Apr 5 2012
No deals today. What, you didn’t gorge yourself yesterday? Get to it! Amazon Media Room: Press Releases – “Early sales data indicates that inclusion in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library not only generates additional revenue from loans for authors, but actually increases customer purchases of authors’ work as well. In the case of Suzanne(…)
Apr 2 2012
News On Friday, Reuters reported that Apple and five of the Big 6 publishers are moving toward settlement. My guess is that either Random House is arguing that it wasn;t involved in any collusive activity as it’s decision to move toward Agency came far later and based on market influence rather than any collusion or(…)
Mar 16 2012
News JManga let us know that it is having a special sale on Josie/Romance titles from March 15 to 21st (PST). Subscribers who purchase any Josei/Romance titles during the promotion will get 100 points back (up to 29% off) per volume! Now is the perfect chance to check out such romance manga titles as “The(…)
Mar 12 2012
News Visa responds to erotica authors and say that it isn’t imposing any kinds of restrictions on fiction: Relevant to this situation, the sale of a limited category of extreme imagery depicting rape, bestiality and child pornography is or is very likely to be unlawful in many places and would be prohibited on the Visa(…)
Feb 28 2012
News I have a lot of news today so I will try to be short. Pithy. Harry Potter digital books will be sourced through Overdrive and available for lending for five years. At that time, the libraries will need to repurchase the digital copies. Source: Library Journal Google decided to kick out affiliates that weren’t(…)
Feb 23 2012
News RT is offering a chance for one reader to have her (or his) name in Kristen Callihans’ next book. And now, Kristen Callihan is offering readers a way to become part of her new series. One lucky reader’s name will be used for a character in the upcoming series second, Moonglow. More on the(…)
Feb 12 2012
Linda H emailed me today to let me know she stumbled across a group of people (possibly the work of just one person masquerading as many) republishing works that appear to be copies of others’ legitimate work. Three examples include Kate Rothwell’s Something to Cherish, Rebecca Abbott Miller’s Save Me, Payton Lee’s, Novo Arkhangel’Sk. Kate Rothwell,(…)
Feb 9 2012
In the UK, romance checkouts at the library are being overtaken by crime fiction titles. Does that mean that the interest in romance books is declining? Melville House wonders if, instead, readers are going digital. But while this story is being billed as romance vs. crime fiction, it seems like there could be a digital(…)
Jan 30 2012
News NYtimes has a big piece on Barnes & Noble. The upshot is that BN is working hard on a new Nook to debut later this spring and that its entire lifeblood appears to rest on the Nook’s success. Without BN, says the article, publishing may die. Which is ironic given that the VP of(…)
Jan 27 2012
Google has changed some of its policies regarding how it is collecting data from users. A couple of good links on the subject include the WSJ write up and the EFF write up at the USA Today. WSJ: In sum, Google is tracking every move you make and connecting it together. If you watch a(…)
Dec 19 2011
News Not as awesome as the stickman, but if you type in “Let it snow” in the google search box, Google has a little easter egg for you. ****** Barnes & Noble coupon for $20 off a Nook Color or Nook Simple Touch. ****** In searching for a wall organizer for my kitchen, I(…)
Dec 16 2011
In a move of smart and generous customer service, Harlequin is replacing everyone’s LIT and Mobi purchases with ePub copies. If you recall, earlier this year Harlequin announced that it was eliminating support for LIT/Mobi purchases. I had hoped that like Fictionwise, Harlequin would offer this switch out for customers and Harlequin did. As of(…)
Dec 8 2011
In March 2011, EU raided publishers’ offices looking for evidence of price fixing. Despite this, the agency model began to roll out this summer and now EU has officially opened an investigation into price fixing. “The Commission will in particular investigate whether these publishing groups and Apple have engaged in illegal agreements or practices that(…)
Nov 28 2011
UPDATE: Another big CyberMonday deal. Buy.com is offering the Kobo Touch with special offers at 69.99. ***** All Romance Ebooks is running their annual survey. They use this survey, in part, to present at the Digital Book World and other tech conferences. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Romance-eReading ***** All Romance eBooks Cyber Monday sale is a 50% rebate on(…)
Nov 27 2011
When Amazon first announced the Kindle Touch line of readers I was pretty indifferent about it. I mean they looked nice, but I was perfectly happy with my Kindle 3 (now the Kindle Keyboard) and my older eInk devices (Kindle 2, Cybook Opus & Sony PRS-505) and saw no real need for anything else. So I(…)
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