Amazon’s interview with President Obama is now available as a free Kindle Single
Amazon’s interview with President Obama is now available free in the Kindle Store.
Amazon will publish interview with Obama as a free Kindle Single tomorrow
When President Obama gives a jobs speech from Amazon’s Chattanooga warehouse on Tuesday, he’ll also provide an interview that Amazon plans to publish as a Kindle Single tomorrow.
Amazon launches interview series on Kindle Singles; first up: President of Israel
On Thursday, Amazon launched a new series on Kindle Singles that will feature long interviews with famous people. The first one is with the president of Israel and was produced in partnership with Tablet Magazine.
Nook takes aim at Kindle Singles with original content for Nook Snaps
Barnes & Noble will start commissioning original works for Nook Snaps, its e-singles section. For the first 60 days, authors keep 100 percent of the royalties; after that, the royalty rate drops to 40 percent.
The Atlantic launches a new ebook division; will sell e-singles and curated collections
The Atlantic is launching an ebooks division that will publish e-singles and curated collections of content from the magazine’s archives. The first e-single is only available through Amazon’s Kindle Singles store for now, though it will soon be available at other retailers.
Kickstarter-backed journalism startup Matter publishes its first story
Kickstarter-funded science and technology journalism startup Matter is releasing its first story Wednesday for $0.99. It’s available as a Kindle Single and can also be downloaded from Matter’s website. Matter was cofounded by former GigaOM European correspondent Bobbie Johnson.
The serious business of Kindle Serials
Serial fiction has existed online for awhile, but with Kindle Serials, Amazon hopes to reinvent the format, in part by offering all episodes for a flat price. Serials may require a different business model than Kindle Singles, and could require Amazon to invest more money upfront.
Crashing a book on the financial crash: E-book bestsellers breakdown
This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: Crashing a book about the financial crash.
This book plays itself on TV: E-book bestsellers breakdown
This new weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: A book that plays itself on TV.
E-book bestsellers breakdown: I married a billionaire
This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Marriage to a billionaire.