Yes, they might make the latest Big Name Author book 99 cents as a loss leader — but those books are already selling well, even in an indie -
dominated ebook world like we have right now.
Not exact matches
As always, Amazon still
dominates both the market place and the discussion, with its ever - expanding reach into different aspects of the publishing
world, but keep in mind the
eBook industry is international, and current events in foreign countries will also play a role in the success of a book or author.
Latest IDC research findings revealed that Russia has overtaken UK and Brazil to emerge as the third largest market for
ebooks in the
world, behind only the US and China who
dominate the top two slots respectively.
The Amazon
eBook formats
dominate the English speaking
world and ePub tends to be advantageous for localization in countries like the Netherlands and Germany.
Unlike the rest of the
world, its
ebook industry wasn't completely
dominated by the big firm from its next door neighbour.
It all adds up and we will get closer and closer to a
world of Publishing
dominated by
ebooks.
Amazon
dominates the
ebook market for the very same reason that Apple
dominates the app
world — because they already have access to customers» credit card details, purchasing can be as simple as a single click.
Jeremy Greenfield at Digital Book
World lists the top 25
ebook bestsellers, this week
dominated by Veronica Roth with the Divergent Series.