Stephen Roxburgh, founder of a small press called namelos llc., has written a guest editorial in Publishers Weekly defending Amazon.com against accusations of predatory behavior and thanking it for its support, without which namelos might not have survived.
Besides the obvious boost in e-book sales, Amazon’s POD program made a huge difference for this embryonic press. “Our new company publishes titles simultaneously in hardcover and paperback using print-on-demand technology, and e-books. Because our books are nonreturnable, most booksellers will not carry them. Amazon does.”
Though Amazon may not strike many as being in need of friends, Roxburgh feels the behemoth has been excessively vilified. “Not since Hester Prynne walked out of prison with an infant in her arms and ‘a rag of scarlet cloth’ in the shape of the letter A has there been such public hue and cry as Amazon has provoked in the past few weeks,” he declares. “From the point of view of this lunatic fringe publisher, Amazon, with all its glitches and stumbles, is crucial to our success. And I, for one, applaud the innovation and transformation Amazon has brought to the publishing world.”
Okay, that’s one. Anybody want to make it two?
We will. Without Amazon’s retail clout and marketing genius, E-Reads would still be in the dark ages of the 20th century (when it was founded). We are also happy to shout out our other indispensable partners: BN.com, Ingram, LightningSource, Apple, Sony, Google, Kobo, Diesel, Content Reserve, Baker & Taylor and Fictionwise. In 2011 E-Reads sales exceed $1 million and we could not have done it without them.
For Roxburgh’s full editorial in PW, click here.
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Diesel-eBooks.com Announces Direct Partnership with Richard Curtis’ E-Reads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2011
Contact: Kelley L. Allen
Phone: (908) 294-1818
Leveraging the power of Diesel’s new Web store platform, E-Reads has designated Diesel-eBooks.com its preferred eBook retailer.
Richmond, VA—Feb. XX, 2011 – The Diesel eBook Store , one of the world’s largest independent eBook stores, today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with E-Reads, a leading publisher of quality fiction and nonfiction reprints. Richard Curtis, founder of E-Reads and president of a leading literary agency, is a highly respected and innovative figure in the publishing world.
As part of the agreement, Diesel-eBooks.com will be the preferred retailer of E-Reads’ extensive list of titles on the E-Reads.com’s site. All E-Reads eBooks will be sold without encryption.
E-reads has an extensive catalog of 1200 eBook titles by renowned authors in a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller Authors include Hannah Howell, Harlan Ellison, Greg Bear, Robert Silverberg, Dan Simmons, William C. Dietz, Janet Dailey, Jennifer Blake, Alan Dean Foster and John Norman, to name just a few.
“Diesel has soared to a prominent place among e-book retailers and we‘re very gratified to cast our lot with them,” said Richard Curtis, President of E-Reads.
“E-Reads is an industry pioneer and Richard Curtis has always been a strong voice for eBooks. We are so thrilled to have them on board as a direct publisher,” said Scott Redford, owner of Diesel-eBooks.com
As part of the deal, a new proprietary PubDesk interface, through which the publisher can access its inventory, run reports and modify its metadata, has been created and will launch shortly on Diesel-eBooks.com.
Diesel-eBooks.com launched its brand new eBook retailing platform in December 2010 and is unique in the marketplace for their expanded categories and their ability to host customer created bundles. Their new site also boosts a suite of new features such as the “Deal of the Day”, social networking , video integration, access to over two million free eBooks via partnerships with Google and Smashwords and a new and improved search engine.
About the Diesel eBook Store
Launching in December 2004, Diesel-eBooks.com is one of the world’s largest independent eBook stores, offering over 2.4 million original eBook titles including hundreds of exclusive cyber bundles for deep discounts. Based in Richmond, Virginia, Diesel-eBooks.com sells titles from hundreds of publishers including Harlequin, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, O’Reilly, Penguin, Random House, and Smashwords and in multiple formats including ePub, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket, and Palm/eReader and PDF for all eBook devices and eReading hardware. Forty categories and 2,700 sub-categories mean customers find it faster at Diesel eBooks.
About E-Reads
Founded in 1999 at the dawn of the digital era by renowned literary agent, Richard Curtis, E-Reads™ is the oldest independent e-book publisher in the field and an innovative leader in the modern book industry. Their mission is to bring out-of-print books back in electronic and print formats and create an independent e-book market for authors.
Leveraging the power of Diesel’s new Web store platform, E-Reads has designated Diesel-eBooks.com its preferred e-book retailer.
The Diesel eBook Store , one of the world’s largest independent eBook stores, today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with E-Reads, a leading publisher of quality fiction and nonfiction reprints. Richard Curtis, founder of E-Reads and president of a leading literary agency, is a highly respected and innovative figure in the publishing world.
As part of the agreement, Diesel-eBooks.com will be the preferred retailer of E-Reads’ extensive list of titles on the E-Reads.com’s site. All E-Reads eBooks will be sold without encryption.
E-reads has an extensive catalog of 1200 eBook titles by renowned authors in a variety of genres including romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller Authors include Hannah Howell, Harlan Ellison, Greg Bear, Robert Silverberg, Dan Simmons, William C. Dietz, Janet Dailey, Jennifer Blake, Alan Dean Foster and John Norman, to name just a few.
Read the full announcement here.
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That Carolina Summer – Dailey, Janet
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Tidewater Lover – Dailey, Janet
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Imperial Bounty – Dietz, William C.
Alien Bounty – Dietz, William C.
McCade’s Bounty – Dietz, William C.
