Kindle Scout is a “reader powered” publishing program offered by Amazon where authors can submit their new never-been-published books and be considered for a publishing contract by Kindle Press.
Books that make the cut will be published by Kindle Press. They’ll receive a publishing contract with 5-year (renewable) terms, a $1,500 advance, 50% eBook royalty rate, and Amazon’s “easy rights reversion” so you can get your book rights back when you’re done.
What makes this program unattractive is the 20% lower royalty rate than if you’d published through Kindle Direct Publishing yourself. This rate is still 35% higher than if you’d published through a traditional publisher, so it’s kind of a push in my book.
What makes this program something you should look at is the advance (it’s not much, but it’s more than you’d get if you published yourself) and the all important “featured Amazon marketing.” If you’re an author, you know that writing the book isn’t the hard part; it’s getting people to know you’ve written a book. Amazon – the 800 lb. gorilla in the room when it comes to selling books and eBooks – sells more books than everyone else combined. If they’re going to feature your book, then – by all means – you should welcome that!
Amazon is officially launching Kindle MatchBook in October. The announcement on their website can be seen 
Whether you’re an eBook aficionado, an aspiring writer, or ar just trying to get a handle on all of your eBooks across all of your devices the open-source Calibre program is your solution. You can manage your library, sync your files to virtually every device you’ve got, and even convert eBook formats.
In Occam’s Corner, hosted by The Guardian, Stephen Curry discovers that he really likes the Kindle. From the article:
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