Mar 17 2009
We had TEN ACE/ROC titles (1 will be an ebook copy) scheduled to be published in March, April and May including Anne Bishop, Ann Aguirre, and Ilona Andrews to giveaway to the following random winners. Nicolle Sharron McClellan Leigh Ann Baird Darlynne Sue The great news is that Berkley/ACE/ROC were so thrilled with the response [...]
Mar 17 2009
Harlequin is making money where other segments of parent Torstar are not. (Enough that ABC Nightline came and taped a piece at the Harlequin headquarters). Revenue was up 2.2% with operating profit up 11.2%. There were declines in the direct sales in North America but the retail sales in North America and Overseas offset that. [...]
Mar 17 2009
Nearly every segment of Penguin publishing showed improvement in 2008 helping the company achieve a growth of 26% over 2007 and a profit margin of 10.3%. Sales were up 3% not withstanding the increased value of the dollar. Penguin had one or more #1 New York Time Bestseller 94% of the year, their authors brought [...]
Mar 17 2009
see more Lolcats and funny pictures With all the discussion lately about the rights and wrongs of online speech and conduct, I recently discovered a 2003 piece by Clay Shirky, appropriately titled “A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy” (someone posted it in reference to the ginormous Brockmann brouhaha). Shirky’s insightful analysis of online communities [...]
Mar 16 2009
Dear Ms. Ryan, We’ve joked about zombies becoming the new vampire here at Dear Author. For a while, it seemed like zombies were replacing faeries as the hot paranormal trend. In fact, I first heard about your debut novel from a publishing deal announcement during one of those waves. The reason why it stood out [...]
Mar 16 2009
Dear Mrs. LaFoy, When I start a new book, this is what I hope for. It’s fun, flirty, sexy and a fabulous time. It’s what I read romance novels for. It’s a book that I read, waiting to exhale. Please let it hold up, please don’t let it go off the rails during the last [...]
Mar 16 2009
Some of the comments to the giveaway for Berkley and ACE/ROC made me wonder how loyal we are to certain imprints. I remember when I first started reading, I would always look for the little kangeroo because Pocket published Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jude Deveraux and the like. Penguin is known [...]
Mar 16 2009
According to ShelfAwareness, Borders may seek to obtain approval for a reverse stock split wherein 3 shares become equal to one share. This move is to avoid getting delisted by the NYSE. Via http://shelfawareness.com
Mar 16 2009
NOTE: This post will close it’s comments Tuesday at 8 PM CST and the winners will be posted in the A.M. on Wednesday I have TEN ACE/ROC titles (1 will be an ebook copy) scheduled to be published in March, April and May including Anne Bishop, Ann Aguirre, and Ilona Andrews. Anne Soward, editor of [...]
Mar 15 2009
Inspired by SB Sarah’s rant against DRM last week, Heather of The Galaxy Express compiled a DRM Free publisher list. She has a nice little code box where bloggers can copy and paste the text. Have any to add? Let us know. Amber Quill Changeling Press, LLC Cobblestone Press Dreamspinner Press Drollerie Press Ellora’s Cave [...]
Mar 15 2009
It’s time for the Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hellagood Authors or DA BWAHA. For newcomers, this is a tournament of books that mimics the March Madness tournament of basketball. We’ve picked a slate of 64 books in 8 different categories to compete against each other through the next few weeks. We welcome all [...]
Mar 14 2009
Dear Ms. Wolff: Your book came to my attention due to the numerous and varied nominations of it for our DABWAHA tournament. I’m a big lover of good series books so I just had to pick it up. A Christmas Wedding is a Harlequin Superromance and not usually a series from which I choose books, [...]
Mar 14 2009
Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. *** Daphnis stopped just inside the tavern door and waited for her eyes to adjust to the dim interior. She’d [...]
Mar 13 2009
Dear Ms Davies, I’ve always enjoyed westerns – the genre is the first that I began reading when I came back to romance – and cowboys so a modern version of this old faithful attracts me as well. And given that I’ve started watching PBR events, your book was a timely find. As Chris LeDoux [...]
Mar 13 2009
(Posted by Joan/Sarah F., acting in her academic capacity as Dr. Sarah Frantz. While being Joan is usually much more fun, IASPR/JPRS is a very cool thing, too!) We’re finally getting things off the ground with both the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) and the Journal of Popular Romance Studies (JPRS). [...]
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