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Posts Tagged ‘promotions’

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo)

By Jane • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Misc

What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:

The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released [...]



Author Talk Interviews Deidre Knight

By Jane • Oct 3rd, 2008 • Category: Reviews

AuthorTalk authors Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe interview author Deidre Knight.  Haven’t watched it yet but expect it to be very funny.



Interesting Fan Fiction Promotion Event

By Jane • Sep 28th, 2008 • Category: Publishing News

I saw this interesting promotion on Book Binge this morning.  Linda Wisdom, author of 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, and the October 1 release, Hex Appeal, and her publisher Sourcebooks, Inc. is offering a prize package for the best fan fiction entry surrounding Wisdom's books.  You can go to Book Binge for the details [...]



September Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo)

By Jane • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: Misc

The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:

The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of April would be a May release)
You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your book paralyzes [...]



Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo)

By Jane • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I know, this is way late. I’m terribly sorry to all those Authors with August releases!
The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:

The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of April would be a May release)
You can post for yourself or you [...]



Questions for Suzanne Brockmann? I Need Them

By Jane • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Misc

We’ve been invited to engage in a Q&A with NYT Bestselling Author, Suzanne Brockmann. Her latest TroubleShooter book is on shelves now (and is being offered with 100% micropay rebate at Fictionwise). According to the press release (which I am too lazy to rewrite), Into the Fire is “[b]rimming with thrill-chasing action, suspenseful kidnappings, [...]



Tor’s Still Giving It Away for Free

By Jane • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Publishing News

Tor started a promotion to advertise it’s new blog or website (or both) a few months ago by giving away a free eBook every week. In an increased effort to draw traffic, Tor has decided to put up download links for every book in its promotion which are good until Sunday.
That’s alot of free [...]



The Year of Acheron

By Jane • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Non Sequitur

Apparently, this is the Year of Acheron and YouTube has the video to prove it. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s video book trailer is kind of scary. If the book delivers this kind of chills, it would be pretty awesome.



Tor Free eBooks Giveaway Has Positive Effect on Sales

By Jane • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Publishing News

Simon at Bloggasm sent me an email about his interview with a few Tor authors who had participated in the Tor eBook giveaway. One author, Tobias Buckell, saw an increase in paper sales of his book that was given away and of its sequel, which was not given away. John Scalzi saw an [...]



The Punishing Publishing Schedule

By Jane • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Letters of Opinion, Misc

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I’ve heard some lamenting by readers of late that they wished authors would take more time crafting their works. I’ve actually heard the same lament from some industry folks as well. I’m not sure who first started the two books a year release schedule. I think in the 80s a reader [...]