Amazon email: Get your submissions ready! Amazon's new publishing program launching soon.

There seems to be a lot of mystery and speculation surrounding Amazon's new crowd-sourced publishing program. Here's a screen cap of the email I received.




This appears to be a hybrid program aimed at the hybrid, traditionally published, or Indie author who hasn't experienced extraordinary success. The terms aren't quite as favorable as going it alone (50% versus 70%). On the other hand, the