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February 18, 2015

Wednesday News: Two lawsuits, an author oversteps, and classic LGBT children’s books

JanetPublishing News50 Shades / children's literature / copyright / diversity / E. L. James / Film / LGBTQ / music / piracy / privacy / readers8 Comments

iiNet versus Dallas Buyers Club case starts with a reference to The Castle – A very interesting Australian privacy case involving Dallas Buyers Club, LLC, which owns the rights to the Dallas Buyers Club film, and their attempt to force iiNet to turn over identifying information on thousands of their ... more >

February 11, 2015

Wednesday News: Scribd offers unlimited comics, Samsung TVs are listening, the Hugo Award & gender bias, and rare TV interview with E.L. James

JanetPublishing Newsbias / Comics / E. L. James / fan-fiction / Fifty Shades / Film / gender / Hugo Award / privacy / Samsung / Scribd / smart tvs / subscription service / voice recognition5 Comments

Scribe Unlimited Comics – The latest development in the battle between subscription services is Scribd’s offering of more than 10,000 comic books. This one might finally push me over the edge and into signing up. Check out the launch page for more details, and per the press release, features include: ... more >

March 7, 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Primer (and Books Like 50 Shades)

JaneBeyond the BookE. L. James / Fifty Shades / Recommended Reads / Twilight Saga46 Comments

Introduction Fifty Shades of Grey is a self published work by a British author using the pseudonym, E. L. James.  It was originally published along with the two sequels, Fifty Shades of Darker and Fifty Shades of Freed, in its entirety, as Master of the Universe on ff.net, a site ... more >

Fifty Shades Grey
March 2, 2012

Friday News & Deals: New Deals, Fifty Shades of Grey Hitting All the Papers,

JaneBook Deals / Publishing NewsDeals / E. L. James / fan-fiction / Oprah47 Comments

News F&W is launching a digital book publishing company that will specialize in releasing digital copies of genre fiction from the 1940s to the 1970s. F+W Media is launching a new digital-only imprint, Prologue Books, that aims to reintroduce readers to previously out-of-print crime, sci-fi/fantasy, romance, western and YA titles ... more >

Fifty Shades Grey
February 7, 2012

REVIEW: Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James

lazaraspasteF ReviewsBDSM / E. L. James / fan-fiction / Fifty Shades / Twilight Saga267 Comments

This review is being posted in lieu of a morning opinion piece because it is an opinion piece of sorts and because, well, it is verbose. So you get three reviews today. Yay! Dear E.L. James, So I’m pretty much in the minority when it comes to this book as ... more >

Jane
October 31, 2011

Jane’s Reading List Ending October 31, 2011

JaneReading ListsCarolyn Jewel / E. L. James / Jill Myles / Julie-Anne-Long / Kelley-Armstrong / Kinsey Holley / Meg Benjamin / Thea Harrison24 Comments

Dear Readers, It’s been three weeks since my last confession.  In that time, I’ve read two historicals, six paranormals (5 being about werewolves, the entire backlist of Meg Benjamin, and a couple of erotic romances. Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel (ARC, release date Feb 7, 2012).  Enjoyed this different ... more >

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