Daily Archives: January 5, 2011

Choose One: Ranking Or Earning

Amazon withdraws ebook explaining how to manipulate its sales rankings In The Day the Kindle Died, Thomas Hertog claims it is possible to get your own book to the number one bestseller spot in its category on Amazon simply by … Continue reading

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DC Comics Almost Wakes Up To Market Potential

BATMAN BEYOND To Be Published Digitally Day-and-Date “Batman Beyond was a critically acclaimed, fan favorite animated series that still has a large number of fans to this day,” said Hank Kanalz, SVP Digital, DC Entertainment, “By releasing the ongoing comic … Continue reading

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Borders Hanged Itself Slowly Over Two Years

FLASHBACK, January 15, 2008: Does Borders Know The Sony Reader Exists? What’s interesting is that someone from Borders actually Commented at my post: February 18, 2008 at 7:02 am Hi Mike, Actually, we love the Sony Reader. In fact, we … Continue reading

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The Downward Slope Of 2011 Begins

We have entered an era where authors have more Twitter followers/facebook friends than actual readers of their work. Happy fucking New Year.— Paul Bogaards (@paulbogaards) January 05, 2011 And: Waterstone’s confirms 20 store closures And: Borders Discusses Deferred Payments With … Continue reading

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