Apr 30 2007
Honestly Mrs Graves (I noted you’re not an ex wife ;) ) I wasn’t sure if this novel would work for me or not. You see, I’m one of the few Americans who has never watched an episode of “Desperate Housewives.” Yes, yes, I know it’s hard to believe but it’s true. Anyway, I read [...]
Apr 30 2007
Fictionwise uses a rebate system whereby you are given back dollars for purchases which you can then use for future purchases. Each Monday they offer three books with a 100% micropay rebate, meaning if you buy the book, you get the entire amount back to be used on a book in the future. I guess [...]
Apr 30 2007
The April 23, 2007, issue of Time magazine contained an article on buzz marketing. Proctor & Gamble signed up 500,000 mothers to evangelize P&G products. P&G sends those women marketing materials and coupons but the volunteers can say anything they want, even negative things, about the products. Recent research has indicated that most people, however, [...]
Apr 30 2007
At the Center of the Storm is George J Tenet’s way ofstriking out against the Bush Administration’s war on Iraq. The book is released today by Harper Collins. Problematically, Tenet’s stance is taken at a time that it is politically convenient for him but not for the soldiers who have lost their lives since the [...]
Apr 30 2007
Lisa Marie Rice was one of the first ebook authors that I recall garnering a large internet following. Her Midnight series– Midnight Man, Midnight Run, Midnight Angel are some of the most often recommended Ellora’s Cave books. She is often compared to Linda Howard in terms of blending action with sensuality and her strong male [...]
Apr 29 2007
I received an email this week from a reader who wanted to buy an ebook reader. She wasn’t very familiar with ebooks other than the epublished ones and didn’t know at all about DRM (digital rights management). She wasn’t aware that when you bought a Sony Reader, the books you bought for the Sony Reader [...]
Apr 28 2007
Dear Mrs. Mueller, Once again you deliver the goods. A hot story, well told in under 40 pages (on my IPAQ). I’m still trying to find out information about this battle which Kybele took part in which resulted in her capture and eventual sale to our hero, Orestes, in Greece. So far Thessius is only [...]
Apr 27 2007
Not at all romance related, but tres cool.
Apr 27 2007
Dear Ms. Linden, A while back, Jane reviewed your second novel, What a Gentleman Wants, and gave it a B. After enjoying your debut, What a Woman Needs (a B- for me), I thought I'd give your second book a try. I wish I liked it as much as Jane did, but for me, What [...]
Apr 27 2007
I never was interested in werewolves until I read Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. Her evocative tale of a girl lost suffering the worst betrayal at the hands of her lover but ultimately growing strong enough to take back her life and accept the beast within her was seductive and I became part of her web [...]
Apr 26 2007
Dear Ms. Lynne: Fellow blogger Karen Scott emailed me yesterday and said I should go and buy Ben’s Wildflower. I obediently went and bought it. About 10 pages in, I emailed Ms. Scott back and asked her if I had done something to offend her because I thought she and I were pals. Katie Crawford [...]
Apr 26 2007
The Baltimore Sun had an article criticizing the selling of books online at ABE and Amazon by the not for profit organization, Book Thing. Under the name, Boards & Wraps, Russell Wattenberg has over 4,000 titles listed for sale online. These are books that Wattenberg receives in the form of donations. Many books are given [...]
Apr 26 2007
The Children of Hurin, a Tolkien book published posthumously, popped in at No. 2 with Rhonda Byrne’s , The Secret, remaining at the number 1 spot. Jodi Picoult’s book, Nineteen Minutes, about school violence reappeared on the list at No. 19. Romances did not appear in any great numbers with romantic suspense being the big [...]
Apr 26 2007
Dear Mrs Carsen, Thanks for sending us a copy of your ebook “Not Quite Dead.” I think it’s the first time I’ve read a book featuring this particular type of paranormal hero and to be honest, I’m still trying to name him. Is he a zombie? Or should we just settle on the term “undead?” [...]
Apr 25 2007
Dear Ms. Burton: When you sent me this book to review, you said that your plan was to eventually convince me of your writing genius. I thought to myself, this is one foolish chick because previous reviews have shown that my taste and your books don’t always run in synchronicity, but your devious plan is [...]
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