May 18 2012
Friday Midday Links: Tributes to Monica Jackson; S&S Settles with State AGs
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May 2 2012
Wednesday Midday Links: S&S gains offset by legal costs; Amanda Hocking is doing really well in traditional publishing; Kindle Fire refurb
The best deal today is $139 for a Refurbished Kindle Fire. This is sold by Amazon and comes with the same customer service. Onto the News: CBS Corporation Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Results – MarketWatch – “Publishing (Simon & Schuster) Publishing revenues for the first quarter of 2012 increased 14% to $176 million from [...]
Feb 7 2012
REVIEW: Sleepwalker by Karen Robards
Dear Ms. Robards: One of the first AAR DIK books I ever read was one of yours: “Walking After Midnight.” Now here I am, years later, reading another “walking” book that involves a hero and heroine on the run and trying to stay alive. My questions for myself as I started the book were will [...]
Nov 14 2011
Monday Midday News: Kindle Touch and Fire Reviews; Black Friday eReader Deals
The Kindle devices have been released to the media and there are a few reviews. Of the Fire, reviewers say the it is easy to access Amazon content and if all you want to do is consume media rather than create, the Fire is probably the right kind of device for you, particularly at the [...]
Oct 27 2011
Thursday Midday Links: Simon & Schuster Staff Stars in YouTube Video for a Guidette Makeover
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
REVIEW: Swept Off Her Feet by Hester Browne
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
REVIEW: In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener
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 [...]
May 5 2011
Thursday Midday Links: New eReaders to debut from BN and Amazon
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
Friday Midday Links: Dorchester reportedly selling books it doesn’t own
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
Wednesday Midday Links: Classic nook for $79
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
Thursday Midday Links: A Smart Bitches Book Chat Invitation
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
Friday Midday Links: S&S Has a Down Year
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
Thursday Midday Links: More on Amazon and Macmillan
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
Friday Midday Links: Courtney Milan’s Win Win for RWA
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 [...]
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