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

Kassia Krozser of Booksquare examines Terry Goodkind’s ebook deal with Rosetta Books. Goodkind owned his ebook rights and instead of going e with Tor, his print publisher and one that doesn’t have an ebook presence, Goodkind went to Rosetta Books because Rosetta offered better terms. Obviously Goodkind is in a better position than many authors to negotiate his rights separately but wouldn’t it make sense to sell your ebook rights to say, Samhain, and get 35% of the e royalties?

What was even more interesting, though, is that Krozser showed how dangerous it is for authors who do not have an ebook version of their books. The refusal of an author to be in eformat doesn’t stop the eformats from being readily available.

This week features some big names in epic fantasy and a gangsta chef. Really.

Not sure if this will be mainstream or fantasy (PM is mixed) but the rumor is that this went for a ridiculous amount of money.
NYT bestselling author Terry Goodkind’s contemporary thriller set in an American city, and two other novels, moving to Ivan Held at Putnam, in a joint venture with Berkley, with Susan Allison editing.

I have to admit that this sounds clever. Win!
Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough’s BARQUE CATS, like sailing ships of old, spaceships have cats but in space they are rare and valuable; what humans do not know is that the cats are plotting to take over the universe, to Sue Moe at Del Rey, in a good deal, in a two-book deal.

The Dabel Brothers are cleaning up: Jim Butcher, LKH, Patricia Briggs, and now Jordan.
Comic-book format editions of Robert Jordan’s bestselling 12-volume Wheel of Time series, to Dabel Brothers Publishing, for publication beginning in December 2008.

500 Blazes! Holy cow.
Stephanie Bond’s book for the 500th Blaze release, a single-author anthology, for publication in October 2009; and a story patterned after A Christmas Carol about a prickly woman who has an encounter with a …