Jun 14 2011
I received Go the F to Sleep in PDF form in two different email boxes. One in my Dear Author account and one emailed to me by a personal, non book friend. I knew when it had hit my personal inbox, that Go the F to Sleep had hit piracy levels that I hadn’t seen(…)
May 23 2011
Joplin Missouri was hit by a tremendous tornado yesterday. The American Red Cross has sent out a call for donations and for medical help. On CNN, it is reported that 75% of the city has been destroyed by the tornado. ****** I feel a little awkward about transitioning into books after this but this post(…)
May 11 2011
HarperCollins CEO doesn’t believe that consumer desire for lower ebook prices can be made up by lowered costs of production. She also believes that online purchases are driven solely by price: “The signs are that consumers expect e-books to be priced considerably lower than physical books. There’s no easier way to drive an e-book up(…)
Feb 16 2011
This morning, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy which is an attempt to discharge (get rid of) bad debt and reorganize itself into a profitable business. According to the report in Publishers’ Weekly, Borders will close around 30% of its stores. Borders has 642 stores and plans to close 200 of them. Borders’ bankruptcy will(…)
Dec 21 2010
Starting December 20, The Galaxy Express is hosting the second annual SFR Holiday Blitz. This event features a huge giveaway of over 50 science fiction romance books. 33 authors and 15 bloggers have joined forces to give the gift of intergalactic adventure and romance to readers around the globe. Sample prizes include books by Nalini(…)
Oct 18 2010
Diana Gabaldon disclosed to a reading group in Charleston that her eighth novel in the Jamie/Claire saga won’t be released for a couple of years. It sounds like the book is yet unwritten. Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner should be released in 2011. **** Heather Osborn, formerly an editor with Tor, has been announced(…)
Sep 7 2010
Publishers Weekly is one of the more democratic mainstream review publications and has been reviewing romance for quite some time. PW has decided to eliminate the mass market review section and replace it with dedicated genre sections. Romance will have its very own space edited by Rose Fox, a journalist who reads and appreciates romance.(…)
Sep 1 2010
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(…)
Aug 16 2010
It’s a quiet newsday but I had to post this article. Amazon UK has opened and the prices were low because the publishers decided not to impose Agency pricing. The low Amazon prices has spurred a price war and now all ebooks at WH Smith are 50% off. Even with the exchange rate, the prices(…)
Apr 8 2010
RWA President Michelle Monkou is fielding questions today on blog talk radio. The start time is at noon CST. I wish someone would call in and ask what RWA’s stance is on the change in pricing and Google Book Settlement. Link here.. I would call but I don’t think they would allow me through. ****(…)
Mar 25 2010
Apple’s iBookstore pricing has been revealed and guess what? The prices are $9.99 for all but two of the top 35 bestsellers. This is what publishers are fighting over? Under the agency model, the publisher sets the price and gets 70%. At 9.99, this means the publisher gets a little more than $6. Under the(…)
Mar 22 2010
There really isn’t a lot of news to post about but I had to share this story I found over at slashdot. One of Italy’s 100 most wanted criminals is Mafia boss Pasquale Manfredi. Manfredi had a facebook addiction which led to his capture and arrest. Apparently his frequent updates allowed the Italian police to(…)
Mar 11 2010
One of the most attractive things about the iPhone/iTouch and soon to be iPad is the robust App community that offers everything from the ridiculous (fart apps) to the sublime (Stanza). But Apple rules the App store like Tomas de Torquemada (Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition). It’s a reign of terror and uncertainty for app(…)
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