My ebooks on Kindle (and how to get rid of the ads)

Not everybody likes ads.
In fact, almost nobody likes ads.

I do not have a problem with them (maybe because I am in the business) but that does not mean everybody has to suffer them. Maybe you bought your Kindle with the ads feature to make it cheaper (I did) but, in case the whole ad thing is making your reading miserable I would like to share with you this great tip on how to erase the ads feature of your Kindle that I found on the web.

Make sure you give thanks to Blake Ellison at geek.com for this nice tip.

Visit the following page for the details!

When you receive your Kindle it comes with a pair of ebooks for free, not great titles if you ask me, but you can go to Amazon to check the best 100 titles they offer for free, I am sure that you will find some that may attract your attention. Here are the ones I got for myself and so far they have been great choices.

At the moment I am writing this, there are more than 47,000 free titles on Amazon. If you want to take a closer look to them just go to the webpage and type "free kindle books" on the search bar. You can also hit the 100 Best Sellers list, which will show you nice recommendations (both free and paid) Better yet, this list gets updated hourly.

Yes. It is true. The digital store that Amazon offers is close to infinite. Everybody can now self-publish a book!

Amazon started to sell books 15 years ago on their website. Now, thanks to the digital revolution they are selling more ebooks than printed ones since 2011. If you want to check the sources here are the links:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/05/amazon-says-it-now-sells-more-kindle-ebooks-than-print-books.html
http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/19/kindle-books-surpass-print/

If you actually read my story on why I got the Kindle you will see that the books I care the most right now are Seth's. If you have not read any of those and you are interested on marketing, personal career or maybe just read something different, fresh and remarkable then any of his books will be a great choice.

Also, it is a great example of Seth's ideas about poking the box, spreading ideas and being remarkable.

From Seth's mouth, some of his quotes which are deeply relevant to this new way of publishing and sharing:

"The ebook is a change agent like none the book business has ever seen. It cuts the publishing time cycle by 90%, lowers costs, lowers revenue and creates both a long tail and an impulse-buying opportunity. This is the most disruptive thing to happen to books in four hundred years." ~ Seth Godin

"There is still (and probably will be for a while) a market for collectible editions, signed books and other special souvenirs that bring the emotional component of a book to the fore. While most books merely deliver an idea or a pasttime, for some books and some readers, there's more than just words on paper. Just as vinyl records persist, so will books. Not because a reader can't get the information faster or cheaper, but because there's something special about molecules and scarcity." ~ Seth Godin

"If you're an author, pick yourself. Don't wait for a publisher to pick you. And if you work for a big publishing house, think really hard about the economics of starting your own permission-based ebook publisher." ~ Seth Godin

"Publishing is about passion and writing is a lifestyle, not a shortcut to a mansion and a Porsche. Bestselling authors are like golfers who hit holes in one. It's a nice thing, but there are plenty of people who will keep playing even without one." ~ Seth Godin