Rankings: Take at Look at the Independent Publishers Group “Top 100 E-Books” List
We learned about this list by ways of a mention on the IPG News web page.
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See Also: Amazon Removes Kindle Versions of IPG Books After Distributor Declines to Change Selling...
AmazonCrossing announces new translated books for Spring
The books, which will be published in English for the first time, include: The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch; No Reserve: The Limit of Absolute Power by Martín Redrado; Old Town...
Ever see an online ad you enjoyed—and what does this mean for e-books?
I fired away just now at GE Capital--with its horrid Web ads inflicting unwanted video and sound on you. No wonder people are fed up with the mainstream media. And...
One click away from abandoning my Kindle
I'm not reading books on my Kindle, at least not regularly. The two things I do most frequently with it are read The New York Times and catch up on...
Pre-XMAS Kindle shipping discount for procrastinators
See Amazon Announces Free One-Day Shipping for Kindle Orders Placed on December 23---an offer for the continental U.S.
Quick Note: Kindle store coming to Germany
According to The Bookseller, publishers in Germany are talking to Amazon about opening a German Kindle store in 2011. While the Kindle has been available in Germany since 2009, the...
Quick Note: Kindle DX arriving in the UK; international version replaces the “regular” DX
The DX is available for pre-order and is expected to ship on January 19 and sell at US$489, £305, however this price does not include import duties. It will, of...
Macmillan ad: ‘Available everywhere except Amazon’
Ooooh, dissed! Galleycat posts a photo of a full-page New York Times ad for a book, which features the bolded line at the bottom, “Available at booksellers everywhere except Amazon.” I’m...
No Change, But Random House Says It Is “Actively Reviewing” Library E-book Policy
That's the title of an article in Publishers Weekly:
And then there was one. After Penguin announced this week that it was pulling its frontlist e-book titles from libraries and disabling...
Quick note: Kindle refunds if purchased within the last 30 days
jkOnTheRun is reporting that if you bought a Kindle within the last 30 days at $299 Amazon will give you a $40 refund if you ask.
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
