Let’s start with eMarketer’s take on the Association of American Publishers’  figures on ebook sales. These numbers haven’t been publicized much – perhaps since Publishers would rather see ebooks and ereaders die. eBook Sales nearly tripled from 2008 to 2009 Here’s what the numbers from AAP show – eBook Sales almost Triple in 2009 The article asks whether paid content will put publishing back in the... 

First, the Kindle book deals – 1 cent preorder of Stopping Time, Part 1 by Melissa Marr. It’s a pre-order and it might just be a chapter. However, it might also be a novel or novella. Primary Victim  by Christopher Cihlar is just $1 and reviewed well. It’s zooming up the charts. The Complete Adventures of Alice in Wonderland (with a TOC) is just $1. Wish I had more time to maintain an indie author section that was up... 

Here are some interesting Kindle related snippets – Two books that were $1 are now free – Amberville (with free bonus material) by Tim Davys, and Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison. In an article in Esquire Charles Schwab has high praise for Amazon – I don’t know whether you like Amazon or not, but they’ve done an incredible thing for the consumer. Brought the cost of books down, the distribution, the Kindle. It... 

Here are a bunch of very good articles related to the Kindle, eReaders, and writing. William Soulder at Star Tribune on Writing An excellent article on the Art of Writing .  Yet writing is dying. Or, if not dying, shrinking toward a pale and wasted vestige of itself. And, ironically, this is happening as we are drowning in words … words in e-mails, in texts, on Facebook, and in the cramped spaces of Twitter. Mr. Soulder makes an excellent... 

There are so many wars and potential wars going on it is overwhelming. February is turning out to be a crazy month for the Kindle and eReaders. The Fight for $9.99 The Fight for $9.99 continues – The authors gloating over Amazon backing down just realized that Amazon’s exact words were ‘we will have to back down’ and not ‘we have’ . Lots of Macmillan authors are still missing the Buy Now button at Amazon....