Hey Writer! If you’re an aspiring self-published author, you know the importance of Amazon for selling books. The publishing giant currently lists 32.8 million titles. It’s the number one platform for buying and selling books. And, a quick look at publishing statistics suggests that it’s all downhill toward Amazon in the future as well. […]
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Pros and Cons of Kindle Unlimited for Self-Published Authors
Is Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited the right platform for you? Today, I’m looking at the pros and cons of Kindle Unlimited for self-published authors. Let’s dive in! If you’re an author who’s self-publishing, you know that Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited has become extremely popular with soaring numbers of readers signing up as subscribers. And, increasingly, with so many books […]
[Guest Post] Why the New York Times article ‘E-Book Sales Slip’ is wrong and why Oyster “the Netflix for books” closed its doors.
In a guest post by Neil Baptista, CEO of Riffle, he tells us why the New York Times article “E-Book Sales Slip” is wrong. He also discusses why Oyster, “the Netflix for books” closed its doors. Back in September the New York Times reported quite dramatically “The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead,” a sort […]
3 Tips to Make Your Kindle Book Cover More Attractive to Kindle Readers
3 Tips to Make Your Kindle Book Cover More Attractive to Kindle Readers Let’s face it — when we think of self-published books, the expression “eye candy” does not immediately come to mind. Likewise, we don’t necessarily view our Amazon Kindles as portals of visual bliss. Anyway, that’s not why we use them. Kindles are […]