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August 14, 2011

Have eBooks Changed Your Buying Habits?

JaneEbooksbuying habits / Reader Habits108 Comments

Jaclyn emailed the DA reviewer group the other day with the following question: I got into an argument on Twitter with another publisher about buying ebooks and now I want to know what other readers do… With print books most of us have towering TBRs. Books we’ve bought and never ... more >

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May 26, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Open Letter to Loretta Chase

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / Amazon Montlake / Barry Eisler / bundling / buying habits / Google / Literary Agents / Loretta-Chase / self-published74 Comments

Dear Ms. Chase: I don’t have your email address but I had to write you to comment on a note a fan made on your behalf on the Smart Bitches site.  You see, your book Captives of the Night(kind of a sequel to the Lord of Scoundrels) caught the attention ... more >

April 13, 2009

Amazon Buying Habits

JaneFeatures / PollAmazon / buying habits51 Comments

In light of Amazon’s recent deranking of categories of books effectively removing those books from search engines, bestseller lists, and recommended lists, I wondered how difficult it would be for people to move to a new vendor like Powells.com.   For a while, I used to include a Powells buy link. ... more >

November 2, 2008

Why eBook Readers Won’t Reduce Sales

JaneEbooks / Pollbuying habits / digital publishing / promotions32 Comments

Joe Esposito, a very smart mind in the publishing and epublishing world, argued a week or so ago that the Kindle and its “kin” would reduce overall book sales. I admire Esposito and his thoughts about publishing but in this case, I find his argument to be, well spotty at ... more >

October 3, 2008

Economy and Book Spending Poll

JaneBook Reviewsbuying habits / Reader Habits17 Comments

This poll is courtesy of Ned. Me: I need a new poll question. Ned: Can it be about your parents? Me: What? Ned: If you had to buy books or visit your parents, which would it be? Me: Geez, you even have to ask? Ned: Can I watch ESPN now?

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