By LK Gardner-Griffie on August 5, 2010
It is nice to be able to celebrate the good news of a friend, and I am very happy to say that we have reason to celebrate. The landscape of publishing is changing, in particular with the advent of the ebook, and self-publishing is increasingly becoming a viable option, and one which is beginning to grow legs as a door opener for other opportunities, as Boyd Morrison proved with his book The Ark, as was discussed in previous post Who Needs a Publisher Anyway?
Posted in Kindle, Linda Welch, LK Gardner-Griffie, Success Stories | Tagged agency, along came a demon, amazon, Kindle, Linda Welch, Robert Gottlieb, The Demon Hunters, Trident Media Group, Whisperings |
By Shannon Yarbrough on December 3, 2009
CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) group of companies, today announced a new agreement with Lightning Source Inc., the print on-demand unit of Ingram Content Group Inc. The collaboration between the two companies will expand CreateSpace’s distribution options for its members beyond Amazon.com and CreateSpace eStores.
Posted in Announcements, CreateSpace, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, CreateSpace, ingram, Lightning Source |
By Shannon Yarbrough on November 22, 2009
For those who might have missed it, best selling author John Grisham was on the Today show this morning to plug his new book, Ford County, but also had a thing or two to say about the recent web war with book pricing that’s been taking place amongst Amazon, Wal~Mart, B&N, and Target. He believes printed books are an endangered species and that the surge in popularity of EBooks isn’t helping.
Posted in Announcements, Opinions, Sales, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, book agent, book pricing, book war, cheap book, ebook, ford county, internet book, john grisham, Kindle, print on demand publishing, traditional publishing, walmart books |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 7, 2009
This week Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com, announced that Amazon’s Kindle E-Reader is about to go global. The Kindle with both U.S. and International Wireless will become available October 19th for $279.
Posted in Announcements, Kindle, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, international kindle, Kindle, kindle ereader, kindle wireless, u.s. kindle |
By Dan Marvin on September 24, 2009
I can guarantee you’ve never read anything like The Sophisticated Savage. Part scholarly essay, part interview, and part soul-baring diary, Carla Seidl weaves a tale that is hard to put down. What you will likely discover is that you end up finding out much more about Seidl than you do about the title character. Whether you end up empathizing with her or shaking your head, you will be right inside her head during a fascinating time in her life.
Posted in Biography/Memoir, Dan Marvin | Tagged amazon, Carla Seidl, Dan Marvin, Ecuador, ethnology, Galapagos, Huaorani, Islands, Jungle, simplicity, The Sophisticated Savage, Travel, Waodani, Waorani |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on August 30, 2009
Sony has finally made a bid to take back the e-book market which Amazon’s Kindle has been dominating since it was released. Sony has released the Reader Touch Edition.
Posted in E-publishing, Kindle, LK Gardner-Griffie | Tagged amazon, e-book reader, ereader, Kindle, kindle 2, Sony, Sony Reader Touch |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 2, 2009
I posted about Amazon’s new improved Author Central pages this time last month. While setting up my own page, I decided to email Amazon and ask them about my Amazon Connect blog being removed from my book’s pages. I received a reply today:
Posted in Announcements, Marketing, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, author blog, author central, author connect |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 18, 2009
I’ve been following a disccusion over at the CreateSpace Community called “How Does Lightning Source Compare to Lulu and Createspace?” While the information has been very good across the board, I thought a recent post from someone called Penumbra Publishing contained a wealth of information that I’d share here…
Posted in CreateSpace, Lulu, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, compare lulu to createspace, CreateSpace, ISBN, Lightning Source, lightning source to createspace, lightning source to lulu, lsi, Lulu, lulu and createspace, POD, print on demand book companies, print on demand books, self publish, self-publishing company |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 13, 2009
Finalizing your project at CreateSpace includes filling in your checking account information if you want direct deposit and answering a few questions on what kind of “publisher” you are: business, individual, etc. If you are publishing a book, you then receive the following message.
Posted in CreateSpace, News, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, CreateSpace, POD, print on demand, Self-Publishing |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on June 9, 2009
I am anxiously awaiting the delivery of my very own Kindle 2. This is something I have wanted to own since I first saw the promotions on Amazon.com prior to the release of the original Kindle.
Posted in Kindle, LK Gardner-Griffie | Tagged amazon, book reviews, e-books, Kindle, kindle 2, Kindle DX, LK Gardner-Griffie, ll book review, smashwords |
