«It doesn't really surprise us as we've been quite established
as ebook sellers for some two and a half years now.»
I say this, even though openness is a myth so long
as ebook sellers use DRM anyway.
Not exact matches
He is the author of the bestselling
ebook, The Truth about Six Pack Abs — which has sold over 1 million copies in several languages,
as well
as the best -
sellers The Fat Burning Kitchen, Do This, Burn Fat: 101 Sneaky Fat Loss Tricks, and The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging.
Of course, this is a million
eBooks total, none of the
eBooks are million
sellers on their own, while sites such
as Project Gutenberg, The World Public Library, and The Internet Archive have each had a number of «million
seller eBooks» if you will allow that term for non-profit organizations.
Of course, this is a million
eBooks total, none of the
eBooks are million
sellers on their own, while sites such
as -LSB-...]
Smashwords also has some perks that make me wish the outfit had made more inroads into the
ebook market on its own merits (
as a
seller and not just a distributor), such
as the ability to issue coupons, to offer affiliates a greater percentage of the sales price, and the fact that authors receive a higher royalty rate there than at any of the other stores.
With an eight - hour notice, all of these titles disappeared from our store
as well
as the stores of all other small
ebook sellers.
Some independent
ebook sellers, such
as Fictionwise, also sell books in Kindle - compatible format.
We are not averse to
ebooks (about thirty of our published titles are now available
as ebooks, including our best
seller) but by definition this will be a bricks and mortar bookshop, that can also order any book in print.
He begins by outlining a staggering number of ways that companies can not compete with Amazon, but highlights the book discovery engine and the exclusive content
as the only ways that
ebook sellers like the now - Bookish powered Zola can keep up.
Some book categories are always hot
sellers such
as romance
eBooks, while not many people may buy an
eBook on plumbing.
The lower
eBook fees will be a reality in Europe during the next six months,
as new agreements have to be ironed out with
eBook sellers and distributors.
There are plenty of
ebook sellers that, either
as a matter of principle or for other reasons, sell DRM - free
ebooks.
Of course, Amazon's Kindle is the most popular
ebook format and its self - publishing program is by far the largest of its kind
as well, so it's unlikely its best
seller lists provide a complete picture of what's going on in the entire market.
(The best -
seller list ends at # 972...) But some of the
ebooks are just enhanced editions where the text is already available elsewhere
as a free e-book.
Not only would it benefit authors in ways you mentioned, but it would force the other
ebook sellers to ACTUALLY COMPETE,
as right now their main draw is «we're not Amazon.»
The move is being seen
as part of the French government's plans to save independent booksellers from becoming extinct, a notoriety that online
ebook sellers have earned no matter how convenient it is for consumers to place orders and have them delivered at home for free.
eBooks Kindle en Español includes: • All of the Spanish - language Nielsen best
sellers available
as eBooks in the United States, and 65 of the top 100 Spanish - language print best
sellers from Amazon.com • The largest representation of Mexican authors, including Jose Emilio Pacheco, Carlos Monsivais and Sergio Pitol • Kindle Singles in Spanish, including Singles by best - selling authors Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Orlean • An exclusive selection of Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go books in Spanish • Compilations of articles from «El Pais,» including exclusive pieces from Mexican journalists writing about Mexican current affairs • Subscriptions to 14 leading Latin American newspapers such
as El Universal and La Nacion • Popular English - language books translated into Spanish, such
as the Hunger Games series, the Twilight series, «Steve Jobs,» «The Help,» and books by authors Stephen King, Nora Roberts and Joel Osteen
New Kindle Store offers over 2 million
eBooks sold in Mexican Pesos, including the most Spanish language best
sellers, more than 1,500 free books in Spanish, and hundreds of thousands of exclusive titles, including works from authors like José Emilio Pacheco, Elena Poniatowska, Sergio Pitol and Carlos Monsivais,
as well
as comic books from Mafalda and Familia Burrón
One of my author friends pointed out an
eBook that was promoted
as an «International Best
Seller,» even though it appeared to be self published and had only been out for a couple months at best.
Since Amazon still counts these copies
as «sold,» the Kindle
eBook could become a «best
seller» even though it hasn't made a dime.
On January 1, 2015, European Union (EU) tax laws regarding the taxation of digital products (including
eBooks) will change: previously, Value Added Tax (VAT) was applied based on the
seller's country —
as of January 1st, VAT will be applied based on the buyer's country.
As online booksellers and
ebook sellers provide millions of potential reader eyeballs and — best of all — reader credit cards, they are critical to the discovery and sales of both print book and
ebooks.
Basically, it strengthens Amazon
as the # 1 eReader and
eBook seller.
What I do look at is the Smashwords.com best
sellers for
ebooks and Kindle
as well.
Sellers of
eBooks should brace for tough times ahead
as competition increases dramatically because there are now too many books competing for the attention of few readers.
It's Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel by Matthew Quick — and despite its massive sales
as a Kindle
ebook, it's not even in the top 100 of Amazon's list of print best -
sellers.
Citing the Digital Book World's
eBook Best -
Seller List
as of November 21, The Digital Reader analyzes the trend and provides an interesting summary.
Of the top 20 non-fiction
eBooks on The New York Times Best
Sellers list (
as of the writing of this post), the majority were autobiographies and biographies, but non-fiction
eBooks find success in a number of genres, from how - to
eBooks to recipe
eBooks.
With
ebooks, there is no need to be a «best -
seller» out of the gate or be consigned to mid-lister hell, no competition for limited shelf space, and no remaindering or going out of print (which of course most publishers use mostly
as an excuse to hold on to publishing rights forever).
