Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

According to PublishersMarketplace (subscription needed), the data shows that there is close to 1 million Kindles out in the wilds of readerdom and that the previously provided statistic that if a book is available in print and Kindle, 1 out of 3 purchases is a Kindle purchase is confirmed by at least one major publisher. [...]

Theo Black, web designer and husband of author Holly Black, took to criticizing the websites of his former clients. I think Black is a talented guy but his vision of website design is style over functionality. I much prefer the functional and generic websites that he disdains because these sites are easier to [...]

I know that the change in look and feel here at Dear Author is the subject of some controversy. I can promise we will be addressing quite a few of the complaints (font size, glaring red color, lack of elegance), but much of the re-design is here to stay because of one important reason [...]

This is a special post by Bookseller Jolie after talking with some other booksellers and readers.
Readers want to buy your books; booksellers want to sell your books. Even though this article is all about the peeves, it’s really about how to help authors get connected to readers. The only way to [...]

Sharon Shinn, author of such fabulously romantic fantasy novels as Archangel and Dark Moon Defender, has launched a website at http://sharonshinn.net. Shinn’s many fans will be pleased to learn that her new site includes the author’s news, biography, links and interviews, FAQs, contact information, and even behind-the-scenes details about her books for both adults [...]

Tor had one of the worst websites on the ‘net. It was probably worse than the meanest fan blog ever created. I never understood how an imprint devoted to publishing the best in science fiction and fantasy could be so unimaginative in the design and function of its site; not to mention the [...]

The advertising firm of Spiers New York conducted a survey which revealed that 18% of readers have visited a publisher’s website and 23% have visited an author’s website. So, I guess if you don’t have an online presence, you may be missing out on giving nearly a quarter of your potential readership information on [...]