Publishing NewsApple / Author Reader Relationship / book business / Dorchester-Publishing / Ebooks21 Comments
Stella Price and a few other authors have banded together to create a reader oriented event known as “Authors After Dark.” The event is $140, includes five meals and drinks, and takes place September 16-19 2010. In 2008, NTYBS Jacquelyn Frank, Bianca D'Arc and myself got to thinking after we ... more >
Publishing NewsAdobe / Android / Barnes & Noble / book business / book-sales / Kindle20 Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a news roundup so I’ll try not to overload you with information. Probably the most important news is that Amazon and Penguin have kissed and made up. Kindle versions of the April and May books are already appearing in the bookstore. This news ... more >
CoversBarnes & Noble / book business / Cover-Cafe13 Comments
Cover Cafe ballot for the best and the worst covers of 2009 is up and ready for your votes. **** RWA is going to Disney! Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resort will be hosting the 2010 RWA Conference due to the flooding in Nashville. The rooms are super reasonable: ... more >
Publishing NewsBook Awards / book business / book trailer / ereader device / Erotic-Romance / Kindle21 Comments
Wendy, the Superlibrarian, had a great post about the money v. no money trailers and which have a greater effect. Based on the comments on her blog and that on the SmartBitches, Tessa Dare’s charming homemade trailer seems the clear winner. **** Funnel Inc made an awesome graphical chart of ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Apple / book business / book prices / free-book / privacy / reviews30 Comments
This New Yorker article is one of the best articles I’ve read about the Apple pricing model, Apple, Amazon, and publishers. Pieces of interest include that Apple has agreed to this type of pricing model for only one year and only publishers believe that higher digital prices can be sustained. ... more >
Publishing Newsbook business / Ebooks / educational publishing / ereader device / HarperCollins / kensington / piracy / self-published12 Comments
For fun, someone has crafted a periodic table of fonts. In not so fun news, Simon & Schuster has decimated its sales force, leaving only 7 sales representatives and replacing the void with a team of telemarketers. Shelf Awareness first tweeted this last night and had more details in today’s ... more >