Feb 28 2012
News I have a lot of news today so I will try to be short. Pithy. Harry Potter digital books will be sourced through Overdrive and available for lending for five years. At that time, the libraries will need to repurchase the digital copies. Source: Library Journal Google decided to kick out affiliates that weren’t(…)
Feb 10 2012
News Penguin has severed all ties with Overdrive which means that there will no longer be any titles from Penguin available for library loan in digital format. The parties are negotiating terms in which books that the libraries have already purchased can be lent but no agreement has been forthcoming. Chilling, isn’t it? Perhaps libraries(…)
Jan 20 2012
Apple made it’s education announcement yesterday introducing iBooks 2 which allows you to view books made with iBooks Author. iBooks Author has been described as “Garage Band” for books. Essentially it is a purportedly easy to use tool to create interactive books rich with multimedia such as audio, video, and animations that will be well(…)
Dec 28 2011
News HarperCollins has sued Open Road Media for the publication of “Julie of the Wolves”. According to the petition, HarperCollins alleges that Open Road has willfully infringed on HC’s contract with Jean Craighead George which included the provision HC’s “exclusive right to publish George’s children’s novel Julie of the Wolves ‘in book form,’ including(…)
Dec 25 2011
With over 3 million Kindles sold along with 100 iOS devicees sold a minute, it is likely that many readers received digital reading devices this Christmas. The following is what you might need to know in order to use your device. 1. Are prices the same for digital books? Generally speaking the price of books(…)
Dec 13 2011
I’m combining the posts for the news and the deals in one. The deals are at the end. First up is the news that Dan Lubart has been hired by HarperCollins as SVP of Sales Analytics according to Publishers Marketplace. I find this fascinating because Lubart’s firm, Iobyte, has been analyzing price data and list(…)
Nov 7 2011
Barnes and Noble held its press conference today to announce the new Nook tablet and price reductions for the Nook Color and Nook Touch WiFi. The details were actually leaked last week but there are a few new details. Physically, it looks exactly the same as a NookColor. For the Nook Tablet, the battery usage(…)
Oct 31 2011
Waterstone’s developed a very cool graphic timeline (scroll to the left/right) of vampire books. I’ve been told an updated version will appear with Anne Rice on it. It includes classics and modern favorites. We had a discussion here at Dear Author about the mother of modern paranormal romances. Christine Feehan received the most votes.(…)
Oct 3 2011
As you will have heard, author Sandra Hyatt (Hyde) died suddenly a few weeks ago. A trust has now been set up in her memory, it’s aim to support a NZ-based romance writer going to a conference here or overseas. Link: http://www.sandrahyatt.com/sandra-hyde-memorial-trust/. ***** Someone is having trouble separating fact from fiction but I’m not convinced(…)
Sep 21 2011
I’m reposting these deals in case someone missed them yesterday. Halfway to the Grave with Bonus Material: A Night Huntress Novel for $1.99 * Amazon | nook | Kobo Cassie Palmer Series: Touch the Dark, Claimed by Shadow, Embrace the Night and Curse the Dawn in one bundle by Karen Chance for $7.51 – Amazon |(…)
Sep 20 2011
Updated with some deals that might go away in a week: Halfway to the Grave with Bonus Material: A Night Huntress Novel for $1.99 Cassie Palmer Series: Touch the Dark, Claimed by Shadow, Embrace the Night and Curse the Dawn in one bundle for $7.51 ******* Kindle lending is being tested by readers in the(…)
Sep 12 2011
I didn’t intend to post this link but I had multiple send this to my inbox and tweet the link to me. As a result of this post is that the author’s name and books are viral. It’s a smart marketing strategy for her self published books but probably places any future publisher contracts in(…)
Aug 25 2011
A federal judge in Austin has ruled that the Texas anti littering slogan does not apply to Christie Craig’s Don’t Mess With Texas. The decision (which I have not read) reportedly cites First Amendment issues and costs in denying the preliminary injunction request. Rogers v. Grimaldi, 875 F.2d 994, 999 (2nd Cir. 1989) set forth(…)
Aug 8 2011
A Miami Herald article finally states the obvious when it comes to readers and books. Readers are looking to buy books at the cheapest prices possible and if digital books are pushing the prices down, then readers will flock to the digital books. “The whole book culture is changing, and in some ways, I think(…)
Jul 28 2011
Amazon announced its second quarter results on July 26, 2011. Sales were up 51% but net income was down 8%. This is consistent with Q1 where sales were up (38%) and net income was down 33%. Amazon predicts that there will be an even greater reduction in operating income in Q3. Amazon hasn’t said what(…)
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