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For the moment, supply is reduced to less than a hundred titles, most of which are still read in English: only translations are available, but this state fact should change from September 2013 with the possibility for authors to submit their work. It will be reviewed and evaluated by Laurenz Bolliger, Director of the International Sector at DuMont Verlag until September.
According to its own data, Amazon has sold 373 shares of the library Kindle Single U.S. to the tune of 4.5 million copies, a figure viewed with caution. However, if successful, Amazon could follow this launch with the Amazon Publishing, its internal publishing house. As such, the Kindle Single section is already a publishing structure, not self-publishing, since the texts are subject to outside scrutiny before approval.
prices in the German shop range from € 0.99 to € 2.99, and the Kindle Single titles are available for loan to members of the site e-commerce Premium program. To see if the short format will convince over time: in theory, yes, since it is particularly suitable for reading on screen. But data Smashwords online bookstore, show that the longer pounds (115,274 words) sell better …
Sources : The Digital Reader Lesen
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