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Amazon Publishing announces launch of Waterfall Press – a Christian Imprint

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Amazon Publishing today announced the launch of Waterfall Press, a new Christian imprint that will specialize in faith-based non-fiction and fiction. Waterfall Press non-fiction will aim to provide spiritual refreshment and inspiration to today’s Christian reader, while fiction will include stories in the romance, mystery, and suspense genres. Waterfall Press titles will be published by Brilliance Publishing, part of the Amazon.com group of companies, which currently offers readers self-help and personal growth books under the Grand Harbor Press imprint.

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Self-Publishing 101: Using the Right Search Words

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

 has posted over at Western Fictioneers about using the right search words to use when listing your novel over at Amazon.  From the blog:

Search words are one of the most important tools used to sell a novel, so you want to use them wisely. At Amazon you are allowed 7. That’s it, so you have to pick carefully. Did you know there are rules for what search words are allowed and which ones aren’t? The following is a list of what not to use.

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Amazon Source – the best of both worlds

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Now customers don’t have to choose between eBooks and their favorite bookstore!

Indie bookstores can now work hand-in-hand with Amazon to confront the changing world of publishing.  Bookstore owners often see ebooks and ebook readers as an adversary – and Amazon as the ultimate evil and destroyer of bookstores worldwide.  That’s never been the case; without books and bookstores, Amazon wouldn’t exist.  To work with bookstores, Amazon has started a new program that offers discounted Kindle hardware and a percentage of future ebook sales to booksellers who sell the hardware.

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The Guardian and L.A. Times continue crusade against self-publishing

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The L.A. Times is parroting an article first reported in The Guardian:

“98 British publishers folded last year due to e-books, discounts”

The original article published November 4th in the Guardian has a headline screaming “Ebooks and discounts drive 98 publishers out of business” with a subhead of “Number of closures is 42% up on last year, as digital books and huge pressure on margins push companies over the brink” … and it’s all nonsense.  Bollocks.

The quote by Anthony Cork of the accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy included is “the rise of Amazon and other discount sellers with massive buying power means the pressure on publishers’ margins is now immense. While publishers might be able to sustain relatively small margins on a bestseller, it is much harder for niche publishers.”

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Amazon Extreme Package from Outskirts Press Prepares Self-Publishing Authors for Success

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

From PRWEB:

Outskirts Press, the fastest growing self-publishing and book marketing company, announced today it is giving away its most popular marketing package (nearly $250 value) to authors who start their publishing process this month. The Amazon Extreme marketing package includes a Kindle Edition, Search Inside the Book Submission and Amazon Cover Enhancement, as well as a complimentary copy of Sell Your Book on Amazon by Outskirts Press CEO Brent Sampson — everything an author needs to jump start their book sales on Amazon.com.

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