Apr 2 2013
2012 was the year of Kristen Ashley for many romance readers. Whether it was through The Golden Dynasty (recommended to me as Game of Thrones fan fiction) or Knight (the weirdly magnetic but hard to read book featuring the pimp hero) or Motorcycle Man (the one that I use as a gateway drug recommendation to(…)
Dec 14 2011
In case you missed it yesterday, BN just launched gifting of ebooks. YAY! Look for deals at the end of the post. **** Seth Godin has a list of publishers that are supporting SOPA, a bill that many internet supporters believe will allow large corporations to cut off content access for individuals. SOPA is up for(…)
Dec 6 2011
A couple of weeks ago the Brookings Register ran an article titled “Not your mother’s romance novel.” The article spoke to two women who have recently become interested in romances. Two women who had not read older romances, but had formed negative opinions regarding those older romances: Gill said she believes the romance genre of(…)
Nov 30 2011
Do you ever wonder where the year went? Me too. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow begins the last month of 2011. I would love to post some reader reminiscences about their 2011 year of reading. What they loved. What they hated. How they’ve seen the genre evolve, either for good or ill. If you(…)
Mar 13 2011
We had a great list of recommendations last week for backlist books. I am hopeful that PubIt can take the list and get the attention of the author or publisher who holds the rights to those books and let us have the ability to buy those books in digital format. The winner of the nook(…)
Jan 18 2011
I was reading the Jennifer Greene books which are being re-released through Carina Press and I was struck by the small ways in which the book details were being updated. One character refers to text messaging another character. Another character was watching CSI and the kids were listening to Lady Gaga. These Greene books were(…)
Dec 29 2010
This was tweeted by Zoe Archer someone (I now forget, maybe Rose Fox?) and I thought it was an interesting article. According to a new book, a female led shoplifting gang was an underworld power to be reckoned with in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hidden in Britain’s underworld are characters and little known gangsters(…)
Sep 15 2010
I’m not sure if I blogged about this or not but Best Buy will be ereader central. The Kindle, nook, Sony eink devices will be sold in store as well as iPads. If you have a Best Buy close, this is a great opportunity to take a look at these devices and compare and contrast(…)
Jul 21 2010
Big Fish Games has announced a partnership with Woman’s Day magazine as more and more people realize that women enjoy wasting their time on computer games too. I spent some solid reading time clicking around Ravenhearst last night. Woman’s Day subscribers will get access to more than 2500 titles. Kind of makes me want to(…)
May 31 2010
Here is a searchable/sortable list of the Harlequin backlist titles for June. The best way to search for these is simply by title + Author at the Kindle store, BN store (choosing the “ebook” option) or even Sony Store. You’ll notice that the missing Karina Bliss titles: Mr. Irresistible and Mr. Imperfect are available for(…)
Dec 8 2009
Jul 2 2009
Loose Id was featured in the Washington Post. Treva Harte, the owner of Loose Id, was recently able to quit her job as a trademark lawyer to write and run Loose Id full time. Doreen DeSalvo, the company’s chief financial officer, said the enterprise, which charges $2 to $8 for its online books, grossed $1.3(…)
Apr 8 2007
The e-backlist has been a long time in coming. Readers, particularly romance readers, are big glommers and they often are searching for the one book their reading buddy says is a must find. Unfortunately, these books are often difficult to find and very expensive. Publishers are being more responsive by making backlist titles easily available(…)
Jul 16 2006
One thing I find very frustrating as a reader is when a reviewer raves a book from 20 years ago. I want to read those books, but to do so usually involves effort in hunting them down and then opening up the checkbook if its a particularly HTF OOP (hard to find, out of print)(…)
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