Amazon is one of the largest online retailers in the world. The company was started by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and has grown from an online bookstore to a wide variety of products and services, including cloud computing and video streaming.
Amazon is also a major player in the book market, having acquired Goodreads and Audible. The Kindle e-reader is still one of Amazon’s most popular products, with millions of sales per year. This statistic shows a forecast of annual revenue generated by Amazon from 2006 to 2020. In 2019, the company generated around 281 billion U.S. dollars in revenue worldwide.
According to Statista’s Global E-commerce Report 2018, Amazon is ranked second in terms of sales among the most popular online shopping sites worldwide. As of March 31, 2019, Amazon had an average of 140 million paid Prime members worldwide.
The global e-reader market was valued at 18.13 million U.S. dollars in 2020 and is projected to reach 23.12 billion U.S. dollars by 2026, at a CAGR of 4% during 2021-2026 (Forbes).
Amazon announced that it has sold more than five million Kindles since their introduction in November 2007
Amazon KDP
The amazon kindle direct publishing platform is a relatively new option for authors. It was launched in 2009, and has since gone on to be one of the most popular ecommerce sites in the world.
There are hundreds of eBooks available on Amazon, which means you have a lot of options when it comes to how you want your book to look. At the beginning of your publishing journey, you’ll want to take advantage of all that Amazon offers, but as you progress and learn more about the industry, it might make sense to branch out into other formats or decrease the number of people who can engage with your content.
Steps Listing your e-book on Amazon
Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the Kindle and Kindle reading apps.
Amazon’s platform is huge, which means authors can tap into global markets. This is especially useful for those who want to sell books in different languages.
To make the most of KDP, you need to find your target audience. One of the benefits of Kindle Direct Publishing is that you can publish in different languages and reach a wider audience.
Wide distribution: Amazon’s platform is huge, which means authors can tap into global markets. This is especially useful for those who want to sell books in different languages. To make the most of KDP, you need to find your target audience.
Quick publishing time: With KDP, publishing a book takes less than five minutes and your book will appear on Kindle stores within 48 hours. This means that you won’t have to wait months or even years to see your book published like traditional publishing houses require their authors to do.
No inventory: Long gone are the days when authors had