Some very bright folks pointed out that the data used for the survey on the 26th was actually pulled from Amazon\’s Popularity index, rather than their Bestseller index. What\’s the difference? Popularity is the default index readers see when they just hop into a genre and browse. That makes it an excellent snapshot of what\’s …
Genre Surveys Part 2: Science Fiction and Fantasy Ebook Bestsellers Examined Read More »
So there\’s two big questions on everyone\’s minds about ebooks these days, right? 1) How much of the market do indies (self publishers) really have? 2) What price is working for folks? There\’s going to be some variability to the answers. Some genres will likely see greater or less indie penetration; some will see higher …
Survey of a Genre: Science Fiction eBook Market Under the Microscope Read More »
I don\’t really feel like running out new predictions right now. Maybe tomorrow. Instead, I thought I\’d take a look at 2011, and then ahead at 2012, and set some goals. Dean\’s written some amazing articles on goal setting. He\’s done similar articles before, but these just rock. Excellent reading, and very timely – hey, …
Jewels in the Night – A short story of the Accord By Kevin O. McLaughlin Almost every war comes down to resources. The side that has them, wins. Deny key resources to the other side, and you can crush them. Nicholas Stein is forced to stand by, helpless, while the enemy uses a new ship …
Hey, how often do you get two big space anniversaries in the same day? Today we\’ve got two: fiftieth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin\’s historic ride into space, and the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch. Both of these are landmark events. Before Gagarin, some theorized that humans could not survive in space. There were …
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Hey, how often do you get two big space anniversaries in the same day? Today we\’ve got two: fiftieth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin\’s historic ride into space, and the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch. Both of these are landmark events. Before Gagarin, some theorized that humans could not survive in space. There were …
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So after thinking about it for a while, brainstorming it, plotting out a bit of the storyline, and generally doing all the things I do beforelaunching a new project, I\’ve officially put fingers to keyboard on the new series today. For those that missed my earlier posts on the subject, I have a theory: I …
