FACT:November 2007: Amazon launches the Kindle.One week later: Stephen Windwalker releases his first Kindle user’s guide. It spends 17 weeks as the #1 bestselling title in Amazon’s Kindle Store.October 2008: Oprah Winfrey spends an entire program endorsing the Kindle, which had sold a little over half a million units up until then. The Kindle sells out less than 10 days later and remains sold out until February.February 2009: Amazon launches Kindle 2, followed soon by the DX and Kindle for iPhone App.September 2009: In the clearest signal yet of the coming ebook revolution, Kindle downloads of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol outpace Amazon hardcover sales on the bestseller’s release date.December 2013: According to projections by analysts at Tech-On, one of Asia’s most popular websites, the worldwide number of Kindles and other ebook readers will reach 28.6 million.Today: On this day in 2009 or 2010, you place your pre-order for a signed copy of The Complete User’s Guide t (more…)

FACT:November 2007: Amazon launches the Kindle.One week later: Stephen Windwalker releases his first Kindle user’s guide. It spends 17 weeks as the #1 bestselling title in Amazon’s Kindle Store.October 2008: Oprah Winfrey spends an entire program endorsing the Kindle, which had sold a little over half a million units up until then. The Kindle sells out less than 10 days later and remains sold out until February.February 2009: Amazon launches Kindle 2, followed soon by the DX and Kindle for iPhone App.September 2009: In the clearest signal yet of the coming ebook revolution, Kindle downloads of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol outpace Amazon hardcover sales on the bestseller’s release date.December 2013: According to projections by analysts at Tech-On, one of Asia’s most popular websites, the worldwide number of Kindles and other ebook readers will reach 28.6 million.Today: On this day in 2009 or 2010, you place your pre-order for a signed copy of The Complete User’s Guide t (more…)

According to the article Start Your Own Magazine, 1,000 new magazines are published each year. Of this number, 90% will fail, usually right after the first issue has been distributed. The remaining percentage acquires more success, allowing the owner to return a steady profit.So, what makes the 10% of successful magazines different from the 90% of unsuccessful ones? Well, sometimes it’s an issue of budget and celebrity status. For example, the Magazine ‘O’ has received massive popularity. But, unlike most startup magazines, ‘O’ has the backup of a billionaire… Oprah Winfrey.She has the money and fame to get it marketed through every advertising venue available. Beginning magazine owners just won’t have that type of pr power.However, do not think that you have to be another Oprah Winfrey to publish a successful magazine. In fact, despite the difficulties associated with magazine publishing, there are still a few average people that are able to get their f (more…)

FACT:November 2007: Amazon launches the Kindle.One week later: Stephen Windwalker releases his first Kindle user’s guide. It spends 17 weeks as the #1 bestselling title in Amazon’s Kindle Store.October 2008: Oprah Winfrey spends an entire program endorsing the Kindle, which had sold a little over half a million units up until then. The Kindle sells out less than 10 days later and remains sold out until February.February 2009: Amazon launches Kindle 2, followed soon by the DX and Kindle for iPhone App.September 2009: In the clearest signal yet of the coming ebook revolution, Kindle downloads of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol outpace Amazon hardcover sales on the bestseller’s release date.December 2013: According to projections by analysts at Tech-On, one of Asia’s most popular websites, the worldwide number of Kindles and other ebook readers will reach 28.6 million.Today: On this day in 2009 or 2010, you place your pre-order for a signed copy of The Complete User’s Guide t (more…)

FACT:November 2007: Amazon launches the Kindle.One week later: Stephen Windwalker releases his first Kindle user’s guide. It spends 17 weeks as the #1 bestselling title in Amazon’s Kindle Store.October 2008: Oprah Winfrey spends an entire program endorsing the Kindle, which had sold a little over half a million units up until then. The Kindle sells out less than 10 days later and remains sold out until February.February 2009: Amazon launches Kindle 2, followed soon by the DX and Kindle for iPhone App.September 2009: In the clearest signal yet of the coming ebook revolution, Kindle downloads of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol outpace Amazon hardcover sales on the bestseller’s release date.December 2013: According to projections by analysts at Tech-On, one of Asia’s most popular websites, the worldwide number of Kindles and other ebook readers will reach 28.6 million.Today: On this day in 2009 or 2010, you place your pre-order for a signed copy of The Complete User’s Guide t (more…)