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Manage Your EBooks To Reach More Readers

February 19, 2010

More than a decade ago, while working in the computer hardware industry, I saw some data on the trajectory of screen resolution and capacities for the future.
Many pundits were saying that screens as good as paper were coming very soon, but one smart futurist showed us a graph of memory and processor capacities, the number [...]

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A Touch Screen for Your Kindle?

February 5, 2010

The New York Times reported
Touchco uses a technology called interpolating force-sensitive resistance, which it puts into displays that can be completely transparent and could cost as little as $10 a square foot. The capacitive touch screens used in the iPad and iPhone are considerably more expensive. Unlike those screens, the Touchco screens can also detect an unlimited [...]

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Who Controls What Price You Get For a Book?

February 1, 2010

Reading more on the Amazon/Macmillin dispute and the old school bullying tactics both are using in the fight.
I’ve stated in previous posts my position.. I think the consumer (readers) will ultimately control what price we can sell a book for.
Amazon is letting the market decide.
Dear Customers:
Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated [...]

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Pricing Changes for Amazon eBooks

January 31, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports:
The $9.99 best seller that helped Amazon.com Inc. build a dominant position in the now-thriving e-book market was at risk of extinction Sunday after Amazon capitulated in a battle sparked by the launch of Apple Inc.’s new iPad.
Amazon conceded defeat Sunday evening after halting sales of all books published by Macmillan [...]

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Amazon Plays Hardball With Publishers

January 30, 2010

I caught a discussion among some writers about titles missing from Kindle when a publisher doesn’t like Amazon’s pricing.
Some suggested that Amazon better be careful now that Apple has announce the iPad.. the giant iPod touch the will be out soon… claiming “the timing couldn’t be worse for Amazon”
The timing couldn’t be better.
Amazon, Apple, or [...]

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Submit Your Novel To Win Cash: The 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award:

January 26, 2010

Amazon.com, along with Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, is pleased to announce the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for General Fiction and one for Young Adult Fiction. The 2010 competition is open to unpublished [...]

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How Did You Get That Book Out So Fast?

November 24, 2009

My friend Gail Kingsbury called to tell me about her new book and the fabulous stories inside.
I said “I didn’t even know you were working on a book.. How did you fit that in your schedule?”
The answer.. a collaborative effort. Working together, the co-authors were able to high quality material together, join together for to [...]

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Textbooks Will Lead Us Away From Books

November 23, 2009

Paper books are winding down. We’ll have them around for a long time to come, but the kids going into college now are going to bring the future faster than you think
Joel West postulated these 3 reasons why Amazon will get out of the ebook business

Amazon‘s (AMZN) Achilles heel is the proprietary mobi format against [...]

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Thanks For Your Tremendous Support..

November 18, 2009

I have a delightful business model. I get to help authors with good books to share reach new markets and readers with their message.
We have some fun, make a living and live for notes like this..
Thank-you for your tremendous support in helping in promoting Dan’s campaign last Tuesday. We reached the Amazon Best [...]

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Wanted: 7 Authors Who Want To Be Best Sellers

October 29, 2009

A few years back, I helped an author become an instant best seller with his book Think Two Products Ahead. It topped the Amazon Best Seller List for non-fiction for a week and was #2 overall (beat only by the wizardy of Harry Potter)
Through that process, I got to know an extraordinary man named Ben [...]

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