I think with developments we’ve seen in the last half of 2014, Apple has secured the number two spot, but let’s move off the sales topic and focus on other issues. I wish I could give you a clear answer, but after nearly a month of investigation into whether Apple or Barnes & Noble is now the second-largest ebook retailer in the US, this is the best I have: It depends. And in an article last March regarding which eBook retailer is number two, Jeremy Greenfield from Digital Book World had this to say. The answer to the question of who is the best eBook retailer is more complicated than it might appear. I also haven’t been a fan of the way that Amazon treats authors in relation to how other companies treat authors.īut let’s leave exclusivity aside for the moment, and focus on… Who Is The Best eBook Retailer For Authors I’ve never been a big fan of Amazon’s exclusivity clause. And that brings up a question many authors ask.

Of course, that would mean you’d have to abandon Kindle Select as Amazon demands exclusivity if an author is in Select.

If you’re an author, and your books aren’t being sold through Apple, you need to rethink your strategy. If you’re an #author, and your books aren’t sold through Apple, rethink your strategy. According to iBooks Store Director Keith Moerer, addressing publishers at Digital Book World 2015, Apple’s ebook businesses is gaining 1 million new customers every week. Read on to let him help you decide whether you should be trying to get your bite of the Apple,… Amazon Vs AppleĮveryone knows that Amazon sells more books than Apple, but it’s becoming obvious that Apple has moved past B&N into the number two position, and Apple is continuing to grow. In this month's ALLi Watchdog post, the indefatigable Giacomo Giammatteo compares Apple with Amazon.

2015 nook ebook reader for mac