Book Reviews

Monday News: Debates over fee access to digital lending; DIY bookshelves; Avon to increase brand awareness

Monday News: Debates over fee access to digital lending; DIY bookshelves; Avon to increase brand awareness

Public Libraries News: Should Library ebooks be charged for? – “Against free library e-book accessible at home (Justin Tomlinson) Most publishers do not want e-book lending in libraries (DJ) therefore it’s better to charge to get them on board otherwise libraries are going to be left behind (JT)  This would “protect footfall” by encouraging people(…)

Tuesday Midday Links: New Readers, New Prices

Sony quietly launched its new ereaders with a strategy designed to capture a more global market.   The three models have been revamped to all feature touch screens.   The readers have the same Pearl Ink screen as the Kindle which means better, clearer, crisper text.   They all have touch screens which allows on notetaking on the(…)

REVIEW: Jazz Baby by Lorelie Brown

REVIEW: Jazz Baby by Lorelie Brown

Dear. Ms. Brown, If Prohibition/Jazz Age is the new Regency, I say bring it on. This is actually the third book I’ve read recently using this time period and, as far as the era goes, I’ve enjoyed them all. One is m/m, one is m/m/f but readers looking for a m/f story with great conflict(…)

What Makes a Spoiler

What Makes a Spoiler

[poll id="189"] Last July I ran a poll about spoilers in reviews and the DA crowd was pretty fairly split. I admit to being a spoiler ‘ho.   It’s almost a compulsion and I know that sometimes I do actually spoil myself for a book by knowing too much before going in. I received an ARC(…)

Monday Midday RoundUp: The Brave New World of Reviews

Publishers Weekly has posted a special online issue devoted to virality and books. It’s very much directed toward the trade and focuses on what publishers and industry folks can do to “harness” the internet, including blogging themselves. Publishing Trends has a multi-part series focused on the new world of book reviews online. I don’t know(…)