• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • For Readers
June 9, 2017

Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Apple / Beren and Lúthien / digital publishing / Google / martial arts / TolkienComments Off on Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble – So with Google now planning to monetize digital advertising to whatever extent possible, and Apple claiming that it will block autoplay (THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU) and stop (some) consumer tracking, digital publishers ranging from The New York Times to Vox Media are challenged anew ... more >

Samhain
July 7, 2016

Thursday News: Samhain, the male gaze, and Disney can’t save Donald Trump

JanetPublishing Newsanti-Semitism / digital publishing / Disney / male gaze / Samhain / sexism8 Comments

Samhain was never closing? – So, we’ve always been rooting for Samhain, and for readers it was good news to hear recently that the publisher wasn’t going to have to complete its “wind-down to close” detailed in this letter from Christina Brashear. Understandably, that apparent turnaround frustrated some authors who had books ... more >

Samhain
June 23, 2016

Thursday News: Samhain stays open (for now), YouTuber books, Bravo! imprint, and Hisham Matar

JanetPublishing Newsbook imprints / digital publishing / Samhain-publishing / writing / YouTube5 Comments

Samhain tells its authors that the doors will stay open: Chris Brashear informed Samhain authors that expense cutting strategies are keeping the publisher afloat, and they hope to re-open submissions (internally at first) by fall. They’ve also enlisted a PR service to market and promote their titles, so hopefully they ... more >

June 20, 2016

Monday News: Johnson sells Ebony and Jet; the World Wide Web Consortium; The Lorax; and Outlander Kitchen

JanetPublishing Newscookbook / digital publishing / Ebony / fiction and activism / Jet / Outlander / World Wide Web Consortium2 Comments

Jet And Ebony Sold, Ending A 71-Year Run Under Johnson Publishing – The sale of these two publications is being spun as a new opportunity to move Ebony and Jet in new directions. Linda Johnson Rice will remain in her current position as chair of Johnson and also serve on the BOD ... more >

May 31, 2016

Tuesday News: digital publishing, Star Wars competition, writing research, and Memorial Day v. Veterans Day

JanetPublishing Newsdigital publishing / Disney / Harlequin / Memorial Day / research / Star Wars / US history / Veterans Day9 Comments

Confessions of a newspaper publishing exec: ‘We’ve screwed up by pursuing scale’ – I think almost every Q&A from this interview could begin with “Dear Twitter,” because the platform has become so twisted by the pursuit of NEW USERS and MORE CLICKS. For the sake of NEW USERS and MORE CLICKS. ... more >

April 15, 2016

Friday News: The dynamic conditions of publishing and reading

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Banned-Books / book clubs / digital publishing / Kobo / print books / Self-publishing / traditional publishing1 Comments

Book publishing is a resilient business: Kobo CEO – An interview with Kobo’s CEO Michael Tambyln, who argues that “every year [the publishing industry] finds a new driver for growth,” and this year it is the dynamic between print and digital books. Despite the digital slowdown, Tambyln notes the continuing growth ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 30
  • Next Page »

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Tweets

Tweets by @dearauthor

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2023 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy