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Audible Makes Tiny Change to Its Execrable Return & Royalty Policy
by Nate Hoffelder
24 Nov 2020 at 9:16am
It seems that if multiple author groups line up against it, Amazon can be forced to make a change to it policies – just not a major change. Audible sentContinue reading
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Basic Kindle Now $59, Oasis & Paperwhite to go on Sale on Cyber Monday
by Nate Hoffelder
23 Nov 2020 at 7:39am
Amazon announced a confusing number of sales today for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Some items are on sale today, while others won’t be going on sale until the 28th.Continue reading
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Morning Coffee ? 23 November 2020
by Nate Hoffelder
23 Nov 2020 at 3:00am
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Here are 13 of Margaret Atwood’s tips on writing. Victoria Strauss has an in-depth look at the Audible returns issue. Continue reading
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Here?s Why ALLi Downgraded Audible to ?Caution?
by Nate Hoffelder
22 Nov 2020 at 7:09am
When I reported a few weeks ago that Audible was actively promoting returns as a benefit of subscribing, I apparently missed the bigger picture. It’s not just that Audible isContinue reading
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E-ink is Beta-Testing Electronic Window Tint (video)
by Nate Hoffelder
21 Nov 2020 at 10:04am
Tinted windows are great – they give you privacy and limit the amount of sunlight which can penetrate. But they are not so great when lighting is bad. Luckily forContinue reading
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Disney Reportedly Withholding Royalties From Alan Dean Foster Over Star Wars,...
by Nate Hoffelder
19 Nov 2020 at 10:10am
Disney has replaced Amazon at the top of many people’s shit-lists this week when the SFWA publicly criticized the media giant for not paying royalties to Alan Dean Foster. FromContinue reading
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Morning Coffee ? 16 November 2020
by Nate Hoffelder
16 Nov 2020 at 4:35am
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. European antitrust regulators caught Amazon with their hand in the cookie (data) jar. Educators in the UK continue to protestContinue reading
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Amazon Launches New Author Portal
by Nate Hoffelder
15 Nov 2020 at 6:38am
About three years back Amazon started beta-testing a new author portal called Amazon Author (not to be confused with Author Central). That new portal officially launched this past week withContinue reading
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Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Rose by $300K in October 2020
by Nate Hoffelder
14 Nov 2020 at 5:53pm
Kindle Unlimited maintained its position in October 2020 of being the market that all of Amazon’s competitors (with the possible exception of Apple) wished they owned. The KU funding poolContinue reading
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Infographic: World Reading Habits in 2020
by Nate Hoffelder
10 Nov 2020 at 5:00am
2020 was a strange year, for obvious reasons. Many of us spent a lot of 2020 in lockdown, either trying to keep up with work or looking for a newContinue reading
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Morning Coffee ? 9 November 2020
by Nate Hoffelder
9 Nov 2020 at 4:08am
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Here’s what to do if your favorite children’s book didn’t age well. The next unsuccessful Amazon challenger is having earlyContinue reading
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