changes to their affiliate agreement last week which will reshape how eBooks are marketed and priced.
Indie Bookstores Sue Amazon, Big Six Over DRM
News by Christopher Shultz February 22, 2013 (4) comments
Amazon is currently the go-to place for eBooks. Three east coast bookshops and a lawyer hope to level out the playing field.
Amazon Granted Resale Marketplace Patent for Used eBooks, Songs, Other Digital Content
News by Dean Fetzer February 8, 2013 (1) comments
Rather surprisingly, considering the online giant’s current business model revolves around DRM, Amazon seems to be entering the used content arena. A sea change? We’ll see.
Amazon Faces More ‘Sock Puppet’ Charges After Fans Attack New Michael Jackson Biography
News by Dean Fetzer January 23, 2013 (11) comments
A group of diehard fans, describing themselves as “Michael Jackson’s Rapid Response Team to Media Attacks”, has attacked Randall Sullivan’s new biography of the King of Pop via his Amazon page.
BookScan - Still Relevant in the Digital Era?
News by Dean Fetzer
Neilsen’s BookScan now sends its sales data to Amazon’s Author Central so authors can check how many books they’ve sold - but the figures don’t always add up.
Amazon Announces 2013 Breakthrough Novel Award Contest
News by Christopher Shultz December 18, 2012 (5) comments
With bigger advances and more categories to choose from, Amazon hopes to make this their best contest yet.
Computer System Author of Over 100,000 Books on Amazon
News by Dean Fetzer December 18, 2012 (2) comments
A professor of Marketing has been compiling books from his database - in 20 minutes or less, with more than 100,000 titles listed on Amazon to date.
Europe in the Cards For Amazon Expansion in 2013
News by Dean Fetzer
Riding on the “success” of Amazon Publishing in the US, the company plans to open a Luxembourg-based arm aimed at authors in Western Europe.
Amazon Has to Fess Up and Tell Us Exactly How Much They Make - in the UK
News by Dean Fetzer
The UK’s House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has forced the online retail giant to disclose its finances due to recent evidence that the company has paid very little in actual tax.
Tank Abbott's Novel "Bar Brawler" is the First Volume of a Trilogy
News by Benoît Lelièvre November 20, 2012 (4) comments
Mixed Martial Arts legend Tank Abbott is now author Tank Abbott, writer of the Walter Foxx series.
Amazon Announces Its Best Books of the Year 2012
News by Dean Fetzer November 14, 2012 (3) comments
In its annual feature, the book giant has listed its editors’ picks for the top 100 Best Books of the Year, as well as Top 10 lists in more than 24 categories.
DC Comics to Ship Monthly to Multiple eReader
News by Dean Fetzer November 8, 2012 (1) comments
Now you Can Get Your DC Comics Fix on Your eReader - as long it’s via Apple, Amazon or Barnes and Noble
Sock Puppet Reviews Prompt Action at Amazon
News by Dean Fetzer November 5, 2012 (6) comments
Recent complaints about authors who’ve paid to have their own books reviewed has goaded Amazon into taking action - but they’ve deleted lots of real reviews in the process.
Apple Introduces iPad Mini, And It Ain't Cheap
News by Rob W. Hart October 24, 2012 (4) comments
As expected, Apple unveiled the iPad Mini yesterday, but tech writers are scratching their heads over the high price, when compared to similar devices like the Kindle Fire HD.
UPDATED: Amazon Closes Customer's Account And Remotely Wipes Kindle, Won't Explain Why
News by Rob W. Hart October 24, 2012 (7) comments
A woman from Norway recently found that her Amazon account has been suspended and her Kindle has been wiped of all the eBooks she'd bought. Amazon doesn't seem interested in explaining why.
