B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / Contest / holiday novella / novella2 Comments
Will their competitive spirits ruin the spirit of Christmas? When Ben Winters and Lara Cottridge hear that a Vermont radio station is hosting a Christmas contest with a $10,000 prize for a charitable project of the winner’s choice, they seize the challenge. Although strangers, they both are obsessed with all ... more >
B ReviewsChef / Contemporary / Contest / cooking / older couple / older heroine and hero / Scotland / Widowed Heroine1 Comments
“Create one perfect bite.” Good little widow Sophia Brown always follows the rules. When the producer of a cooking competition requests an amuse-bouche, the chefs stick with proteins. Sauces. A savory concoction. She has only one shot to impress the judges on A Taste of Heaven. But in a moment ... more >
Publishing NewsAfrica / Agency pricing / Amazon / booksellers / colonialism / Contest / Hachette / internet sales / Literary fiction / maps / Microsoft / sales tax / software / use tax10 Comments
Updated: Amazon and Hachette finally reach deal; Hachette will set its ebook prices – The war appears to be over between Hachette and Amazon, and whatever the state of their relationship, readers get the return of Agency Pricing. Yippee. When the new ebook terms take place in early 2015, “Hachette ... more >
Publishing Newsbook-covers / Contest / fashion / intellectual property / lawsuit / Movies / Octavia Butler / Science Fiction15 Comments
Tess Gerritsen sues over Gravity – So in 1999, Tess Gerritsen sold the rights to her book, Gravity, to New Line Productions, but the movie never got off the ground. However, in adapting the book into a screenplay, Gerritsen claims she added material that was not in the book, but ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / big data / Christian fiction / Contest / Game of Thrones / Harlequin / HarperCollins / LGBTQIA+5 Comments
Important Notice: There are reports that upgrading to the new Adobe Digital Editions will remove access to old purchases due to the new DRM scheme. Do not upgrade at this time. Refusing an upgrade will simply keep you at the status quo. Orange Is the New Black ‘s Laverne Cox ... more >
UncategorizedContest / digital lending / HarperCollins / Kindle / Kobo / Libraries11 Comments
UK Hotel Now Swapping Kindles With Bibles – The Digital Reader – “A hotel on the east coast of the UK has come up with a gimmick that has all the gadget blogs buzzing today. Hotel Indigo Newcastle, the most recently launched location in the Indigo chain, is swapping out ... more >