Smashwords, the granddaddy of
eBook distributors, sends its books to Barnes & Noble, iBooks, and Kobo,
as well
as sellers in India (Flipkart) and Germany (txtr).
The biggest drawback with Kindle Unlimited is of course the fact that big name publishers aren't onboard with the program, so while 1 million
ebooks sounds like a lot, there's not
as many best
sellers and popular authors
as you might think.
«Apple is now requiring us,
as well
as all other
ebook sellers, to give them 30 percent of the selling price of any
ebook that we sell from our iOS app,» Morin said.
Effective a few weeks ago, you can find my books on Amazon,
as well
as Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and a half dozen other
ebook sellers (links at the bottom of this post).
The below graph shows, for each type of publisher, the percentage of Top 100,000 UK
ebook best
sellers that also were international best
sellers that appeared on the best
seller lists at Amazon.com
as well:
An indie
ebook best
seller in the UK is almost twice
as likely to also be a US best
seller than its UK - best - selling traditionally published peers.
The online retailer «threatened the long - term, overall health of the book publishing industry,» said Penguin, «by creating barriers to entry, undercutting the margins and incentives of other
sellers, fostering a perception of
ebooks as lowcost commodities, and threatening the viability of book publishers and authors,
as well
as other book selling outlets vital to the marketing and promotion of books».
Take a look at Amazon,
as the biggest
seller of
ebooks, and you can see the vast quantities of books now becoming available.
It might have to do with releasing the previously self - published titles very close together
as $ 2.99
eBooks to seed combined best
seller lists.
This isn't an issue specific to any one
seller, and it isn't a problem with the DRM - free
ebooks you can purchase from some independent
sellers or download from sources such
as Project Gutenberg.
THESE SELF - PUBLISHED AUTHORS HAVE EACH SOLD MORE THAN 50,000
EBOOKS AS OF MARCH, 2012 Susan Alison Dani Amore Bella Andre Melody Anne Jake Barton Robert Bidinotto J Carson Black Cheryl Bolen Catherine Bybee Ruth Cardello Darcie Chan Mel Comley Blake Crouch Chris Culver David Dalglish Carol Davis Luce Saffina Desforges Mainak Dhar Mark Edwards & Louis Voss Ellen Fischer Penelope Fletcher Tina Folsom Marie Force Barbara Freethy Debora Geary Lee Goldberg Gemma Halliday Ruth Harris Liliana Hart Michael Hicks Amanda Hocking Debra Holland Hugh Howey Nancy C. Johnson Ty Johnston Heather Killough - Walden Selena Kitt J.A. Konrath Laura Landon Eve Langlais Stephen Leather Victorine Lieske John Locke Terri Giuliano Long CJ Lyons H.P. Mallory KC May Bob Mayer Stephanie McAfee Courtney Milan Rick Murcer Scott Nicholson Anne Marie Novark Shayne Parkinson Rose Pressey Michael Prescott T.R. Ragan Terri Reid Adam Rendon Lexi Revellian Imogen Rose Nick Russell Michele Scott Tori Scott L.J.
Sellers Michael J Sullivan Laura Taylor Michael Wallace Kerry Wilkinson Rachel Yu
In that interval, B&N has filled out its
ebook catalog quite a bit, and the Agency Model has made price - shopping pointless on most major titles, so there's not
as much reason to buy from a
seller other than B&N
as there was.
Publish your book with BookBaby and we'll ensure that your
eBook sits on the same virtual shelf
as New York Times» best
sellers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and time - honored classics.
The physical shop will serve
as a showroom for Amazon products (e.g. their signature eReaders, best -
seller eBooks, along with other wow factors that will impress offline customers.
6)
eBook Price reductions will continue to be the trend
as the data shows how
eBook's best -
sellers prices have decreased.
• All of the Spanish - language Nielsen best
sellers available
as eBooks in the United States, and 65 of the top 100 Spanish - language print best
sellers from Amazon.com • The largest representation of Mexican authors, including Jose Emilio Pacheco, Carlos Monsivais and Sergio Pitol • Kindle Singles in Spanish, including Singles by best - selling authors Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Orlean • An exclusive selection of Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go books in Spanish • Compilations of articles from «El Pais,» including exclusive pieces from Mexican journalists writing about Mexican current affairs • Subscriptions to 14 leading Latin American newspapers such
as El Universal and La Nacion • Popular English - language books translated into Spanish, such
as the Hunger Games series, the Twilight series, «Steve Jobs,» «The Help,» and books by authors Stephen King, Nora Roberts and Joel Osteen
The figures show almost half (49 %) of the KU titles on the Amazon Best
Seller lists are indie - published titles, while Amazon Publishing imprints make up 2 % of KU Best
Sellers (but only 1 % of all Amazon Best
Sellers) and the Big Five Publishers have 0 %
as they have no
ebooks in KU.
The massive growth of Amazon Publishing imprints is illustrated vividly this week
as they took seven of the 10 top spots on the Amazon.com Kindle
ebook best -
sellers» list while indie publishers had two entrants and traditional publishing had just a single book on the list.
Made by
ebook seller Kobo, the Vox is better viewed
as a cheap tablet rather than a straight e-reader — it doesn't have an E-Ink screen like the Amazon Kindle.
Apple must allow Amazon, B&N, and other
ebook sellers to link directly to their stores from their ereading apps, a proposed DoJ
ebook antitrust settlement has suggested,
as well
as forcing Apple to hold off from any multimedia agreements that might increase overall market price for five years.