Dec 11 2007
According to emails, comments, and other sources, it appears that head of Mardi Gras Publishing that went under earlier in 2007 has started a new epublishing venture called LA Media. According to some reports, Teresa Jacobs aka Teresa Wayne failed to provide renumeration to editors, cover artists and authors owed under Mardi Gras Publishing. Jaden(…)
Nov 7 2007
I received a note in my inbox that a new ebook publisher, Twilight Fantasies Publications, have officially closed their doors. The house opened in May and closed this month. Editors, authors, cover artists are unpaid. When asked about payment issues and reversion of rights, authors have been ridiculed. It is rumored that the house could(…)
Oct 26 2007
According to Publishers Weekly, Hachette Book Group USA (which includes Grand Central Publishing, the house of Elizabeth Hoyt and Karen Rose) will adopt the International Digital Publishing Forum’s new file format standard for ebooks. The format standard allows a publisher to create just one digital book file instead of the 6-10 previously required. This cuts(…)
Sep 20 2007
I think that when you say the word “ebook” that the assumption is the major consumer is a male, probably one who is a tech aficionado. The reality, though, is that the most successful epublishing company is one that caters to women. The majority of bestselling ebooks are romances. And yesterday, Harlequin is leading the(…)
Sep 16 2007
Stardust Press is an epublisher who started last fall (2006). It doesn’t appear to be a fly-by-night operation as it was reported that it gave $50 advances per the contract. For whatever reasons, Stardust Press will soon no longer be a going concern according to a source. Send to Kindle
Sep 9 2007
Penguin has recently been releasing more ebook versions of its products. Penguin has lagged behind the digital market compared to the other NY publishers such as Harper Collins, Random House, Simon & Schuster and Harlequin. In April, it announced that Genevieve Shore would be the global digital director for Penguin worldwide. Penguin’s ebook website has(…)
Sep 2 2007
If you have been paying attention this last week, you will have read some eye brow raising posts from and about epublishers, unfortunately, few of it good. The fact is that because of the low entries to barriers in the e publishing industry (i.e., lack of funding), many epublishing companies are started by individuals with(…)
Aug 27 2007
On the heels of the Triskelion Bankrupty and the Silk’s Vault troubles, Mardi Gras Publishing will apparently be filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy at the end of this week or the start of next. (registration required). The rights will be returned to the authors but as we discussed previously, the bankruptcy court has the power to(…)
Aug 17 2007
I’ve traveled a bit in my time and I never go anywhere without a travel book, but sometimes I end up buying more than one because each travel book has its own strengths, and, of course, its own weaknesses. Lonely Planet, one of the better guidebooks on the market, is using digital technology to address(…)
Aug 12 2007
Yesterday, I pulled up a review of an older book because I wanted to talk about one of my favorite anthology contributions written by Author Nicole Camden. One of the commenters, Charlene Teglia, asked what other works Camden had penned. Unfortunately, as Rosario, another commenter pointed out, Camden’s anthology contribution was her only published work.(…)
Aug 5 2007
I’ve purchased most of my books at Fictionwise. I’ve long thought that its Buywise club was a smart purchasing decision. After all, I buy alot of ebooks and it just seemed to make sense. I sat down with my laptop, an Excel spreadsheet, and Ned and learned that I really haven’t been spending my money(…)
Aug 3 2007
Publisher’s Weekly reported that Harlequin saw a total revenue increase of 1.2% for the second quarter of 2007. Of interesting note, online retail sales have grown by double digits and ebook sales has also increased. Harlequin launched its Spice Briefs line which are Harlequin’s ebook publishing efforts. Spice Briefs will cost $2.99 for erotic ebooks(…)
Jul 1 2007
The publisher from Total E-Bound contacted me and asked if I was interested in doing a type of feature for the new ebook company. I replied that I and our readers would be interested in hearing more about the new venture. Here is the uncut interview with Claire Siemaszkiewicz, Publisher, Total-E-Ntwined Limited T/A Total-e-bound. While(…)
Jun 20 2007
Adobe released its Adobe Digital Editions 1.0 that had previously been released in beta form. I’ve tried out the beta form and with properly formatted pdfs, the books looked great. With older books, however, it struggles with the same issues of reflow and readability. Still, if the IDPF can convince every publisher to go to(…)
Jun 10 2007
Last week there was a big announcement from Samhain that it would be partnering with Kensington to bring a new Samhain imprint to the Kensington line. Ellora’s Cave also provided information about its increased output with Simon & Schuster for the year 2008, including a roll out of single titles to accompany the already popular(…)
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