Our big, bad digital era’s been caught red-handed overturning media industry business models before, so it comes as no surprise that publishing houses have a new headache on-hand. Straight outta sunny Seattle comes word that Amazon has welcomed its first self-published author to the “Kindle Million Club.” John Locke (so here is where he wound up after going to that quasi-’heaven’) is the lucky dude who gets to say the prize, and that’s the reason not all — Mr. independent-author-from-Kentucky now shares bold-face status with the likes of Stieg Larsson and Nora Roberts. By churning out action / adventure novels at the $0.99 cheap and making heavy use of a few leggy lady models, Locke easily blew past the single million mark, or even has a book to inform you ways he did it. Take that evil publishing overlords. Hit the break for Amazon’s official PR spiel.
Locke passes 1 million Kindle books sold using Kindle Direct Publishing
SEATTLE, Jun 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon.com today announced that John Locke has become the eighth author to sell over 1 million Kindle books, becoming the most recent member of the “Kindle Million Club,” and the primary independently published author to receive this distinction. As of yesterday, John Locke has sold 1,010,370 Kindle books using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Kindle Direct Publishing is a quick and straightforward way for publishers and authors to begin selling to Kindle customers worldwide via Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac and Android-based devices. The Kindle Million Club recognizes authors whose books have sold over 1 million paid copies within the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Locke joins Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris, Lee Child, Suzanne Collins and Michael Connelly within the Kindle Million Club.
“It is so exciting that self-publishing has allowed John Locke to attain a milestone like this,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vp of Kindle Content. “We’re happy to peer Kindle Direct Publishing succeeding for both authors and customers and are proud to welcome him to the Kindle Million Club.”
“Kindle Direct Publishing has provided a chance for independent authors to compete on a degree playing field with the giants of the book selling industry,” said John Locke. “Not just did KDP give me a opportunity, they helped at every turn. Effortlessly, KDP is the best friend an author may have.”
John Locke, of Louisville, KY., is the internationally bestselling author of nine novels including “Vegas Moon,” “Wish List,” “a lady Such as you ,” “Follow the Stone,” “Don’t Poke the Bear!” and the recent York Times bestselling eBook, “Saving Rachel.” Locke’s latest book, “How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months,” is a how-to marketing guide for self-published authors.
Like any Kindle books, Locke’s books are “Buy Once, Read Everywhere”– customers should purchase these books and browse them at the third-generation Kindles that start at $114 with the brand new high-contrast Pearl e-ink display, in addition on iPads, iPod touches, iPhones, Macs, PCs, BlackBerrys, Windows Phones and Android-based devices. Amazon’s Whispersync technology syncs your home across devices, so that you can pick up where you left off. With Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books you buy from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online for your Kindle library on Amazon, where they are often re-downloaded wirelessly without charge, anytime.
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