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April 2, 2013

The Science of the Glom

JaneEssaysBacklist86 Comments

2012 was the year of Kristen Ashley for many romance readers.  Whether it was through The Golden Dynasty (recommended to me as Game of Thrones fan fiction) or Knight (the weirdly magnetic but hard to read book featuring the pimp hero) or Motorcycle Man (the one that I use as ... more >

May 31, 2010

Harlequin June Backlist Titles

JaneNeed A Rec!Backlist / Ebooks / Harlequin4 Comments

Here is a searchable/sortable list of the Harlequin backlist titles for June.   The best way to search for these is simply by title + Author at the Kindle store, BN store (choosing the “ebook” option)   or even Sony Store.   You’ll notice that the missing Karina Bliss titles:   Mr. Irresistible and ... more >

December 8, 2009

Backlist Title Dilemma

JaneFeatures / PollBacklist / quality / writing54 Comments

I was emailing with a friend of mine over two backlist titles from authors whose recent work we both enjoyed tremendously.   The backlist titles were such poor quality compared to the recent works and I thought that had I read those backlist titles, I would never have wanted to pick ... more >

April 8, 2007

Publishers Making the Backlist More Accessible

JaneEbooksBacklist / digital publishing / Harlequin / HarperCollins / Penguin / Random-House / Simon & Schuster / St.-Martins-Press / Tor17 Comments

The e-backlist has been a long time in coming. Readers, particularly romance readers, are big glommers and they often are searching for the one book their reading buddy says is a must find. Unfortunately, these books are often difficult to find and very expensive. Publishers are being more responsive by ... more >

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