A new online service is offering free ebook production facilities that can also produce PDF files and link up to a distribution service that charges 10% per book sold.
Amazon imprints pushing pre-orders into best-sellers but Batman swoops to take top perch
Amazon Publishing imprints are continuing to take best-seller top spots in the Kindle store with pre-order promotions.
Amazon boosts KDP Select fund to $2m as it adds Kindle Unlimited subscriptions
Amazon has moved into the ebook subscription business with Kindle Unlimited and has boosted its KDP Select Fund to pay authors to $2million for July.
Self-publishers No 1 on Amazon and breaking out of genre
Indie ebooks as a whole now take the biggest market share on Amazon.com and indies are also making inroads into genres that have not been considered to be suitable for self-publishing.
Tablo offers easy ebook production and distribution with 100% royalties
Tablo.io is a new premium publishing platform that offers a good way of producing and distributing ebooks quickly and professionally, with authors keeping 100% of their royalties.
The power of a backlist
GalleyCat has an interesting interview with Elizabeth Lowell, a traditionally published author who has made a successful move to self-publishing.
Pre-orders are the new free: catalysts that catapault an ebook to become a bestseller
Pre-orders are taking the place of free as a promotion tool for indie authors as the new Smashwords 2014 Survey reveals that using the pre-order facility boosts sales while the rate of free downloads has slumped.
Kindle adds 70% royalties for Ireland and Gibraltar
Kindle authors can now get 70% royalties for ebooks published in Ireland and Gibraltar. Previously, only the 35% royalty rate was applicable in these two countries.
Wattpad and Hot Key link up to offer £10,000 prize for young writers
Young authors have the chance of winning a £10,000 top prize in Hot Key Books 2014 Young Writers Prize, which is being run in conjunction with Wattpad.
Draft2digital adds Page Foundry sales channel
Ebook distributor Draft2digital has added Page Foundry as a new sales channel.
Barnes & Noble breaks up with Nook
Barnes & Noble is to spin off its Nook business in a break-up that will see the overall company separate the bricks and mortar bookstores and Nook, which will also keep B&N's college stores.