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Analysts estimate 6 million Kindle Fires were sold in the 4th Qtr of 2011. Amazon lost a small amount of money on each sale, but plan to make up for the loss with increased eBook purchases. The story now becomes the electronic turf battle between Apple's iPad, Barnes & Noble's Nook and the Fire. Note: If you are currently an Amazon author and offer your book at a lower price elsewhere, you will be dropped.
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Seth Godin talks about the difference between printing and publishing. http://www.thedominoproject.com/2012/01/apple-didnt-make-publishing-easier.html Research and editing are needed for quality.
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Bloomberg's "Businessweek" magazine cover is "Amazon Wants to Burn the Book Business". (Jan 30 Issue) Authors and Publishers need to hold firm on "Agency Pricing" or books will be discounted out of a profit range. It's an excellent cover story on P.54 or online at: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/amazons-hit-man-01252012.html?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Pew Internet Research shows, "36% of households earning $75,000 or more now owning a tablet, and among individuals with a college education, 31% own tablets" Also, "From mid-December 2011 to early January 2012, the number of Americans owning a tablet computer rose to 19% from 10%, and the growth in e-book readers jumped an identical amount, to 19% from 10%."
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Publishing Online? There is an organization you may be interested in: http://www.online-publishers.org/
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com On the tech side of websites, there is a movement away from Flash and towards HTML5. Mashable advises: http://mashable.com/2012/01/19/html5-publisher-tips/
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Apple is launching iBooks 2 with a free creation app to authors. It is a new multimedia textbook platform. They are suggesting all the educational textbooks created in this format sell for under $15. Because this is a self-publish platform, textbooks will not be reviewed for accuracy and language, which has drawn criticism from educators.
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com ICANN which oversees the internet extensions is reviewing if there is a way to limit malicious cyber squatters, as well as add new dot extensions. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0112/Domain-names-Internet-takes-big-step-toward-end-of-.com-era
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com B&N is possibly selling their profitable Nook division. What impact will this have on their stores selling print books? Print sales continue to decline.
Neriman Publishing and Media http://www.NerimanPublishing.com Amazon now has over 75,000 titles in their Lending Library. The more people borrow, the smaller the amount given to the authors who participate. At present they have earned $1.70 per borrow. Amazon capped the monthly pool authors share from at $500,000.
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