Dotbooks is a 2012 established

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publisher of

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, based in

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, which publishes popular literature of all genres.

History and program

The publisher Dotbooks was founded in February 2012 and went online in July 2012 with 37 titles. Dotbooks was one of the first German e-book publishers. Dotbooks publishes general fiction, contemporary literature, historical literature as well as

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

thrillers Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspe ...

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

, humor books,

erotic romance novels Erotic romance novels are stories written about the development of a romantic relationship through sexual interaction. The sex is an inherent part of the story, character growth, and relationship development, and could not be removed without damag ...

Children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

and

young adult fiction Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...

, including educational books with general and spiritual themes. The program from Dotbooks comprised more than 300 titles in May 2013, and publishes approximately another 20 titles per month. Among the authors of Dotbooks are Sandra Henke, Jochen Till, Hera Lind and Tanja Kinkel.

Technology and sales

Dotbooks supports all major formats of e-publishing, such as

EPUB EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ".epub" file extension. The term is short for ''electronic publication'' and is sometimes stylized as ''ePUB''. EPUB is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smart ...

Amazon Kindle Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, Audible audiobooks, and other digital media via wireless networking ...

and

Mobipocket Mobipocket SA was a French company incorporated in March 2000 that created the .mobi e-book file format and produced the Mobipocket Reader software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and desktop operating systems. The Mobipock ...

. Therefore, the books from Dotbooks are readable on all common readers,

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s and

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s (

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). The distribution of the

from Dotbooks is done online through the publisher's website or through partners such as

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, the

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, as well as about 100 other online bookstores.

References

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