Barnes & Noble

Jan 14 2010

Thursday Midday Links: Is Barnes&Noble Targeted for Takeover

A friend sent me this link to a fanfiction author who completed a 100,000 word novel. She never thought she could accomplish such a task but now that she has, she is energized and is thinking about actual publication of future work. The comment thread is what is so interesting because the participants discuss the(…)

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Jan 13 2010

Wednesday Midday Links: Google Gives the Finger to China

There were a couple of very interesting tidbits of information from Publishers Lunch today (registration required). The first is that Liz Sheier is moving to Barnes and Noble to be its “editorial director” and it appears that BN will be pursuing exclusive digital publishing agreements like Amazon has for the Kindle. The second is that(…)

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Jan 11 2010

Monday Midday News Roundup: Dorchester Sells Frontlist and Backlist Titles

I’m not entirely certain what to make of this news but Dorchester has sold both frontlist and backlist titles of some of its major authors.      These titles have been acquired by Avon.   In a statement from Avon: HarperCollins has acquired several frontlist and backlist titles from Dorchester publishing and has also extended its distribution(…)

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Sunday News Roundup: Free Books from All Romance eBooks

Dec 27 2009

Sunday News Roundup: Free Books from All Romance eBooks

I hope you are enjoying the holidays. We are taking a mini vacation this week (if you haven’t noticed the light schedule this past week) which means only one review a day and no opinions. Today we’ve got a link roundup and a review. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on January 2nd along(…)

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Dec 1 2009

Tuesday Midday Links: Dorchester’s Big Secret Sale

Reader Karen brings this great deal to readers: I found this holiday code at Scooper Speaks blog. Today (and yesterday), all of the books on Dorchester’s site are 70% off. The promo code is Holiday70. (http://www.dorchesterpub.com/) There’s no indication on the site that the sale exists. I called their 800 number to confirm before creating(…)

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Nov 10 2009

Tuesday Midday Links: Amazon’s Charm Offensive

The new draft of the Google Book Settlement was due yesterday but the parties asked (and was granted) until Friday to present a new settlement agreement. Given that the biggest part of the GBKS were orphan works and that was what drew the biggest complaints, I wonder how any new settlement could address this. ****(…)

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Nov 6 2009

Friday Midday News Roundup

[nggallery id=48] I ordered a bunch of Harlequin Stationary goods that feature the vintage covers.   The stationary goods include little matchbook notepads, bound composition notebooks and address books. I liked the address books the least. They have a spiral binding and I found them to be a little too bulky.   My favorites are the little(…)

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Nov 3 2009

Tuesday Midday Round Up: Winners and Lawsuits

The winners of the CL Wilson, Queen of Song and Souls are as follows: Pamk stephanie Rexe Julie Sharon I have sent you an email. **** Inside the Higher Ed blog has another piece on technology and scholarship. This time, Alex Golub laments the shift of readers from paper texts to digital texts arguing that(…)

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Tuesday Midday Tech Links: BN’s Reader Is Called Nook. Not a Joke

Oct 20 2009

Tuesday Midday Tech Links: BN’s Reader Is Called Nook. Not a Joke

Barnes and Noble is launching its Nook today. Some people are saying it will be in stores this weekend for hands on fondling. It’s certainly one of the best of the latest crop of devices with its dual screen nature. The lower half appears to be a touchscreen LCD which will allow faster browsing of(…)

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Oct 14 2009

Wednesday Midday Links: JA Konrath Posts a Must Read Article and Dear Author Has Neat News

Last night, author and reader Nadia Lee, tweeted me a link to JA Konrath’s most recent blog post. It is incredibly illuminating and a must read for anyone interested in publishing and ebooks. Konrath has been experimenting with releasing his own fiction (mostly short stories) on the Kindle. He had shared his success earlier this(…)

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Oct 11 2009

Weekend Links: Goodbye Romance Novel TV

Sydney Morning Herald has a nice article about romance in conjunction with Beyond Heaving Bosoms, a guide to romance written by SB Sarah and SD Candy. So thank Eros for two Americans, Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan, who dreamed up Mavis for their book Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels. It’s(…)

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Oct 9 2009

Friday Midday Links: It’s All About the Ebook Reader

First, Microsoft has little interest in the ebook world. CEO Steve Ballmer thinks that the best gear to use to read an ebook is the PC. ********** The Times has an article on the numerous ebook readers that are on or soon to enter the market and notes at the end that the tablet computers(…)

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Friday Midday Links: Promo is an author’s friend

Sep 25 2009

Friday Midday Links: Promo is an author’s friend

A British betting firm has set the odds for the Nobel prize for literature. A.S. Byatt, author of Possession (which is essentially a romance book), is on the list at 50 to 1 odds. Washington Post tells the woeful tale of a newbie author who had almost no publisher support. Publishers are basically executing the(…)

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Sep 21 2009

Monday Midday Links:

Google announced a deal last week with Espresso Book Machine wherein the full panoply of out of copyright books Google has scanned and digitized can be available through the POD machines.   The books can be printed in less than five minutes. The suggested retail price for such a book is $8.00.   Maybe publishers want to(…)

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Sep 17 2009

Thursday Midday Links

Just to keep you updated on my tooth situation, apparently I will have to have a root canal. I said to my dentist “with all the advanced technology, this procedure will be totally painless, right?” He looked at me seriously and nodded his head in agreement. While I laughed semi hysterically, he tried to tell(…)

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