February 8, 2008

Oh Noes! Borders Offers Romance Book for Free; Takes Advantage of Emotionally Weak Women

JaneBookstoreBorders / Foot in Mouth Disease33 Comments

Borders is running a Buy 4 Get 1 Free special for romances. When I first saw this discount notice in my inbox (which works out to about $1.25 off per book), I thought, “Sweet.” But apparently, I should have thought “those rat bastards.” According to blogger at TensionBreaker: Offering consumers ... more >

January 15, 2008

Beautiful Book Buying

JayneBookstorebook business8 Comments

We all love to buy books, right? And as much as I luv me some ebooks, I still enjoy browsing in a bookstore. Something about the feel and heft of a book in my hands, the surprise discovery, the remembered TBB title makes a trip to my local brick and ... more >

December 19, 2007

New Romance Marketing Expert at Borders

JaneBookstoreBorders / marketing23 Comments

moar funny pictures I have to just give a plug for my dear friend, Tina Trevaskis, who is now the new Romance/Horror & Westerns Marketing Specialist at Borders Group Inc. Tina is a huge lover of romance. I met Tina over 7 years ago (I think) due to our mutual ... more >

September 23, 2007

Spotlight on Drollerie Press

JaneBookstore / Ebooks / InterviewsDrollerie-Press / Joely-Sue-Burkhart19 Comments

Drollerie Press came to my attention when two authors, Joely Sue Burkhart and Imogen Howson, emailed DearAuthor and wondered if we wouldn’t be interested in reading their books. The covers were gorgeous and I assumed that this was some small print independent publishing house. Upon further investigation, I learned that ... more >

JaneBookstore / Ebooks / Letters of Opiniondigital publishing / Ebooks32 Comments

I’ve purchased most of my books at Fictionwise. I’ve long thought that its Buywise club was a smart purchasing decision. After all, I buy alot of ebooks and it just seemed to make sense. I sat down with my laptop, an Excel spreadsheet, and Ned and learned that I really ... more >

Guest ReviewerBookstore / Letters of OpinionBorders / websites69 Comments

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 ... more >