Amazon Christmas e-book sales beat print sales describes a turning point. On Christmas Day, Amazon sold more e-books than hard copy. Perhaps not as important as when sales of rubber tires exceeded horseshoes, but we don't know the future yet. Of course, Amazon has a win-win position with e-books. As told in Investors pick Amazon as a holiday winner, Amazon sells both the Kindle, (60% market share) and the content.
I participated in last weekend's Kindle sales, purchasing A Shadow in Summer, and Warbreaker. I have not completed them, although A Shadow in Summer seems to be a gem - more about them when I finish.
As a Kindle author, the e-book allows me the opportunity to publish my novels without the agent-publisher chain which frustrated previous generations of authors. As I posted in Being Noticed Above the Clutter, there is a cost - promotion of the book is up to the author, and that can be difficult. Kindle authors receive 30% of the book's purchase price.
As books go beyond printed page, tells the novel is changing. The Vook blends a book's prose with video and the world-wide web into a single package. Their website explains there are two formats - one for a computer and another for mobile devices.
Mmm. Just when you thought it was safe to read again.
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