Jun 20 2012
Samhain is having a nice sale on 6 featured titles. Two include Devil’s Gate by Thea Harrison and Wolf Line by Vivian Arend. 30% off using coupon code “BeachReads”. Store. EBook Revenues Beat Hardcovers For The First Time | TechCrunch – “The Association of American Publishers released a report today that shows that ebooks have(…)
Jun 12 2012
Introduction I wasn’t going to do anything other than mention that Barnes & Noble objected to the proposed settlement between the government and three publishers: Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster but the adulatory statements of those publishing insiders about the statement really irked me and therefore, I had to post. For instance, Mike Shatzkin,(…)
Apr 30 2012
On Saturday, I received this email from a reader. I have her permission to repost it. I find it ironic that I am posting this today when the news in the book world is replete with details about Barnes & Noble’s new deal with Microsoft. Jane, I noted some posts about B&N & its possible(…)
Mar 21 2012
There are a couple of ways that you can contribute to DA. We will also be developing a reader interview questionnaire. I would love some help on developing that interview sheet. (Note that these links will always be in the sidebar) Write a guest review. From time to time, we post guest reviews of books(…)
Feb 24 2012
News JK Rowling has been writing, but it’s not another kids book but one for adults. She says in a statement included in a press release: “Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series, which has been published so brilliantly by Bloomsbury(…)
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 9 2012
News BN and People are offering a subsidized Nook in exchange for a subscription to People magazine. The Nook edition of People is $9.99 a month; with a one-year subscription, customers will receive a Nook Tablet, a color device with a 7-inch display, for $199, a discount from its regular price of $249. Customers who(…)
Jan 5 2012
I’m not certain what this means, but it is possible that the privately held BN is trying to leverage its different components into another sale. First, it is actively seeking to sell Sterling, it’s print publishing arm. Today’s press release also touts some great Nook numbers and the announcement that it will explore the benefits(…)
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(…)
Dec 1 2011
Some special deals for romance readers: Marry Me by Jo Goodman * $0 * Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Seriously, download this. It’s free. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning * $1.99 * Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Devil’s Bride with Bonus Material by Stephanie Laurens * $0.99 * Amazon | nook(…)
Nov 7 2011
Barnes and Noble held its press conference today to announce the new Nook tablet and price reductions for the Nook Color and Nook Touch WiFi. The details were actually leaked last week but there are a few new details. Physically, it looks exactly the same as a NookColor. For the Nook Tablet, the battery usage(…)
Oct 27 2011
Kobo is entering the self publishing/publishing realm. To agents and others, this will come as no surprise. Kobo has been meeting with agents, hiring content editors, and with its major competitors thriving in the self publishing space, this is an inevitable move. Kobo currently has a deal with Smashwords to supply self published content. It(…)
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