Jul 30 2010
Dear Mr. Wood, I’ll be honest and admit that I approach westerns written by men with a degree of trepidation. From the ones I’ve read or tried in the past, it seems men have an almost irresistable urge to have their female characters assualted or raped during the course of the story and then treat [...]
Jul 27 2010
Disclaimer: While I am an attorney, the following should not be construed as legal advice. Each case, the application of law to that case, and each client and lawyer are unique to that particular case. If you feel like this is an issue which may affect you, please seek professional help. On Mike Cane’s blog, [...]
Jul 26 2010
Dear Ms. Chase, After my disappointment with last years book about the Englishwoman who escapes from the harem, I will admit to being reluctant to try “Last Night’s Scandal.” I knew nothing about the hero or heroine or plot and wondered if it would be a sequel to “Don’t Tempt Me” which nothing could tempt [...]
Jul 25 2010
Dear Jane: Where is the best price for ebooks these days? Ellie **** Dear Ellie: I don’t do a lot of price comparison these days because at least five of the biggest publishers around set their own prices which means that the price for these books will be the same everywhere. This is called “Agency [...]
Jul 24 2010
Dear Ms. Fox: Kym Hinton recommended this book to me. Now, she edited it (and I assume accepted it for publication at Carina), so she was slightly biased, but, despite my trepidation with the first person, I’m so glad I read it. This is a debut, so you don’t have a backlist I can glom, [...]
Jul 22 2010
Sunita has deemed 2010 as the Year of the Digital Backlist with the news that superagent Andrew Wylie has a) created a digital publishing arm called Odyssey Editions and b) signed a two year exclusive distribution deal with Amazon. From the Amazon Press Release: This is the first time any of the titles–which include Norman [...]
Jul 18 2010
Dear Jane: My library just started lending ebooks! Happy dance! What do I need to get this to work? ~Tania Dear Tania: Short Answer: Library useage is a great way to dip your toe into the digital book world. You don’t have to have any special device to use the library digital lending program except [...]
Jul 15 2010
“A woman’s revenge and a man’s honor meet on a collision course… Isaac Gilpatrick witnesses the killing of old Marshall Blodgett, and when his mother Ione is threatened with death–or worse–he is intimidated into remaining silent. But the guilt he carries wears at Isaac’s nerves until he can bear it no longer and vows to [...]
Jul 4 2010
Dear Jane: I read epub ebooks on my iPhone using Stanza, having transferred them over using Calibre. Recently I read a book where I made a lot of annotations. I want to know if it is possible to get that book and the annotations back off the phone and onto my computer. I prefer to [...]
Jun 29 2010
Dear Ms. Kelly, At last, at last the final book in the Brandon Sisters series. Eldest sister Nan found love with a naval Captain, middle sister Laura married a naval doctor and now it’s youngest – by quite a few years – sister Polly’s turn. But instead of the Navy, the Royal Marines provide our [...]
Jun 27 2010
A few weeks ago, IRex announced bankruptcy. Following was the announcement that NewsCorp had purchased the Skiff reading platform but not the hardware platform. The Skiff digital reader appears to be vaporware. Another highly publicized reading device that appears to NOT be coming to market is the Plastic Logic Que. Plastic Logic has canceled all [...]
Jun 27 2010
I get the question of which device to buy quite a bit, but more often than not I get the question of whether readers should buy a nook or Kindle. I received several inquiries last week when Barnes and Noble started a ereader price war by slashing the nook to $199, introducing a wifi version [...]
Jun 23 2010
Dear Ms. Michaels, June and June brides are upon us so the second book in your “Second Chance Bridal” series is right on time. After loving “Suddenly A Bride” last month I wanted to see who would get another chance at finding that perfect dress to go with the perfect guy. Claire Ayers and Nick [...]
Jun 20 2010
This is part two of using Calibre to create a catalog of your paper library. However, the information below can be useful to those who use Calibre for organization of their digital books. There is a screencast for this which you can find here (full screen) or embedded below. Screencaps and a written version follows. [...]
Jun 20 2010
Dear Jane: You mentioned something last week about using Calibre to track my wants and to be reads and purchases for my print books. Is that possible? ~Lauren Dear Lauren: Yes! I created a short screencast to walk you through adding books to create a library of your print books. The process is fairly simple. [...]
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