bundles

Thursday News: Bionic leg and more vampires; increased ebook market share; bundles of books

Man climbs Chicago skyscraper using bionic leg – Wow, so cool.  NewsTimes “The leg is designed to respond to electrical impulses from muscles in his hamstring. When Vawter thought about climbing the stairs, the motors, belts and chains in his leg synchronized the movements of its ankle and knee. The computerized prosthetic limb, like something(…)

Monday News: Why I am not in love with the romance documentary; Amazing scientific advancement improving life of children

I wasn’t going to post any news about the Popular Romance organizations’ Kickstarter for $50,000 because a) I am not a fan of Kickstarters in general and b) because I have concerns about the Popular Romance one and did not feel comfortable giving it more publicity at this time. That said, I’ve received emails and(…)

Digital Bundles and Anthology Splicing: New ways to deliver old content

Digital Bundles and Anthology Splicing: New ways to deliver old content

In updating the coming soon catalog, I came across references to several publishers selling digital bundles. Kensington has Cynthia Eden’s novels, Eternal Flame, Eternal Hunter, and I’ll Be Slaying You in the Eternal Flame Bundle. Kensington has priced these at $28.00 for the three of them but Amazon has them discounted to $15.94. Penguin has(…)

eBook Bundle Poll

[poll id="158"] Diesel eBooks contacted me for a quote regarding the promotion of their romance  ebook  bundles. I was happy to provide one because I love the idea of bundles. Recently Nora Roberts first three books were offered in a print  bundle. How many  ebook  or even paperbook readers like the idea of bundled books?   Is it the price that(…)