Category Archives: Ebook News

New Newsletter + Enter to Win a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate

I’ve been meaning to add a newsletter to the site for months, and I’ve finally done it. (I’ll pause here in case you want to cheer and clap.) To celebrate (and to get some folks to sign up!), I’m hosting … Continue reading

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Ebook Fantasy Author to Hit over $100,000 in Earnings This Year

A couple weeks ago, Smashwords posted an interview with one of their star authors, Brian S. Pratt. I didn’t write about it at the time, since I’d just posted about Joe Konrath making over $600 a day from his Kindle … Continue reading

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99-Cent Kindle Ebooks You Can Check out

If you’ve got a few dollars, and you’re looking to try some new authors, these are some ebooks I recently downloaded from writers over at the Kindleboards. We did a you-buy-mine-and-I’ll-buy-yours exchange, which I suppose could be a marketing tactic … Continue reading

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Is There Money in Writing Ebooks for Children & Young Adults?

If you write stories (or plan to) for children or young adult readers, you may wonder if there’s a market. Sure, YA and MG books are doing well in print editions, but do kids actually have ebook readers? Or is … Continue reading

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Amazon Now Allows You to Gift Ebooks

If you’re an author hoping to bribe a few friends and family members to read your ebook (and they are Kindle owners or have the Kindle app on their iPhone, computer, etc.), that task may have gotten a little easier. … Continue reading

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