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Amazon announces two new Kindles and the Kindle Fire
Amazon yesterday announced two new Kindles and its much-anticipated tablet, the Kindle Fire. The three add up to fantastic news for self-publishing authors. Why? Because more even more people are going...
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5 things you need to know about Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Amazon’s new ebook format
Kindle Format 8 (KF8) has just been announced as the new Kindle ebook format replacing the MOBI 7 format. Kindle Format 8 includes, says Amazon: CSS3 support Floating elements Fixed layouts Text on...
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The curious result of tagging your Kindle ebook on Amazon
This is a guest post by author Dave Cornford about an unexpected effect of tagging his Kindle ebook on Amazon. Tagging your Kindle ebook on Amazon can have unexpected effects I recently Googled my...
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Self-publishing and ebook predictions for 2012
‘Tis the season for reflection and predictions. We might pause to reflect later but self-publishing and ebooks are moving forward so fast that yesterday looks like the distant past and next week seems...
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$500,000 isn’t enough for my book. What about yours?
No sooner had I uploaded Hot Silver, my review of the Indian Pacific, than I received an email from Amazon inviting me to be part of KDP Select. This, I thought, is going to put the cat among the...
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Another way to earn money from self-publishing and writing
The opportunity given to businesses by the new ways of self-publishing is something companies haven’t grasped at all. The tools that allow you and me to publish our books directly to Amazon, Barnes...
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It’s getting harder to rate books
The other day I couldn’t bring myself to rate a book I didn’t enjoy. It used to be easy to tap on a dismissive one or two stars for a book I didn’t like. Now I’m an author and self-publisher, myself, I...
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Is Amazon becoming just a little sinister?
Amazon is becoming more transparent about how much it knows about you. Helpful or creepy? Your Kindle is watching you Last night I downloaded a sample of Jon Ronson’s Lost at Sea on my new Kindle...
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