Publishing Newsdigital publishing / Dorchester-Publishing / Random-House / RITA24 Comments
Earlier this week, the RITA nominations were announced. We collected some of them here at DABWAHA and the full list is here. First off, congratulations to the RITA nominees. To the authors, this is akin to receiving an Oscar nomination. I understand that readers don’t necessarily feel this way but ... more >
Publishing NewsConnie-Brockway / digital publishing / Dorchester-Publishing / self-published / Simon & Schuster15 Comments
Briane Keene wrote a blog post yesterday highlighting some disturbing news about Dorchester. Brian Keene requested that his rights be reverted to him in exchange for a write off of the debt (royalties) that Dorchester owed him. I negotiated a deal with Dorchester that allowed for: 1. The immediate reversion ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Book chat / Dorchester-Publishing / genre critique / Mills & Boon / Nookcolor63 Comments
Are you guys up for a bookchat? We are hosting one for The Iron Duke that will be held Saturday night, December 18, beginning at 8 pm CST. We readers will chat for an hour and then the author, Meljean Brook, will appear at 9 pm CST to answer questions. ... more >
Publishing NewsCelebrity books / Dorchester-Publishing / lawsuits / Nook / self-published17 Comments
I’m not familiar with Chelsea Handler but apparently she has a huge platform and Grand Central Publishing is giving her an even larger one. Starting in May 2011, GCP will be publishing books under a Chelsea Handler imprint. The first book is written by Handler’s dog. I presume these books ... more >
Publishing NewsAbout-Us / Dorchester-Publishing / ebook / ereader device / Harlequin / Kobo / self-published19 Comments
Looking for something to read this weekend? I’ve updated the Coming Soon catalog. Here’s the November page. I’ve also updated the Harlequin digital backlist and the Berkley Trade and Mass Market list. These can all be found under the Easy Resources tab. ****** I’m surprised that no one has yet ... more >
Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / Dorchester-Publishing / FTC / Intellectual Property Issues / self-published / Starbucks2 Comments
Barnes and Noble is going to be selling the nook in Wal-mart stores next to the iPad starting October 24, 2010. The wifi iPad will also be offered in Verizon stores beginning October 28. Be careful of the “packages” that Verizon is offering because there doesn’t seem to be much ... more >