Alison AtleeContests/Giveaways / Interviewsdebut novel / first-sale / giveaway53 Comments

Come July 20, the Romance Writers of America will honor novels in eleven categories with the RITA award. Once  again, Dear Author welcomes the Best First Book finalists. This year, I’ve asked the authors to offer readalikes, so you might just find a good match with a new author. At ... more >

April 23, 2013

Tuesday News: Deleted ad suggests possible Amazon retail presence in London; Cover Cafe looks at publisher cover trends; not all fiction bestsellers have ebook edition

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / digital publishing / first-sale16 Comments

2013 Romance Cover Trends – Stairs, Dresses and Fences…Oh My!  Linnae at the Cover Cafe points out a few trends from stairways to dresses to fences. The big big big dress that looks like it is spawning five other dresses has been around for a while. I’m not in love ... more >

April 9, 2013

Tuesday News: Scott Turow given platform at NYT to get his hate on and Amazon insider writes ebook about Amazon

JanePublishing Newscopyright / first-sale16 Comments

One on One: Jason Merkoski and the View of E-Books From the Inside – I didn’t really find this interview all that illuminating and it didn’t pique my interest in reading the book Jason Merkoski is publishing through Sourcebooks about his experience at Amazon. I suspect anything interesting is prohibited ... more >

April 2, 2013

Tuesday News: NY federal judge rules first sale applies only to material goods

JanePublishing Newscopyright infringement / first-sale / lawsuits9 Comments

Arizona bill looks to add e-book readers to library privacy law – “A bill is going through the state legislature to add e-books to the current library privacy law, according to the Associated Press. The current state law already prohibits the disclosure of library records without a court order. This ... more >

March 20, 2013

Wednesday: Amazon sued by small merchants; Amazon Prime members stop shopping elsewhere; First sale upheld by SCOTUS

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / copyright / first-sale / lawsuits12 Comments

Small online merchants file suit against Amazon.com – Amazon is getting sued by everyone. A class action suit on behalf of small third party merchants using Amazon’s retail portal has filed suit for unreasonably freezing funds. The interesting details of the suit include that “Third-party sales account for about 40 ... more >

November 30, 2012

Friday News: Random House launches three digital only imprints; Trademark rejected; First sale case criticized by Colbert; Somewhat increase protection for emails introduced

JanePublishing NewsFifty Shades / first-sale / intellectual property / Intellectual Property Issues / Random-House11 Comments

Judge, Jury & Executioner – Copyright Law – The Colbert Report – 2012-26-11 – Video Clip – Stephen Colbert took on the Kirtsaeng case which may have far reaching affects on the right of first sale for consumers. The question for the Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng case is whether ... more >