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Article: India – Stepping Back Into the Dark Ages


The link below is to an article reporting on the possible closure of Amazon’s Kindle operations in India due to that country’s step back into the dark ages of traditional business legislation.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2012/09/20/amazon-may-have-to-close-the-indian-kindle-store/

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Article: Flirting in Bookshops


This is the sort of post that I would say is scrapping the barrel for legitimacy as a subject that is true to the overall thrust of this Blog. It is about bookshops and also involves books as props. The link below is to an article that looks at the rules of flirting in a bookshop.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-leto/bookstore-flirting-rules-_b_1894538.html

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Article: European Union and Fixed Book Pricing


Recently great strides have been made against fixed book pricing in the USA. The link below is to an article that looks at efforts being made in the European Union to do the same.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/eu-begins-to-dismantle-agency-pricing-on-ebooks/

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Article: Free Ebooks from Amazon & Audible.com


The link below is to an article that looks at getting free ebooks from Amazon and Audible.com.

For more visit:
http://www.coolmomtech.com/2012/09/whispersync_with_amazon_and_au.php

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Article: Making and Selling Ebooks for Kindle and Amazon


The link below is to an article/tutorial about how to make ebooks for Kindle and sell them at Amazon.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ebooks-publish-amazon/

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Article: Latest Kindle Features


The link below is to an article that lists all of the latest features and improvements to Amazon’s Kindle range of ebook readers.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/a-compilation-of-all-the-latest-amazon-kindle-features/

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Article: A Problem with Free Ebooks???


The link below is to an article that asks the question ‘are free ebooks killing the market?’ For me, this seems to be drawing a long bow, but I suppose it is worth considering – then dismissing. What do you think?

For more visit:
http://americaneditor.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/are-free-ebooks-killing-the-market/

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Article: Amazon to Allow Users to Opt Out of Advertisements


Advertisements on the Kindle was not a smart move by Amazon, but they have quickly responded by allowing owners to opt out of the advertisements for a one off fee. That was a very smart move and has prevented Amazon loosing their place as the top dog in ebook readers and sales. This could have been the decision that destroyed Amazon and may have allowed another player to gain ground easily on them. The link below is to an article that reports on the opt out opportunity.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/amazon-to-allow-users-to-opt-out-of-kindle-fire-hd-special-offers/

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Article: Ebook Pricing and the Pricing Scam


The link below is to an article that looks at the pricing of ebooks and the attempted pricing scam by various publishers.

For more visit:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409431,00.asp

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Article: Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice with Amazon


The link below is to an article that reports on Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice, both from Amazon.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/amazon-unleashes-immersion-reading-and-whispersync-for-voice/