Jul 27 2009
More rumors abound about the Apple Tablet. The Financial Times is stating that it will be due out by Christmas (registration required). There is a supposed launch of a new iTouch complete with camera and microphone in October so it’s possible that the Apple Tablet will be announced at the same time. Red Sage author, [...]
Jul 10 2009
Dear Ms. Evans: On the positive side, this is one NAL Heat that I actually finished. Most of the other books in this line seem to be about wife/partner swapping (O_o) and that is not really my thing. Skin Deep had a great premise. A tattoo artist and star of a reality tv show about [...]
Jun 8 2009
Here are the results of the Berkley/Jove/Ace/Roc Giveaway [Gallery=9] [Gallery=10] A special thanks to Anne Soward of Ace/Roc and Cindy Hwang from Berkley/Jove for their generous donations. If you want to check out the books that are upcoming from these publishers check out the threads: Ace/Roc and Berkley/Jove. The great thing is that we will [...]
Jun 4 2009
Who doesn’t love summer, and visions of long, hot days, preferably at the beach with an icy drink in one hand and a great book in the other? Well, you’re on your own for the beach and the drink, but for great reads, look no further than Berkley’s terrific line-up of fabulous summer romances. As [...]
Apr 26 2009
Michael Perry, editor of Inkling Books, wrote an editorial on why he officially objected to the Google Book Settlement. Meljean Brook, author of the Guardian series, wonders why Google couldn’t have asked for permission first before scanning and why Authors’ Guild is pursuing this settlement which requires authors to opt out. Epublishers Weekly has a [...]
Mar 17 2009
Nearly every segment of Penguin publishing showed improvement in 2008 helping the company achieve a growth of 26% over 2007 and a profit margin of 10.3%. Sales were up 3% not withstanding the increased value of the dollar. Penguin had one or more #1 New York Time Bestseller 94% of the year, their authors brought [...]
Mar 11 2009
We were so thrilled with the response to the giveaway that we are giving away more than 17 books. In fact, we are giving away 39 titles to 13 people. Cindy offered up an additional number of ARCs and I scrounged around and found some June titles. I hope the winners will be pleasantly surprised. [...]
Mar 9 2009
NOTE: This post will close it’s comments tonight at 8 PM CST and the winners will be posted in the A.M. Jane I have SEVENTEEN Berkley ARCs of titles scheduled to be published in March, April and May including NYT bestselling authors like Christine Feehan and Lora Leigh. Cindy Hwang, executive editor of Berkley, has [...]
Feb 12 2009
The perfect way to get ready for Valentines Day is with the perfect romance! Catherine Anderson is “one of the finest writers of romance. Emotional and heart-felt, her stories make you believe in the power of love” (New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber). Readers will enjoy this emotionally nourishing and thrilling novel of [...]
Feb 3 2009
Penguin and Amazon are launching their second annual search for the next great fiction writer . The prize is a hefty $25,000 advance (that's big money, particularly in today's publishing economy unless you are a celeb or writing a Dan Brown knock off). Amazon reviewers get first crack at the slush pile and the top 500 [...]
Oct 7 2008
Penguin is offering, as part of its “eSpecial” program, three anthology stories that were originally available only as part of a collection. Father Mine by JR Ward is a novella available for $3.99 only in her Black Dagger Brotherhood Insider’s Guide (Retail $15.00). Father Mine features a story about Zsadist and Bella which I’ve heard [...]
Sep 8 2008
Penguin has announced that it will be releasing an e version of the new epilogue that is to be included in the paperback version of The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (does it address the federal bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?). For all those hardcover purchasers, you can download this new epilogue [...]
Jun 30 2008
Dear Ms. Haynes: I hadn’t read you before and honestly, I didn’t think I would like this book. The reason for this isn’t grounded in any good reason, but a fairly superficial one, but I’ll articulate it in case other readers make these snap judgments. I had started the book Fortune Hunter and read about [...]
May 22 2008
Sarah of SmartBitches wondered if you can follow an editor like you would an author, or maybe I can take that a bit further, and ask whether you can follow an editor like another reader who you trust. I initially thought that there was no correlation between an editor’s output and reader taste, but I [...]
Apr 24 2008
We hosted a giveaway for 15 copies of Kresley Cole’s delicious upcoming May release, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge. The winners are as follows. Please send me (jane @ dearauthor. com) your snail mail address. # 92 Little Lamb Lost # 36 Miss Kitty # 14 Ana # 50 Emily # 107 Josie # 97 [...]
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