Oct 9 2012
Recently Publishers Weekly ran an article about a Bowker Market Research study, citing statistics that the majority of YA buyers (55%) are adults, and that most of the time, those buyers are purchasing the books for themselves. According to the study, the age 30-44 segment accounted for 28% of YA sales all by itself. “The(…)
Dec 5 2011
Dear Ms Andrews, I must confess, I am a fan. You are one of those authors I count on to consistently deliver good stories. The presence of your name on the cover of a book will motivate me to buy what I would otherwise pass. I’m hooked on your Kate Daniels series of Urban Fantasy(…)
Sep 7 2011
Sometimes I forget what news pieces I’ve posted here so if I have posted this, please forgive my lapse in memory. Tech Crunch has actual details of the new Amazon Tablet. It’s 7″ and supports two finger multi touch gestures (instead of the 10 finger supported by the iThings). Runs on a modified Android platform(…)
Jun 9 2011
I was contacted last week about a program called “The Fresh Air Fund”. The program sets up host families for children in need. You can check out more at this link. **** Jon L is the creator of a new blog which uses the Amazon API to try and create lists of new releases and(…)
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(…)
Jun 4 2009
Nov 5 2008
Dear Ms. Summers: I know you’ve written books for Ellora’s Cave, Kensington and Harlequin, but I was unfamiliar with your work. I was excited to read Red due, in part, to its post apocalyptic setting and I was intrigued by the idea of: "What if Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf turned(…)
Mar 18 2008
see more crazy cat pics As was reported last week, urban fantasy is on the rise. More and more UF books are being published and these books are increasingly being marketed toward the romance reader. These books are commonly referred to as part of the cross over genre. There is a boon and a curse(…)
Aug 14 2007
A few weeks ago, I started reading Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L Wilson. It was sold to me as a epic fantasy meets romance tale. I was skeptical. I hadn’t ever read an epic fantasy + romance and frankly, I didn’t know that it could be done. Epic fantasy, at its core, relies(…)
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