August 27, 2014

Wednesday News: Amazon’s Fire phone sales, small raises in publishing, school library fundraising campaign, and man-as-slinky video

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / crowd sourcing / education / Fire phone / fundraising / Libraries / publishing / retail sales / salaries / smartphones5 Comments

Amazon sold fewer Fire phones than Jack White sold records – So while Market Watch and others have tracked the poor sales for Amazon Fire phones, including the complaints about price and the limitations of the Amazon system, Gigaom argues that the problem at Amazon isn’t just the Fire, but ... more >

August 25, 2014

Monday News: Romance Awareness Month at Open Road, Kindle Worlds a failure?, new children’s author Ben Bailey Smith, and reader-driven school supplies campaign

JanetPublishing NewsBen Bailey Smith / children's literature / digital publishing / fan-fiction / fundraising / Kindle Worlds / Open Road7 Comments

Happy Romance Awareness Month – In addition to selling Romance novels and other romance-related books for $1.99, Open Road is giving away a free Kobo Mini and the contest ends on 9/1/14. Complete rules on the website, as well as sale titles. –Open Road Media Amazon’s fan-fiction portal Kindle Worlds is ... more >