Bodyguard – Dietz, William C.
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Drifter’s Run – Dietz, William C.
Drifter’s War – Dietz, William C.
Snake Eye – Dietz, William C.
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The Coming of Wisdom – Duncan, Dave
The Destiny of the Sword – Duncan, Dave
Past Imperative – Duncan, Dave
Present Tense – Duncan, Dave
Future Indefinite – Duncan, Dave
Strings – Duncan, Dave
Hero! – Duncan, Dave
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Memos from Purgatory – Ellison, Harlan
Paingod and Other Delusions – Ellison, Harlan
Shatterday – Ellison, Harlan
Spider Kiss – Ellison, Harlan
Web of the City – Ellison, Harlan
Ellison Wonderland – Ellison, Harlan
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream – Ellison, Harlan
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Children of the Streets – Ellison, Harlan
An Edge in my Voice – Ellison, Harlan
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The Deadly Streets – Ellison, Harlan
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No Doors, No Windows – Ellison, Harlan
Harlan Ellison’s Movie – Ellison, Harlan
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Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed – Ellison, Harlan
Stalking the Nightmare – Ellison, Harlan
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World – Ellison, Harlan
Strange Wine – Ellison, Harlan
Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled – Ellison, Harlan
Over the Edge – Ellison, Harlan
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Vic and Blood – Ellison, Harlan
Troublemakers – Ellison, Harlan
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The Loveliest Dead – Garton, Ray
Sex and Violence in Hollywood – Garton, Ray
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Highland Destiny – Howell, Hannah
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Highland Angel – Howell, Hannah
Highland Groom – Howell, Hannah
Highland Hearts – Howell, Hannah
Highland Knight – Howell, Hannah
Highland Savage – Howell, Hannah
Highland Wedding – Howell, Hannah
Highland Vow – Howell, Hannah
Highland Promise – Howell, Hannah
Highland Warrior – Howell, Hannah
Highland Honor – Howell, Hannah
Highland Conqueror – Howell, Hannah
Highland Wolf – Howell, Hannah
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Chase the Lightning – Jones, Linda Winstead
Let Me Come In – Jones, Linda Winstead
No Angel’s Grace – Jones, Linda Winstead
The Incredible Voyage – Jones, Tristan
Seagulls in My Soup – Jones, Tristan
Outward Leg – Jones, Tristan
Somewheres East of Suez – Jones, Tristan
The Improbable Voyage – Jones, Tristan
Yarns – Jones, Tristan
AKA – Jones, Tristan
Science Says – Kaplan, Rob
Season of Sacrifice – Klasky, Mindy
Creative Divorce – Krantzler, Mel
Lebenthal on Munis – Lebenthal, Jim
Swords Against Death – Leiber, Fritz
Swords Against Wizardry – Leiber, Fritz
Swords and Ice Magic – Leiber, Fritz
Swords in the Mist – Leiber, Fritz
The Knight and Knave of Swords – Leiber, Fritz
The Swords of Lankhmar – Leiber, Fritz
Swords and Deviltry – Leiber, Fritz
Big Time, The – Leiber, Fritz
Our Lady of Darkness – Leiber, Fritz
Profane Men – Miller, Rex
Assassin’s Play-Off – Murphy, Warren
Created, The Destroyer – Murphy, Warren
Sipping from the Nile – Naggar, Jean
Assassin of Gor – Norman, John
Hunters of Gor – Norman, John
Marauders of Gor – Norman, John
Nomads of Gor – Norman, John
Outlaw of Gor – Norman, John
Priest-Kings of Gor – Norman, John
Raiders of Gor – Norman, John
Tarnsman of Gor – Norman, John
Tribesmen of Gor – Norman, John
Slave Girl of Gor – Norman, John
Beasts of Gor – Norman, John
Rogue of Gor – Norman, John
Guardsman of Gor – Norman, John
Savages of Gor – Norman, John
Blood Brothers of Gor – Norman, John
Kajira of Gor – Norman, John
Players of Gor – Norman, John
Mercenaries of Gor – Norman, John
Dancer of Gor – Norman, John
Renegades of Gor – Norman, John
Vagabonds of Gor – Norman, John
Magicians of Gor – Norman, John
Witness of Gor – Norman, John
Prize of Gor – Norman, John
Imaginative Sex – Norman, John
Norman Invasions – Norman, John
Kur of Gor – Norman, John
The Godmother – Scarborough, Elizabeth
Scarborough Fair and Other Stories – Scarborough, Elizabeth
Song of Sorcery – Scarborough, Elizabeth
2,001 Things To Do Before You Die – Sherwood, Dane
The Parasite War – Sullivan, Timothy R.
The Martian Viking – Sullivan, Timothy R.
The Devil’s Sperm is Cold – Vassi, Marco
Slave Lover – Vassi, Marco
The Stoned Apocalypse – Vassi, Marco
The Saline Solution – Vassi, Marco
The Gentle Degenerates – Vassi, Marco
Contours of Darkness – Vassi, Marco
Tackling The Team – Vassi, Marco
In Touch – Vassi, Marco
The Sensual Mirror – Vassi, Marco
The Sky Warden & the Sun – Williams, Sean
The Stone Mage & the Sea – Williams, Sean
The Storm Weaver & the Sand – Williams, Sean
Showstopper! – Zachary, G. Pascal
Stephen Roxburgh, founder of a small press called namelos llc., has written a guest editorial in Publishers Weekly defending Amazon.com against accusations of predatory behavior and thanking it for its support, without which namelos might not have survived.
