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October 2, 2015

Friday News: Book sales, bad behavior, writing awards, and historical research

JanetPublishing Newsbooksellers / ComicCon / Conventions / Dark Horse Comics / harassment / Kirukus / literary awards / MacArthur Genius Grant / Nigeria / publishing / used books4 Comments

The Secret of Nigerian Book Sales – It is so difficult to sell books in Nigeria that publishers say it can take years to sell off a couple thousand print copies. Programs have been established to encourage reading and assuage the challenges associated with book sales in Nigeria. And yet, one man, ... more >

May 19, 2015

RT 2015: A Mini Wrap Up (mostly about books)

JaneConventionsConventions11 Comments

It’s going to be great week! #RT15 #FFatRT pic.twitter.com/VlUDT7WnIX — FreshFiction (@FreshFiction) May 12, 2015 This is the fifth or sixth RT I have attended. The conference of today is dramatically different than the conference that existed when I started attending. When I began attending, the conference was highly sexualized, ... more >

April 9, 2010

Friday Midday Links: Crowdsourcing a Digital Bundle

JanePublishing NewsConventions / Ebooks / geographical restrictions / Harlequin / Samhain-publishing16 Comments

I almost spelled Friday with two “ds”. It is just that kind of morning. I’m cleaning out my inbox and I see I have failed to post a number of relevant stories. First we have an Australian article about the lack of digitized Australian books. (Thanks Sarah Mayberry). Australia lags ... more >

Rita Nominations
March 26, 2010

RITA Open Thread

JaneConventions / Need A Rec!Conventions / RITA39 Comments

The Rita Finalists have been announced.   Congratulations to the finalists.   No matter what I have to say (or other readers) five of your peers judged your book to be the best in your category.   The Rita eligibility and judging requirements can be found here.    The RITAs are limited to ... more >

March 1, 2010

Monday Midday Links: Romance News I Gathered in New York

JanePublishing Newsaudio-books / book prices / Contemporary / Conventions / Harlequin / JR-Ward / Reader Habits / Reader Opinions / Suzanne Brockmann / Toni-Blake34 Comments

Romance gossip I picked up in New York (unattributed to protect the innocent). The next hot thing appears to be the straight contemporary patterned after the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.   Several houses are trying to capitalize on this through marketing and repackaging.   Mariah Stewart of Ballantine and Toni ... more >

January 27, 2010

RWA Eliminates Eligible Publisher Designation & Moves to Invite Status for Publishers and Vendors

JanePublishing NewsConventions48 Comments

According to an RWA Hot Sheet, RWA has changed the way that it will recognize publishers and authors. Taking into account emerging trends in publishing that may offer opportunities to writers, the task force recommended that RWA adopt methods used by other trade shows and conventions and to shift its ... more >

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