Feb 14 2013
NOTE: Originally released as “Wife for a Week.” “The perfect Valentine’s gift? As far as women’s fashion accessories went, he was spectacular. A black-haired, cobalt-eyed, dangerous- looking toy who no doubt warned you outright not to bother playing with him if you didn’t like his rules. He was like a Hermes handbag; women saw and(…)
Feb 9 2012
In the UK, romance checkouts at the library are being overtaken by crime fiction titles. Does that mean that the interest in romance books is declining? Melville House wonders if, instead, readers are going digital. But while this story is being billed as romance vs. crime fiction, it seems like there could be a digital(…)
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(…)
Dec 15 2010
Are you guys up for a bookchat? We are hosting one for The Iron Duke that will be held Saturday night, December 18, beginning at 8 pm CST. We readers will chat for an hour and then the author, Meljean Brook, will appear at 9 pm CST to answer questions. If you haven’t read this(…)
Sep 20 2010
When Amazon opened its Kindle store earlier this year, a huge price war broke out amongst the major chains forcing ebook prices down to 50% or lower than the retail price. Hachette is the first publisher to push back and institute “agency” pricing. The UK retailers, however, have reacted by removing Hachette from the online(…)
Jun 23 2010
Remember when Harlequin wanted another bundle and we got the Dear Author community to contribute suggestions and then vote on those suggestions? Well, the speed of digital publishing is superluminal these days and the bundle is ready for sale. You can buy the bundle right now at eHarlequin site for $14.40 or wait until July(…)
Mar 4 2010
This week has been bereft of news links because of our giveaways like “Save the Contemporary” and the “ACE/ROC Giveaway”. This does not mean that news hasn’t been happening so here’s my two bit summary: Overzealous copyright enforcement results in harmful and crazy results. First example is OK Go. EMI, the record label of OK(…)
Dec 23 2008
Trying to capture a greater share of the reading public in India, Mills & Boon (a division of Harlequin) is hosting a writing contest for Indian writers. I can't wait to read these, not just to discover new authors, but to see what cultural differences show up in the books. I did read a Mills(…)
Aug 15 2008
I don’t know if this is common knowledge or not, but Harlequin is one of the few major publishers that still accept un-agented manuscripts (Dorchester and Tor are others). From time to time Harlequin holds writing contests and the winners receive the editing services of a Harlequin editor for a year. One thing that was(…)
May 29 2008
For our UK readers, the 100 Years of Mills & Boon Centenary Exhibition opens on June 6th at the Manchester Central Library. According to the Manchester site, The exhibition explores the evolution of 20th century social and sexual mores in Britain, alongside the development of the world’s leading romance publisher. You’ll also find a company(…)
Jan 28 2008
Is it the anniversary of Mills&Boon, the publishing juggernaught that is Mills&Boon or the impending holiday that is all above “love” (gag gag)? Whatever the reason, Guardian can’t stop writing about Mills &Boons books. Another article about the publishing house that sells a book every 6.6 seconds in the UK addresses, a bit, the idea(…)
Nov 7 2007
Mills & Boon, the UK arm of Harlequin (or is it the other way around?) will be testing the paranormal market with the release of Raintree: Infernoby Linda Howard and its two sister books. According to Bookseller.com, Mills & Boon believes that the paranormal romance market is small but profitable. Keri Arthur and Sherrilyn Kenyon(…)
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