Category: Announcements

Amazon Acquires Indies Unlimited

Evil Mastermind Stephen Hise today admitted he had closed a deal with Amazon for their purchase of the website he founded, Indies Unlimited.

In a rambling, but brief statement made from the seclusion of his skull-shaped island sanctuary, Hise said to the assembled press: “Greg Bozeman and I have always—what? Bezos? That sounds made up. Are you sure that’s right?”

He then opened a tube of cookie dough and wandered away from the podium. Hise’s spokesperson, K.S. “Kat” Brooks, took over the press conference, indicating Indies Unlimited and Amazon had been in secret negotiations for a while. Evidently, the concern for secrecy was so great that neither party to the negotiations was apprised of them.

Ms. Brooks assured the public, “In spite of the new ownership, nothing will change at Indies Unlimited, other than the name of the site, the people operating it, and its content.”

She then fired several bursts from an Uzi, signalling the end of the press event.

Flash Fiction Star of the Week: Dick C. Waters

Once more, Dick C. Waters is the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. Thanks also to everyone who participated – excellent entries!

The winning entry is rewarded with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning entry:

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Breaking News: Amazon to Acquire Goodreads

Amazon.comA News Bulletin
by Lynne Cantwell

 

Amazon has announced that it has reached agreement to acquire Goodreads. According to a news release from Amazon, the deal is expected to close within the next few months. Russ Grandinetti, Amazon’s vice president for Kindle Content, and Goodreads CEO and co-founder Otis Chandler joined in making the announcement.

For now, Goodreads’ headquarters will stay in San Francisco. No other details are available right now – including how much Amazon is paying for Goodreads, and what this means for Shelfari, Amazon’s Goodreads wanna-be site.

Read the press release on Amazon.

Read the announcement on Goodreads.

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American Library Association Acknowledges Hurricane Sandy Effort

Congratulations to our K. S. Brooks and the over 100 other authors involved in Indie Authors for Hurricane Sandy Library Recovery – they received acknowledgement by the American Library Association in the March 27, 2013 edition of their weekly newsletter, American Libraries Direct.

To date, the group has shipped over 800 books to libraries in need, and the number grows daily. “The generosity of indie authors is heart-warming,” group founder K. S. “Kat” Brooks told us. “Inclusion in the ALA’s newsletter is just fantastic. We’re looking to help as many libraries as possible and hopefully this will get the word out to them.”

Indie Authors for Hurricane Sandy is currently looking for more children’s book authors to fill the needs of three elementary schools looking for books for grades K-6, rated G. All books are vetted to make sure they meet the libraries’ specifications.

Libraries are encouraged to contact the group through its website. Authors interested in being considered for book donation are asked to join the Facebook group.