Tim Ferris , of 4 60 minutes [ Insert Topic du Jour Here ] fame , is put out his next book through Amazon . But he ’s not using their self - publishing platform . He ’s thefirst writerto enter into their factual publishing stable .
Ferris and Amazon will release 4 Hour Chef ( which does n’t tintinnabulation of efficiency like his other book deed , but whatever ) , in both paper and electronic versions . Getting Ferris can be seen as something of a coup for Amazon , view his last two Christian Bible were New York Times Best Sellers .
Book publishers should be frightened . After multiple major publishersplayed hardball with Amazonover the price of eBooks in the Kindle computer memory , Amazon could very well woo away big name writer with hope of big digital sale and a vast marketing button through the Kindle . That could also translate into lower prices for Word for consumers , given there will be less lip too provender if they were to cut down out the middle man .
https://gizmodo.com/the-9-99-ebook-is-dead-third-major-publisher-hachette-5464742
A HarperCollins UK executivecalled this newsa “ concern . ” Cue the great e - publishing wars . [ NY Times ]
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