Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Amazon Launches "Kindle Singles"

Seattle-based Amazon.com said this morning that it has launched "Kindle Singles", a new program which allows publishers to deliver short articles to Kindle users. Amazon said its new Kindle Singles allows authors to deliver 10,000 to 30,000 word (30 to 90 page) works to Kindle users, sold via the Kindle Store. The firm said it will highlight those Kindle Singles in their own section of the Kindle Store, and that the Kindle Singles are aimed at such things as business lessons, political points of view, scientific arguments, or essays on current events. Pricing was not disclosed, however Amazon said it will be "priced much less" than a typical book.