Feb 25 2008
I find this so interesting. Last year in Japan 5 of the top 10 selling books were “cell phone novels”. These novels are entirely written on cell phones using all of the abbreviations emoticons that I have so much trouble understanding. These are very short novels but very successful. In fact the number one best(…)
Feb 25 2008
Those of you who loved the novel can now enjoy the upcoming movie The Other Boleyn Girl on February 29th. The book was originally reviewed by Jayne and received high marks. I believe three or four of the Oscars this year were adaptations of books. Lets hope this movie is as good. And who doesn’t(…)
Feb 22 2008
If you have ever wanted to get in the mind of an editor the new podcast from Harlequin may be your ticket. Harlequin plans on producing 20-minute “Meet the Editor” podcasts. The first podcast is with Melissa Jeglinski who is the senior editor for Silhouette Desire, and Diana Ventimiglia, associate editor for Silhouette Desire and(…)
Feb 22 2008
Do some of us buy too many books? Do you find yourself having books in your personal library that you have never read? Are you running out of space for all of your books? MSN Money listed 10 ways to save money when buying books. Here are a few of my favorites: Avoid New Releases(…)
Feb 22 2008
Medallion press is coming out with a fully illustrated romance in November. It is titled Passion’s Blood and has an expected print run of 10,000. I have not seen an illustrated romance book before but I do know I like my fantasy “picture books” when done properly. Any opinions on Medallion’s other illustrated romance book(…)
Feb 20 2008
I think this is an interesting concept but have not decided yet why it’s needed (except maybe for greed?). Some authors and publishers will be mimicking what Hollywood has been doing concerning product placement in their television shows and movies. That is getting paid to mention their products in their books. Enter first time author(…)
Feb 20 2008
When I first read this article from the Washington Post, I thought oh no, not another cancer scare. It seemed ridiculous at first. The study showed that those women who live in areas that are brightly lit at night have a higher rate of breast cancer. At this point I was thinking, come on please,(…)
Feb 18 2008
Many of you may have heard of this book “And Tango Makes Three”. It is a children’s book based on a real story about two penguins in the Central Park Zoo in New York. I guess what happened in real life was that two penguins were observed trying to “hatch” a rock. When the zoo(…)
Feb 15 2008
Due to increased competition from both brick and mortar and online bookstores, Borders opened a new concept store it hopes will eventually increase sales. Most of the store looks like the competition except for an area described as a digital center. At this new digital center one could download music to their mp3 player,(…)
Feb 15 2008
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer wants Amazon to start paying sales taxes on the sales it makes in New York. Spitzer believes it will level the playing field with those companies that reside in New York that compete against Amazon and already pay sales taxes. Plus on a side note it would mean much more(…)
Feb 15 2008
Via TeleRead: Fictionwise is offering it’s recently acquired eReader Pro software free. This offer includes all versions. Send to Kindle
Feb 14 2008
From the Washington Post, the Short Stack blog recently posted their favorite love stories as listed below; Classics and Old Chestnuts Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. A married woman looks for love in forbidding St. Petersburg. Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. Charles plans to divorce his wife so that he can marry Julia. The Charioteer,(…)
Feb 13 2008
The Harvard faculty will be deciding next week whether to start publishing their scholarship free online. It would only pertain to their arts and sciences faculty. In the current system scholarship is published in journals which subscriptions can be very costly. The journals also are read by a very small population. Each author though could(…)
Feb 12 2008
I know this is not romance news but it is still important. My all time favorite book series has been Tolkiens The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2009 the film production of the Hobbit starts but it could be blocked because the producer of the Lord of the Rings films has supposedly(…)
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