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Independent Writers Find New Hope With Amazon.com's Book Publishing Plans
HOUSTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Slush Pile" just got an exciting makeover courtesy of the bookselling pioneer Amazon.com. The Seattle-based giant, which sells more books than any other bookstore in America, is planning a big move to compete with book publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins. Sources close to Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos are indicating the company may be about to launch its own book publishing house. The news comes a week after the company announced that its retail bookselling division is now selling more Kindle Books than eBooks - a milestone that is only approached by the success of Apple's iBookstore, and the strong classic backlists of the major New York book publishing companies.
However, part of the reason that Amazon has taken such dominant control of the market rests on the fact that their IT department has designed apps for virtually every other computing platform currently available to readers, including Windows, Blackberry, Apple's iPhone and iPad - to name just a few. Amazon also seems to have correctly judged the difficult issue of Digital Rights Management, that, combined with their increasingly more affordable Kindle device, allow readers to lend sought-after Kindle titles to friends and family, including from Christian book publishers, whereas Apple at the time of writing appears to be more restrictive by not allowing any substantive sharing of iBook titles from the iTunes store.
But what ramifications will this potentially groundbreaking news have on independent and self-published authors? In a nutshell - Amazon's potential intervention will mean more choice and more healthy competition to new literary talent in a stuffy and elitist industry where far too many good authors are overlooked and don't get the start they need.
Evidence conducted by Schiel & Denver Book Publishers supports the assertion that self-publishing stars like Amanda Hocking shouldn't be the exception; there are many independent authors who deserve excellent distribution for their manuscripts, at the level that only big publishers can afford. At present, these talented authors are stuck with self-publishing options alone, or resorting to the services of self-publishing companies, many of which fail to provide good authors with the substantive expertise and ISBN support necessary for a successful book publishing venture. With interesting new submission guidelines said to be part of the deal, Amazon's new publishing divisions, along with its powerful Kindle and Encore programs, may be the answers to many independent author's prayers.
About Schiel & Denver
Schiel & Denver Book Publishers is a leading independent book publishing company that provides ISBN book publishing, editing, book printing, and book distributor support to major book retailers like Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Books-A-Million with industry marketing assistance. S&D UK Book Publisher serves authors outside North America, and S&D's self publishing resource is available for expert book publishing advice.
Contact:
Ken Hudson
enquiries@schieldenver.com
888-629-4449
http://www.schieldenver.com
http://www.schieldenver.co.uk
http://www.publish-book.com
This press release was issued through eReleases(R). For more information, visit eReleases Press Release Distribution at http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE Schiel & Denver Book Publishers
Schiel & Denver Book Publishers
Web Site: http://www.schieldenver.com
Independent Writers Find New Hope With Amazon.com's Book Publishing Plans
HOUSTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Slush Pile" just got an exciting makeover courtesy of the bookselling pioneer Amazon.com. The Seattle-based giant, which sells more books than any other bookstore in America, is planning a big move to compete with book publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins. Sources close to Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos are indicating the company may be about to launch its own book publishing house. The news comes a week after the company announced that its retail bookselling division is now selling more Kindle Books than eBooks - a milestone that is only approached by the success of Apple's iBookstore, and the strong classic backlists of the major New York book publishing companies.
However, part of the reason that Amazon has taken such dominant control of the market rests on the fact that their IT department has designed apps for virtually every other computing platform currently available to readers, including Windows, Blackberry, Apple's iPhone and iPad - to name just a few. Amazon also seems to have correctly judged the difficult issue of Digital Rights Management, that, combined with their increasingly more affordable Kindle device, allow readers to lend sought-after Kindle titles to friends and family, including from Christian book publishers, whereas Apple at the time of writing appears to be more restrictive by not allowing any substantive sharing of iBook titles from the iTunes store.
But what ramifications will this potentially groundbreaking news have on independent and self-published authors? In a nutshell - Amazon's potential intervention will mean more choice and more healthy competition to new literary talent in a stuffy and elitist industry where far too many good authors are overlooked and don't get the start they need.
Evidence conducted by Schiel & Denver Book Publishers supports the assertion that self-publishing stars like Amanda Hocking shouldn't be the exception; there are many independent authors who deserve excellent distribution for their manuscripts, at the level that only big publishers can afford. At present, these talented authors are stuck with self-publishing options alone, or resorting to the services of self-publishing companies, many of which fail to provide good authors with the substantive expertise and ISBN support necessary for a successful book publishing venture. With interesting new submission guidelines said to be part of the deal, Amazon's new publishing divisions, along with its powerful Kindle and Encore programs, may be the answers to many independent author's prayers.
About Schiel & Denver
Schiel & Denver Book Publishers is a leading independent book publishing company that provides ISBN book publishing, editing, book printing, and book distributor support to major book retailers like Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Books-A-Million with industry marketing assistance. S&D UK Book Publisher serves authors outside North America, and S&D's self publishing resource is available for expert book publishing advice.
Contact:
Ken Hudson
enquiries@schieldenver.com
888-629-4449
http://www.schieldenver.com
http://www.schieldenver.co.uk
http://www.publish-book.com
This press release was issued through eReleases(R). For more information, visit eReleases Press Release Distribution at http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE Schiel & Denver Book Publishers
Schiel & Denver Book Publishers
Web Site: http://www.schieldenver.com