This dawn , the cyberspace is awash with peopleslappingAmazonontheback , congratulating them forselling two million Kindle Singles — e - books that are shorter than full - duration Word of God but longer than most cartridge holder articles . But is that really a heavy deal ?
No , it is n’t . But my problem is n’t with the number they ’ve sold . Rather , my problem is the enthusiasm with which people are congratulating Amazon .
Firstly , Amazon trade two million units of 167 different product — that ’s how many Singles are currently available — in the space of 14 months is n’t really that impressive . Amazon is good at selling things ; selling 855 copy of a novella per calendar month is great for the authors , but it ’s not that telling given we ’re talk about the world ’s bragging online retail merchant . Especially given most of them be less than $ 2 .
Which bestow to my second item : I wish the congratulatory article did n’t also include commentary that suggests the Kindle Single is a young concept . The generator defrayment social organisation is new , yield , butNovellashave exist for just as farsighted as novels , and unforesightful non - fiction leger are fabulously rough-cut .
Singles deserve to trade well — mid - length works like the ones for sale deserve to be celebrate — but countenance ’s go out Amazon ’s back slaps until they ’re really trade ? Thanks . [ Paid Content ]
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