Oct 27 2011
Kobo is entering the self publishing/publishing realm. To agents and others, this will come as no surprise. Kobo has been meeting with agents, hiring content editors, and with its major competitors thriving in the self publishing space, this is an inevitable move. Kobo currently has a deal with Smashwords to supply self published content. It(…)
Sep 6 2011
Dear Ms. Browne, I’ve heard of the “Little Lady” books but no, shame on me, I’ve never read them. But when a friend of mine told me about “Swept Off Her Feet” and that she’d really liked it, the blurb got me interested in it. After she assured me that there’s no faux brogue dialog(…)
Aug 17 2011
Dear Ms. Diener, Having recently read and enjoyed a historical novel set in the 16th century and dealing with intrigue and assassins, I was intrigued when In a Treacherous Court fell into my hands. Realizing it was a debut sharpened my interest, since I’m always on the lookout for new authors, especially those whose work is something(…)
Aug 3 2011
Yesterday the sad news came out that LA Banks lost her battle with cancer and has passed on. Sarah Wendell is headed to a celebration of Leslie’s life in Philadelphia. Join her and others to celebrate Leslie’s personal and professional contributions. ***** Shifty Jelly posts that it is removing itself from the App Store because(…)
Jul 6 2011
Dear Ms. Harper, While I know that being a woman scorned would suck, Lacey Terwilliger, nee Vernon, makes it seem survivable. Nay, not only survivable but rise above-able. Lacey does what I suspect most women in her place would want to do – she gets her revenge on her cheating spouse. But she also ends(…)
May 5 2011
There is a lot of news today. First up Barnes and Noble is set to announce a new ebook reader during BEA which is in a couple of weeks. Amazon is releasing a new ebook reader this fall. The BN Nook 2, as Mike Cane believes it will be called, is likely to have a(…)
Mar 25 2011
Briane Keene wrote a blog post yesterday highlighting some disturbing news about Dorchester. Brian Keene requested that his rights be reverted to him in exchange for a write off of the debt (royalties) that Dorchester owed him. I negotiated a deal with Dorchester that allowed for: 1. The immediate reversion of all of my print(…)
Feb 9 2011
The classic nook, refurbished, is on sale today only for $79 at 1 Sale a Day. I’ve never purchased from them and I can’t vouch for the service. I’m not a fan of the classic nook. I think that it’s touchscreen + eink screen is confusing and I’ve heard reports that the buttons break easily.(…)
Dec 23 2010
Amazingly, one of Sarah Wendell’s favorite Amanda Quick books is the same as mine: Scandal. In an email exchange, Sarah and I discovered our mutual affection for such a book and Sarah decided to pick it for the Sizzling Book chat. I remember exactly where I saw Scandal. It was on the upper rack above(…)
Feb 19 2010
More plagiarism from authors and journalists. NY Times has another reporter who has admitted to lifting text from other journalists, specifically from the Wall Street Journal. He apologized and said he thought it was his own material. Slate made up its own list of excuses by plagiarists. But apologies might be a thing of the(…)
Feb 4 2010
There is a superlative article at Publisher’s Marketplace about the windowing, agency model, pricing, and the future of digital books. Most of the comments are made by Madeline McIntosh by Random House. She talks in a very thoughtful and meaningful way about the challenges publishers are facing today and how quickly the landscape is changing.(…)
Dec 18 2009
Jason Pinter wonders whether being online and so accessible removes the mystique of an author and thereby reduces one’s ability to sell books. **** More authors are getting into the casual gaming platform. Orchid Games released Heartwild Solitaire Classic and recruited a few authors to write short stories that players are allowed to read after(…)
Sep 30 2009
I woke up and Twitter was alive with the news that Simon & Schuster was making a huge change to its organizational structure. Simon Spotlight Entertainment and Pocket Books will be reconfigured. All the hardcovers and trade books that were once Pocket Books or SSE will now be Gallery Books. Pocket Books will focus solely(…)
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