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The Kindle Store is an online e-book e-commerce store operated by Amazon as part of its retail website and can be accessed from any Amazon Kindle, Fire tablet, or Kindle mobile app. At the launch of the Kindle in November 2007, the store had more than 88,000 digital titles available in the U.S. store. [ 2 ]
Amazon released the Kindle for PC application in late 2009, available for Microsoft Windows systems. [54] This application allows ebooks from Amazon's store or personal ebooks to be read on a personal computer, with no Kindle device required. [55] Amazon released a Kindle for Mac app for Apple Macintosh & OS X systems in early 2010. [56]
The shelves displayed positive reviews and star-ratings from the Amazon.com website and prices were matched to online equivalents. [2] [3] The store also sold Amazon electronics, including the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, the Kindle Fire tablet series, the Amazon Echo, and the Amazon Fire TV. [4] [2] Two locations of Amazon Books had a cafe.
It could soon pay more to write lengthier books, if you are an author self-publishing on Amazon.com Inc's Kindle ebook platform. Amazon to pay self-published authors based on pages read Skip to ...
There are settings available, as well, to allow Goodreads to post straight to a social networking account, which informs, e.g., Facebook friends, what one is reading or how one rated a book. [48] The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (version 2) and Kindle Voyage feature integration with Goodreads' social network via a user interface button. [49]
Amazon Publishing (or simply APub) is Amazon's book publishing unit launched in 2009. It is composed of 15 imprints including AmazonEncore, AmazonCrossing, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, 47North, and Topple Books. [1] Amazon publishes e-books via its Kindle Direct Publishing subsidiary.
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) was in open beta testing in late 2007. [1] In a December 5, 2009 interview with The New York Times, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that Amazon keeps 65% of the revenue from all e-book sales for the Kindle. [3] The remaining 35% is split between the author and publisher.
Go To Full text search Blio [1] K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc. Yes No No In-book only Yes Yes Unlimited Yes No Yes Yes Bluefire Reader [2] Bluefire Productions Yes Yes No In-book only Yes Yes Unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Apple Books [3] Apple Yes No Manual In-book only Yes Yes Unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Kindle [4] AMZN Mobile LLC Yes Yes No