The Kindle Unlimited payout rate to authors for March stayed steady at $0.0047 per KENP (Kindle Edition Normalized Page).
Roger Packer
‘Disappearing’ Kindle Oasis is no mirage
The new Kindle e-reader that Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has been getting excited about is an all-new model --- the Kindle Oasis --- that's positioned very much at the top end of the range with a whopping price of $289.99.
The 24-hour non-stop indie authors’ show is online this week
It's showtime this week with the London Book Fair opening on Tuesday and at the end of the week (Friday, April 15) the Alliance of Independent Authors is running its brilliant annual Indie Author Fringe with a massive range of online sessions.
Is Jeff Bezos going on a new Voyage?
It's not often you get the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company tweeting advance news of product releases but that's what Amazon's Jeff Bezos did yesterday, so it seems Mr Bezos must be very proud of the 'all-new, top of the line Kindle almost ready, 8th generation'.
Kindle Unlimited KENP payment rate for February rises 14% to $0.0047 after page recount system takes effect
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate paid out to authors rose strongly in February to $0.0047 from $0.0041 in January, an increase of 14%, as the new version of counting ebook pages came into operation.
Flipping scammers are trying to turn the Tables on Kindle
Amazon is warning publishers about abuse of Table of Contents in Kindle ebooks --- now that's a phrase I never thought I would be using.
If you have an older Kindle e-reader you need to update your software now
Anyone using one of the older Kindle e-readers produced between around 2007 and 2012 will need to make sure they download a new software update by March 22 to keep their device working properly.
Nook shuts up shop in UK and switches customers to supermarket
The Nook Press UK operation is closing down on March 15 and customers are being transferred to a supermarket's digital site.
Amazon widens Giveaway promotion service to include Kindle ebooks
Amazon has extended its Giveaway self-service tool to cover Kindle ebooks, giving indie authors a new promotional opportunity to offer ebooks as prizes.
Swim the sea of books as Kindle Unlimited aims to crack China market
Kindle Unlimited has opened up in China but with only 40,000 Chinese ebooks on offer and just 3,500 English-language titles.
Scribd scraps unlimited access and caps subscribers at three ebooks a month
Scribd has ditched its unlimited lending deal to restrict members to a maximum of three books a month plus one audiobook.