Giant internet conglomerate Rakuten is buying OverDrive, the leading supplier of ebooks to libraries, for $410 million and will use the company to expand its Kobo ebook business.
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Kindle Unlimited February payout rises to $1.41 but growth and KDP fund fall back
The Kindle Unlimited payout to authors rose in February to $1.41, although the overall KDP Select fund fell for the first time since KU was introduced.
Simple sleeve is just the ticket for a Voyage
Simplicity is always a good idea when it comes to design and the Inateck sleeve designed to carry and protect the Kindle Voyage fits the bill perfectly.
Wattpad hacks into the Dark
Wattpad is just getting hotter and hotter. After recently hitting the amazing milestone of 100 million uploads, the story site is now adding a new section for 'mature romance' readers.
Roger Packer is placed in Top 20 Book Marketing Masters
A new survey places Roger Packer (that's me) in the Top 20 Book Marketing Masters.
Kindle Scout adds three genres as thrillers still lead the way
Amazon's Kindle Scout program has widened its range of genres to add Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Action & Adventure to the original categories of Romance, Mystery/Thriller and Science Fiction, with Thrillers making up 60% of the titles selected so far.
The Big Borrow — Kindle Unlimited heads for $100 million-plus payout
In its first six months of operation, Kindle Unlimited has lent as many books as the New York Public Library lends in a year and now looks set to pay out well over $100 million on borrows to self-published authors this year.
Borrows boom but Kindle Unlimited January payout falls to $1.38 despite new high for KDP Select fund
Amazon dashed hopes of a strong start to the year for KDP Select authors as the Kindle Unlimited payout for January 2015 fell to $1.38 per borrow from $1.43 in December despite the KDP Select fund for January being topped up to yet another record high of $8.5 million.
Spider-Man swoops into Scribd as Marvel makes it a million for ebook subscription service
Ebook subscription service Scribd has added over 10,000 comic books from Marvel and other comic publishers, including Archie, Boom! Studios, Dynamite, IDW/Top Shelf, Valiant and Zenescope.
Readers’ survey reveals ‘fair deal’ pricing points for ebooks
There are some encouraging findings for authors in a readers' survey run by ebook promotion site The Fussy Librarian which looked at pricing novels to offer a fair deal for readers and authors.
Universal linking services join forces in GeoRiot deal for BookLinker
Global link service GeoRiot has acquired BookLinker, which provides affiliate link management to authors and publishers promoting books on Amazon.