Feb 28 2007
Dear Ms. Solomon: To say that I was impressed by this book is an understatement. You always know, as a reader, that a book is good when at the close the book, you immediately get the yen to go to the bookstore and find more on the author's work. Which is what happened to me [...]
Feb 28 2007
Remeber the open letter by Steve Jobs about the fact that DRM is crippling the digital music industry? Somebody might be listening to him. According to the Washington Post, Reps. Rich Boucher (D-Va.) and John Dolittle (R-Calif.) have introduced the “Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship” (or FAIR USE) Act to amend the fair reaching [...]
Feb 28 2007
Dear Ms Cach, You had promised us a funny book and “The Erotic Secrets of a French Maid” delivers. At least for me it did. Fun yet intelligent characters, a plot that sticks to the point and true love — what’s not to like? Emma Mayson has decided to clean houses to pay the bills [...]
Feb 27 2007
Dear Ms. Kleypas: After 20 plus historical novels, you’ve decided to change course and write a first person contemporary woman’s fiction novel. Sugar Daddy is billed as a big story featuring a plucky innocent heroine and her dilemma between two rich, alpha businessmen. The narrator, Liberty is a charming and sweet girl who would have [...]
Feb 27 2007
Happy Feet won the Oscar on Sunday night for the “Best Animated Feature Film” over Pixar’s Cars and Penguin, the publishing house, announced record profits. Penguin identified strong sales of mass market paranormal fiction and the premium paperback. President David Shanks confirmed that the premium paperback is here to stay. Sales through penguingroup.com were up [...]
Feb 27 2007
I was inspired by May's Romancing the Blog article on Saturday about group blogs. Many an author participates in group blogs and many participate in more than one group blog. But you know what many authors do not do? They do not participate in reader blogs. I find that many of the group blogs do [...]
Feb 27 2007
Yesterday, HarperCollins rolled out its “Browse Inside” feature that will eventually be available for all its books and could be embedded in blogs and websites. Not to be outdone, Random House debuted its “Browse and Search” widget. I like the Random House Widget better as it is just the cover and gives you the option [...]
Feb 27 2007
Dear Ms. Ward, I admit it: I am addicted. Usually I'm drawn to subtle books, books that astutely observe the complexities of human relationships, books written with an ear for beautiful language. If that kind of reading experience is a horseback ride through lush countryside, one of your Black Dagger Brotherhood books is a high [...]
Feb 26 2007
Dear Ms Rivers, When a heroine starts out so needy and dependent, I hope that the only way she’ll go from there is up. I have to say that since Lauren Campbell really did need to get herself a life, I’m happy that she improved over the course of “Window Dressing” instead of remaining the [...]
Feb 26 2007
HarperCollins launched its “Browse Inside” feature on its website today. Similar to Amazon’s “Search Inside” and a competitor to Google’s Book Search, Harper’s “Browse Inside” allows readers to “get a sense” of the book before purchasing. According to the website, every HarperCollins book will have a “Browse Inside” feature. Each book has different content available. [...]
Feb 26 2007
Best Romance of the Year: Lover Awakened: A Novel Of The Black Dagger Brotherhood, JR. Ward Worst Read: On the Way to the Wedding (Avon Historical Romance), Julia Quinn Best New Author: Elizabeth Hoyt Best Buried Treasure: Jacob: The Nightwalkers, Jacquelyn Frank Best European Historical: Devil in Winter (Wallflower Quartet, Bk. 3), Lisa Kleypas Best [...]
Feb 26 2007
JK Rowling is suing eBay for allowing the sale of pirated ebook versions of her books from the Indian version of the auction site. An injunction was awarded in favor of Rowling prohibiting eBay from listing any illegal auctions. This requires eBay to police the auctions proactively instead of waiting for a notice from the [...]
Feb 26 2007
2006 Graphic novel sales are up 12% from 2005 totaling $330 million. à £Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚ ¸Ãƒ £Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚ §Ãƒ £Ã†’ ¼Ãƒ £Ã†’ ³ (JÄ?n), a friend of the Ja(y)nes and Janine, is reviewing romance oriented graphic novels for us. Graphic novels are for all ages and include non fiction versions as well. Via Publisher’s Weekly. Gravitation EX released by TOKYOPOP on February 6, 2007, was [...]
Feb 26 2007
Shelfari is a Seattle based company that launched quietly last fall to compete with Library Thing, a commonly seen widget used on reader blogs accross the net. Shelfari allows you to input your books, rate them, and show them off on your blog. You can also enter your amazon associates id and earn money off [...]
Feb 26 2007
Liate Stehlik was named the Senior Vice President and Publisher of Avon in October of 2005. Prior to her move to Avon, Ms. Stehlik was a Vice President, Associate Publisher at Pocket. Avon has been a mainstay in the romantic fiction genre for decades. I have treasured keepers from the 80s that were published by [...]
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