Dec 24 2012
HarperCollins Results Fell in Fiscal 2012 – HarperCollins numbers were down in 2012 due to a drop in print sales that was partially offset by digital sales. Ebooks accounted for about 15% of HC’s global revenue. Publishers Weekly In reporting results, News Corp. broke down HC revenue into consumer and other, although it doesn’t identify(…)
Nov 6 2012
Find Your F–ing Polling Place – Today is the very last day to vote in the US of A’s Federal election for 2012. Please go and vote today if you haven’t already. The site I’ve linked to gives you not only your polling place but also the people on your ballot. It appears, despite the(…)
Feb 6 2012
Updated: Apparently the contest has been cancelled as of Sunday night. I was on vacation last week but was emailed by a reader that an RWA chapter in Oklahoma known as Romance Writers, Ink. was refusing same sex romances entry into the chapter contest. As I understand it, chapter contests are fundraising endeavors. The chapter(…)
Sep 27 2010
It must be the week/month/etc for good deeds. This past weekend, limecello raised over $1000 to give to RED by starting out a post pledging just $10. Inspired by her generosity (limecello is broke, no job and law school loans), others began to donate their money in exchange for comments as well. It was exciting(…)
Jun 17 2009
The winner of the raffle is: Michelle Reaver! She takes home a kickin’ prize pack of the following books: An arc of LOVE IS A FOUR LEGGED WORD by Kandy Shepard ONE MORE TIME and ALL OR NOTHING by Claire Cross CASTING SPELLS by Barbara Bretton THE CAT by Jean Johnson The Cat Who Brought(…)
Jun 13 2009
ALERT: due to a problem with the original listing, the auction in memory of Edith Layton at eBay had to be restarted. It will expire on 16 June at 11:23 pm PDT. So if you had a bid and now you have a yen to bid again, here’s the new link. We convey embarrassed apologies,(…)
Jun 11 2009
Here at Dear Author, the winners of the Tails of Love Giveaway are: Val Ms Bookjunkie Donna S Hooray! I’ve emailed you according to the address you left when you commented. Don’t forget that part II, the raffle, ends tomorrow. Just send your receipt for charitable donation to sbj.contests at gmail dot com and you’re entered to(…)
Jun 9 2009
In memory of Edith Layton, Sarah and I are hosting a fundraiser/auction/giveaway to benefit the North Shore Animal League. Layton’s daughter Susie Felber told me that while her mother was very quiet about her battle with ovarian cancer, she was not at all shy about “her insane love of animals,” and so the family decided(…)
Nov 11 2008
Cedar Rapids, Iowa suffered a terrible flood this summer and as a result the Cedar Rapids Public Library was nearly destroyed. Federal funds are being used to rebuild but there are no funds to replace the 20,000-30,000 books destroyed as a result of the water damage. If you want to donate books for the library(…)
Sep 1 2008
Reposted with permission: Unleash Your Story: Make a Difference challenges readers and writers to raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation(CFF). Cystic Fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S. Thirty years ago life expectancy for a child born with CF was only five years, but through the efforts of the(…)
May 7 2008
It is estimated that possibly 100,000 people will have died as a result of the physical disaster and relief is lagging in the area. Smart Bitch Sarah posted a number of links for the relief effort. Ann Aguirre is hosting a contest for anyone who donates to one of the links provided by Sarah. There(…)
Dec 17 2007
Free Rice is reaching the national press stage. NPR wrote about the origins of the computer program (written by computer programmer, John Breen, to help his son who was studying for the SATs) and the success (more than 8.2 billion grains of rice has been given away). The Web site earns money from advertising and(…)
Oct 16 2007
. All About Romance is hosting a charity auction to help Hurricane Katrina victims. The charity is Hands on New Orleans and the auction began yesterday. (I meant to post about it yesterday but was, ah, busy with other things). In any event, authors and other industry professionals have offered up a whole host of(…)
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