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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:36:32 -0800</pubDate>


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        <title>ABNA Round Two</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=129</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award has moved into Round Two, and we are excited to announce that 285 authors from DTP have qualified. Please visit http://www.amazon.com/abna for more information.


Key Dates:

February 25, 2010

•	2,000 entries moving to Second Round announced at http://www.amazon.com/abna

March 23, 2010

•	Top 500 (Quarterfinalists) announced at http://www.amazon.com/abna
•	Publishers Weekly reviewing Quarterfinalists full manuscript
•	Amazon customers can download, rate, and review excerpts on Amazon.com, providing feedback to Penguin Editors about submissions.

April 27, 2010

•	Top 100 (Semifinalists) announced at http://www.amazon.com/abna
•	Penguin Editors reading Semifinalists manuscripts to pick the 6 finalists
•	Amazon customers continue to download, rate, and review excerpts, and read Publisher's Weekly reviews of Semifinalists' full manuscripts

May 25, 2010

•	6 Finalists announced
•	Amazon customers vote to pick the winners

June 14, 2010 

•	Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winners announced]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:19:45 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Feb 26, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Feb 26, 2010 5:19 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>DTP web site under maintenance on Feb  23,2010</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=128</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,

The DTP website will be undergoing maintenance from Feb 22, 11:30 P.M PST through February 23, 2:30 A.M PST. During this time the system will be unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and request you to use the system outside of this time window.

Thank you.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:33:33 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Feb 22, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Feb 22, 2010 11:33 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Spanish, Portuguese and Italian Language support.</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=127</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,

We are pleased to announce that authors and publishers around the world can now use DTP to upload and make available their books in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian to customers worldwide in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore).  Authors and publishers already have the ability to upload and make available their books in English, French and German, and now they will have even more options when offering their books to Kindle customers. If you have any questions, please email us at dtp-support@amazon.com.

Thank you.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:38:46 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Feb 19, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Feb 19, 2010 2:38 AM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=126</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,

The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) is now accepting submissions of unpublished or self-published manuscripts for a chance to win one of two $15,000 publishing contracts with Penguin USA.
 
A publishing contract will be awarded in each of two categories, General Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction.  ABNA will accept up to 5,000 entries in each of the two categories between now and 11:59 PM EST on February 7th, on a first come first serve basis, so make sure you enter in time.

You can get more information and instructions on how to enter, view helpful video tutorials, and submit your entry at http://www.amazon.com/abna

Thank you.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:58:25 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Jan 28, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Jan 28, 2010 4:58 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Launching Global DTP</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=123</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,

We are pleased to announce the worldwide launch of DTP with support for English, French, and German languages. With this launch, authors and publishers around the world can use DTP to upload and sell books in English, German and French to customers worldwide in the Kindle Store (http://www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Additional language options with DTP will be added in the coming months. We have made a number of other changes to our Terms and Conditions - please read them here. Key highlights include:

1. We have made it easier than ever for our publishers to exercise their choice of Digital Rights Management (DRM) on Kindle store. Publishers are now able to select 'Enable or Disable DRM' option on a per-title basis during the submission process.

2. We now require that a title's list price not exceed the lowest suggested retail price or equivalent price for any physical edition of the book.

3. To be accepted in the DTP program, digital books with a file size greater than 3 megabytes up to 10 megabytes must also have a list price of at least $1.99, and digital books with a file size of 10 megabytes or greater must have a list price of at least $2.99.

We are excited about launching these features and look forward to serving authors and publishers globally.

Thank You.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:03:09 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Jan 15, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Jan 15, 2010 3:03 AM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>DTP web site under maintenance on Jan 15, 2010</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=115</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,

The DTP website will be undergoing maintenance from 1:00 A.M PST through 1:45 A.M PST on January 15, 2010. During this time the system will be unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and request you to use the system outside of this time window.

Thank you.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:02:38 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Jan 14, 2010</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Jan 14, 2010 6:02 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>DTP contact e-mail addresses</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=101</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers,
 
In an effort to better serve our DTP publishers, we have updated our DTP contact e-mail addresses:

For specific questions or concerns regarding your DTP account or e-book titles, please write to us at dtp-support@amazon.com.

For general suggestions or feedback on the DTP platform, please write to us at dtp-suggestions@amazon.com.

Thank you for your continued support and for using Amazon’s DTP.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:07:59 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Dec 2, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Dec 2, 2009 12:07 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Specify Territory rights</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=97</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear publishers, 
<br><br>
We are pleased to announce that we have enhanced the DTP portal to provide ability to specify your content distribution rights by country.   If you have titles you wish to make available for which you have limited territorial rights, you may now make them available through the DTP portal and specify the countries in which you have rights (please see <a href="http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/entry.jspa?externalID=261&categoryID=7">here</a> for more information).  You may also update the territories for titles you have already published. If you have questions regarding this feature, please email us at dtp-support@amazon.com]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:12 -0800</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Nov 19, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Nov 19, 2009 4:30 AM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Launching international version of Kindle</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=79</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear DTP publishers,

We’re excited to let you know that we just announced the launch of Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless. This new device will allow the Amazon.com Kindle store to offer your English-language titles internationally. You can visit www.amazon.com/kindle for more information on Kindle and availability of the new device and www.amazon.com/kindlestore  to view your titles in the Kindle Store.  Effective today, the DTP sales reports will reflect aggregated global sales information.  

If you have any questions, please contact us at dtp-feedback@amazon.com.

We look forward to offering your titles internationally.

The DTP team.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:10:17 -0700</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Oct 6, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>Update: Publishing Public Domain Titles</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=71</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear Publishers, 

We're working on a policy and procedure change to fix a customer experience problem caused by multiple copies of public domain titles being uploaded by a multitude of publishers. 

Our vision is to have high-quality editions of every public domain title in the world available on Kindle, including a free edition of each.  What we don't want is a large number of non-differentiated (or barely differentiated) versions of each.  For an example of the problem, browse all Kindle books on Kindle, and see the top 100 titles.  You will see approximately 16 versions of "Pride and Prejudice,"  creating a confusing and difficult experience for customers.

While we work on our policy and procedure change, we are temporarily not accepting additional versions of public domain titles that are among the top 200 bestsellers -- these titles are already extremely well covered, including in each case a free edition.  We are currently accepting high-quality versions of public domain titles outside of the top 200.

Thanks!]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:14:24 -0700</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Sep 22, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Sep 22, 2009 7:14 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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        <title>E-mails to title-submission@amazon.com</title>
        <link>http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/ann.jspa?annID=66</link>

        

        <description><![CDATA[Dear publishers, 

We are reviewing all emails that have been sent to title-submission@amazon.com.  The review process is taking longer than usual due to large volume of emails that we have received. We appreciate your patience.

Thanks!]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:02:58 -0700</pubDate>

        

        <jf:author>dtpadmin</jf:author>
        <jf:date>Sep 22, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:dateToText>Sep 22, 2009 4:02 PM</jf:dateToText>
        

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