ENTRIES TAGGED "Amazon Prime"
Amazon, ebooks and advertising
Amazon's adoption of ad-supported ebooks is shifting from possible to likely.
Amazon already sells ads on the Kindle. Joe Wikert explains why ad-supported ebooks are a logical next step for the company.
Tools of Change for Publishing Newsletter: January 25, 2012
The rise of Amazon Prime and the uproar over iBooks Author.
Highlights from the 1/25/12 edition of the TOC newsletter include: Jason Calacanis on Amazon prime and the possibilities of an Amazon retail store, iBooks Author causes quite the stir, and the reinvention of libraries.
Coming soon to a location near you: The Amazon Store?
Jason Calacanis on Amazon's growing market dominance.
In this podcast, Weblogs, Inc., co-founder Jason Calacanis shares his thoughts on Amazon's market presence and what the future might hold. He says an Amazon retail presence isn't out of the question and that AmazonBasics is a preview of what's to come.
Tools of Change for Publishing Newsletter: January 17, 2012
Publishing's big topics for 2012. The Kindle Fire's pros and cons.
Highlights from the 1/17/12 edition of the TOC newsletter include: TOC chairs Kat Meyer and Joe Wikert predict the important publishing trends of 2012.
Publishing News: Early response to the Kindle Lending Library
Amazon launched its Kindle Lending Library, and a publisher goes after BitTorrent users.
Amazon Prime became even more pervasive with the Kindle Lending Library, the publishing industry joined the piracy lawsuit fray, and presentation videos from the Books in Browsers conference are now available.
The problem with Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library
The Kindle Lending Library needs a pay-for-performance model, not a flat fee.
For Amazon's new lending program to be mutually beneficial, the flat-fee compensation model needs to be replaced by a usage spectrum: The more a title is borrowed, the higher the fee to the publisher and author.