Publishing NewsBella-Andre / digital lending / digital publishing / Harlequin / self-published3 Comments
New digital imprint launched by ex-Harlequin Marketing Controller – Oliver Rhodes, a former Harlequin Marketing Controller (I’m not really sure what this position is), has launched Bookouture, a new digital publishing imprint which appears to be focused on women. The press release stated: “At Bookouture we’re offering authors great digital ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / DNF ReviewsBella-Andre / Contemporary / self-published11 Comments
Dear Ms. Andre, Though I haven’t been the most effusive in reviews of your books in the past, I admit that you are one of my go-to authors. Your books are easy, sexy reads and almost always seem to hit the right spot. There’s a certain suspension of belief required ... more >
C+ ReviewsBella-Andre / Contemporary / Rock-Star / self-published9 Comments
Dear Ms. Andre, I purchased this book on a Kindle Daily Deal, I think. It’s regularly priced at $4.99 and while I felt that $4.99 was a bit too pricey for DA_January’s budget, I could spend two dollars and not hate myself in the morning for buying it. From This ... more >
InterviewsBella-Andre / digital publishing / self-published18 Comments
In January 15, 2011, Bella Andre (http://www.bellaandre.com/) launched a new title under the name Lucy Kevin. Lucy Kevin had no cross pollination with Bella Andre name and was unknown before the release. “Falling Fast” shot up to #4 on the BN Bestseller list and Andre sold 25,000 copies of the ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / Bella-Andre / book-sales / digital publishing / self-published39 Comments
HarperCollins CEO doesn’t believe that consumer desire for lower ebook prices can be made up by lowered costs of production. She also believes that online purchases are driven solely by price: “The signs are that consumers expect e-books to be priced considerably lower than physical books. There’s no easier way ... more >
Book Reviews / D ReviewsBella-Andre / Firefighter / law-enforcement / road-romance18 Comments
Dear Ms. Andre: I admit that the one and only book I read by you was one about football and I had a fairly negative reaction to it given that so little of the football aspect was portrayed with accuracy. I was hoping that this would be different. While Hot ... more >