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September 19, 2011

Sunita reports from Bouchercon 2011, Part 2

SunitaConventionsConventions / epublishing / indie booksellers / mystery17 Comments

I went back to Bouchercon on Friday and Saturday and caught as many panels as I could, given my other responsibilities this weekend (why does everything always happen at the same time? Argh).  [Check out Sunita’s report from Friday] Unfortunately I had evening commitments both days, so I couldn’t hang ... more >

September 13, 2009

Long Live the Content

JaneEbooksdigital publishing / Ebooks / epublishing37 Comments

The laments I hear about ebooks is the loss of the book culture. There is the loss of the smell and feel of books. There is the loss of the interpersonal connection of books. There is the loss of the cultural signal of book covers. Some see value in the ... more >

June 16, 2009

What’s keeping you from buying an epublished book

JanePollepublishing / poll44 Comments

In my continuing series about ebooks and epublishers, I want to know what are the things that are keeping people from buying an epublished book. You can check as many items as are true for you.

April 14, 2009

Tuesday Night of Heaving Bosoms

JaneBook ReviewsAuthor-deaths / Beyond Heaving Bosoms / book prices / book-sales / epublishing / iTunes1 Comments

Did you know that Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan wrote a book about romance? They did and it came out today. It’s called Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance.   BooksonBoard has it 25% using SmartonBoard coupon code.   The bosom sightings posts at SmartBitches is hilarious.    February ... more >

February 18, 2009

Help a Publisher Out

JanePollepublishing19 Comments

   An ebook publisher contacted me about the post I had regarding   “What An eBook File Should Contain“.   Specifically, many of us asked for a blurb or excerpt to appear at the front of the book.   The publisher isn’t sure where to put it though.   The blurb and excerpt are ... more >

February 17, 2009

Publishers Weekly Finds that the eBook Genie Is Out of the Bottle

JanePublishing NewsEbooks / epublishing / Publishers-Weekly5 Comments

Authors’ Guild wants its authors to withhold ebook rights until AG is done looking into the matter, but Publishers Weekly has an article about why ebooks are here to say and how different publishers are experimenting with concepts to harness technology to boost sales. 80% of teens have a cellphone ... more >

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