Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

CONTEST! Venus Press is offering DearAuthor readers a chance to win three gift certificates worth $5.00. You just need to post below one of the three books Jane bought in trying out Venus Press. Hint: One is from the Confessions line, one from the Paranormal line, and one from the Contemporary line. The first three posters to guess one of the books will get the $5.00 gift certificate.
Venus Press opened its doors in 2004. It publishes erotic stories in a six categories:

Confessions (2,000 to 5,000 words)

Aphrodisiacs (5,000 to 9,750 words),

Short stories (around 10,000-18,000 words),

Novellas (around 19,000-30,000 words),

Category length novels (around 31,000-45,000 words),

Novel length works (46,000 to 80,00 words).

The original Liquid Silver post was eaten up by something. I’ll blame it on computer gremlins.

CONTEST:

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1) Is there any place for a reader to “redownload” a previously purchased book?

Not at the moment. We are in the process of upgrading our shopping cart, which will let readers do this. Readers who want to download another copy of their purchase, or need a different format, can email us at support@liquidsilverbooks.com

2) Are there any plans in the future to maintain a “library” of purchases?

Yes! This is one of the many improvements we’re working on for our new shopping cart. The new cart will let readers keep a backlist of their purchases on the site, and provide a more flexible shopping system.

3) What do you think of buying plans (i.e., reader bookclubs)?

We love this idea! Once we have the new cart in place, we’re going to be looking at implementing some kind of plan. We strive to be reader-friendly, …

Amber Quill Press started in 2002. They publish a diverse number of genres, both erotica and non-erotica, by a large number of authors. They sell both ebooks and trade sized paperbacks. AQP even has an ebook soap opera called Amber Circle. They sell to individuals, bookstores and libraries. There are currently 5 AQ newsletter/yahoo groups which readers can join. They do not sell books from other publishers.

Amber Quill Press accepts submissions by invitation only. They state they do not accept any kind of open submissions from authors or agents nor will they respond to query letters. They do have an annual Amber Heat Wave contest during which they will accept erotic romance manuscript submissions.