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Plagiarism
July 17, 2013

Wednesday News: Fraudster uses self publishing platform to sell plagiarised books; Penn student authors a rebuttal to the NYT; and some facts and musings on Rowling’s secret indentity

JanePublishing Newsauthors / feminism / JK-Rowling26 Comments

Plagiarism in self publishing again – Yesterday an LGTBQ author by the name of JP Barnaby announced that his book “Aaron” had been copied and uploaded on Amazon under the title “Shane” by one Michael Wagner. Even the dedication was the same with the names changed. Upon further investigation, it ... more >

May 2, 2013

Thursday News: Author Solutions subject to class action; HarperCollins launches a digital first imprint for mysteries

JanePublishing Newsauthors / digital publishing / HarperCollins3 Comments

HarperCollins to launch digital-first mystery imprint, with monthly royalty payments – The idea of no advance in a traditional publishing world is really groundbreaking outside of romance. Yet HarperCollins is going to do this for mystery books. “HarperCollins’ William Morrow division will launch Witness, a digital-first imprint for mysteries and ... more >

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January 24, 2012

In Praise of the Personal Review

JanetLetters of Opinionauthors / publishing / Reviewing130 Comments

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of bluster in the YA community over what reviews “should be” and how they should be written and defined and what they should and should not contain. It’s a conversation that was very common in the online Romance community not so ... more >

Wanted Man by Ellen Hartman
January 12, 2012

REVIEW: Wanted Man by Ellen Hartman

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAuthor Reader Relationship / authors / Contemporary / Ellen Hartman / Harlequin / Harlequin SuperRomance / secrets11 Comments

Rhian’s Rooftop Resolutions: 1. Write a children’s book 2. Learn to play basketball 3. Have a summer fling Between caring for her orphaned nephew and working as a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent several years perfecting the art of abstinence. But the arrival of Nathan Delaney—her gorgeous housepainter—has her ... more >

June 15, 2011

Note from Hachette Regarding eBook Sales

JanePublishing Newsauthors / Royalties47 Comments

As I mentioned previously, I had emailed Hachette about these concerns Ms. Carriger had posted about the underreporting of ebook royalties and how that may be harming authors. This was causing readers to think that they shouldn’t buy digital. I received the following response (reposted with permission): Dear Jane Neil ... more >

December 16, 2009

Wednesday Midday Links Roundup: More Casual Gaming for Romance Authors

JaneFeatures / Publishing NewsAmazon / authors / Borders / Dorchester-Publishing / Ebooks / Kobo7 Comments

Dr. Sarah Frantz (aka Joan here at Dear Author) has an article published in the Jane Austen Society of North America. You can read the entire article here in which Dr. Frantz talks about the legacy of Darcy in the post modern romance novel. It’s all about the hero. **** ... more >

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