Fifty Shades

Wednesday News:  RH lifted to record year by 50 Shades; Publishers and libraries still at odds; UK based tutoring company corrects graffiti

Wednesday News: RH lifted to record year by 50 Shades; Publishers and libraries still at odds; UK based tutoring company corrects graffiti

From my Inbox: It’s Forever’s 10th anniversary, and in celebration we’re giving two lucky fans a chance to win free registration to attend the RT BookLovers Convention!  ($474 value*)  Enter for a chance to win a ‘Readers’ registration to this year’s convention May 1 – 5, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center,(…)

Friday News: Random House launches three digital only imprints; Trademark rejected; First sale case criticized by Colbert; Somewhat increase protection for emails introduced

Friday News: Random House launches three digital only imprints; Trademark rejected; First sale case criticized by Colbert; Somewhat increase protection for emails introduced

Judge, Jury & Executioner – Copyright Law – The Colbert Report – 2012-26-11 – Video Clip – Stephen Colbert took on the Kirtsaeng case which may have far reaching affects on the right of first sale for consumers. The question for the Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng case is whether a product sold overseas, purchased(…)

Monday News:  New Sony Reader, More on Kindle Lending, Shifting Book Buyer Demographics

Monday News: New Sony Reader, More on Kindle Lending, Shifting Book Buyer Demographics

I’m still trying to perfect the presentation of the news. To make it easier to read, I’ve included my commentary after the link and blockquoted the portion of the article that I am quoting. Let me know if that is easier to read. Also, at the request of a couple readers, I’ve inserted “target=”_blank” to(…)

Wednesday Midday Links: Guardians strange erotica list, Sarah takes Kirkus on, Children’s book deals

Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey | Books | The Guardian – “It is thought that its e-beginnings, which allowed people to read without fear of discovery or embarrassment (Kindles have no covers), has vitally contributed to its success. How the internet has spoiled today’s stimulation seekers. A click of a button and(…)

Wednesday Midday Links: Tor/Forge US and UK Goes DRM Free; Anonymous Author Shares Fiverr Experience

Wednesday Midday Links: Tor/Forge US and UK Goes DRM Free; Anonymous Author Shares Fiverr Experience

A few weeks ago, I stumbled onto Fiverr, a place where you can buy reviews at Amazon and twitter followers and a whole host of things. An author offered to test if out for me and sent me an account to post on Dear Author. Here it is: “For $5, I’ll leave a five-star review(…)

Master of the Universe versus Fifty Shades by E.L James Comparison

Master of the Universe versus Fifty Shades by E.L James Comparison

Introduction On Saturday, March 10, 2012, New York Times reported that Vintage, a literary imprint of Random House, had won the rights to republish on a large scale the ebook bestseller trilogy: 50 Shades of Grey, 50 Shades of Darker, and 50 Shades of Freed. The first in the series was number 1 on the(…)

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Primer (and Books Like 50 Shades)

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Primer (and Books Like 50 Shades)

Introduction Fifty Shades of Grey is a self published work by a British author using the pseudonym, E. L. James.  It was originally published along with the two sequels, Fifty Shades of Darker and Fifty Shades of Freed, in its entirety, as Master of the Universe on ff.net, a site that hosts what is known(…)

REVIEW: Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James

REVIEW: Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James

This review is being posted in lieu of a morning opinion piece because it is an opinion piece of sorts and because, well, it is verbose. So you get three reviews today. Yay! Dear E.L. James, So I’m pretty much in the minority when it comes to this book as I hated it. Fifty Shades(…)