tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post7313605106168688728..comments2024-02-25T17:01:10.739+13:00Comments on World of the Written Word: Self-published author joins Kindle million sales clubWorld of the Written Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-73216713942163100892011-06-21T11:33:41.193+12:002011-06-21T11:33:41.193+12:00Oh Shayne, I agree. This is definitely a Kindle-o...Oh Shayne, I agree. This is definitely a Kindle-only accomplishment. In fact, I found the Amazon.com press release in my inbox after I had posted on the blog. Thanks for your input, cheers, JoanWorld of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-83887730775581340062011-06-21T10:19:44.432+12:002011-06-21T10:19:44.432+12:00I think Amanda Hocking may have been the first sel...I think Amanda Hocking may have been the first self-pubbed million-seller. But that certainly doesn't diminish John Locke's phenomenal achievement.Shayne Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071406385872399178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-53428366506360487572011-06-21T09:31:17.303+12:002011-06-21T09:31:17.303+12:00I love it when people draw historical parallels, a...I love it when people draw historical parallels, and this one is particularly apt. Many thanks, Rick.World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-30328034217654302372011-06-21T09:23:58.620+12:002011-06-21T09:23:58.620+12:00In the 1930s and 40s in the US there was a virtual...In the 1930s and 40s in the US there was a virtual explosion of cheap magazines with glossy covers but pages on inexpensive pulp paper. Their low cost and a general rise in literacy made this "pulp fiction" as it was called a huge success. <br /><br />The rise of the 99 cent mystery/thriller or paranormal/vampire book on Kindle seems to parallel the development of he "pulp fiction" of the past, except that this time the writers are not being quite so underpaid.Rick Spilmanhttp://www.oldsaltblog.com/noreply@blogger.com