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About Ned

is Jane's long suffering husband who enjoys high fantasy novels and the occasional romance that Jane disguises as a fantasy book. He is also the photographer and artist of the multimedia reviews here at Dear Author.

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June 8, 2011

Search by Publisher at Amazon for Low Prices

NedPublishing NewsAmazon / Deals8 Comments

Here is a good way to search for publishers’ deals at Amazon.  Go to Amazon.com and choose Books under the main menu on the left side. Then click “Advanced Search” Fill out three fields: Publisher: This is either the Harlequin imprint such as Harlequin Presents or Harlequin Superromance or Harlequin ... more >

March 26, 2008

Penguin to Soon Publish First Chinese Book

NedPublishing NewsPenguin1 Comments

Penguin will be releasing a new book “Wolf Totem” that was first written and published in China. The book sold nearly 6 million copies in China. What did Penguin pay for these rights? The rights were acquired in 2005 and the estimated cost was $100,000. Seems like a good investment. ... more >

February 25, 2008

Japanese Cell Phone Novels

NedPublishing Newscell phone / Japan7 Comments

I find this so interesting. Last year in Japan 5 of the top 10 selling books were “cell phone novels”. These novels are entirely written on cell phones using all of the abbreviations emoticons that I have so much trouble understanding. These are very short novels but very successful.   In ... more >

February 22, 2008

Honey, your book habit is ruining us financially!

NedPublishing News28 Comments

Do some of us buy too many books? Do you find yourself having books in your personal library that you have never read? Are you running out of space for all of your books? MSN Money listed 10 ways to save money when buying books. Here are a few of ... more >

February 22, 2008

Illustrated Romances

NedPublishing News6 Comments

Medallion press is coming out with a fully illustrated romance in November. It is titled Passion’s Blood and has an expected print run of 10,000. I have not seen an illustrated romance book before but I do know I like my fantasy “picture books” when done properly. Any opinions on ... more >

February 20, 2008

Paid Product Placement for Young Reader Book Series

NedPublishing News12 Comments

I think this is an interesting concept but have not decided yet why it’s needed (except maybe for greed?). Some authors and publishers will be mimicking what Hollywood has been doing concerning product placement in their television shows and movies. That is getting paid to mention their products in their ... more >

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