Posts Tagged ‘trends’

• Colleen Gleason - Winner of the DABWAHA

  Back in the Spring, Dear Author and Smart Bitches hosted a book tournament to mimic the NCAA Basketball tourney. 64 books competed with each other and the book that ended up winning, per the reader voters, was Colleen Gleason's The Rest Falls Away This ad is part of her prize.
  
  
  

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  The Leak of Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun

  • Is a publicity ploy done to ratchet up interest in the Twilight books and movie
  • The work of a once trusted friend much to Meyer's despair

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• Industry News

  • Publishing Deals from August 20 through 27
  • Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun 12 Chapters Available
  • Comcast to Explicity Limit Broadband Use
  • Return Your Books Without Refuse
  • No New Amazon Kindles This Year Says Amazon

• Open Thread Events

  Open Threads at Dear Author. Want to know what new releases are out this month and what readers are excited about reading? Check out the threads below.

  • Author Promo for August
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• Recent Comments

  • Jane: Ha ha ha ha. I love it. It sounds like something from either a...
  • jmc: Brotherhood of the Coeur du Roi? I’m picturing a bunch of...
  • theo: Ann, I truly hope I didn’t ruin a special thing for you ;)...
  • Ann Bruce: Theo — I won’t be able to watch SNF anymore. Jody...
  • Jody W.: Jane — I bought Angel and Spike with Buffy despite the...
  • theo: Why did I just have a picture of John Travolta in a white suit...
  • Ann Bruce: Oh, I understand that vampires sparkle in Meyer’s...
  • theo: ROFL, Ann! I wonder why! I’m sorry, that just struck me as...
  • Ann Bruce: Thinking about edward as 100+ year old with a teen kind of...
  • Jane: Thinking about edward as 100+ year old with a teen kind of skeeves...

• In re Moderation of Comments and Endorsement of Posts

  We don’t like to censor comments nor do we endorse the comments of any poster. We do reserve the right to moderate comments but most of the time will not, believing, as Justice Brandeis did, that the greater good is in “more speech, not enforced silence.”

  You can read the full position statement here.

• The Story of Reba Belle: Rage Against the Machine

  Reader Reba Belle is subjected to abusive comments and harassment in the Amazon.com forums. When she complains about it and tries to rectify the situation, her account is suspended while the authors' accounts remain in good standing. Read more about it here. Sign the Petition for Change here.

• New and Upcoming Releases

  Check out the new and upcoming releases from the Dear Author Amazon store. You don't have to buy anything from the store, but you can use it as a reference. If you do buy something, Dear Author gets a kick back of 6%.

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• Jane's Smart Bitch Title

  Awarded on April 8, 2008!