The Fast-Track to Making a Million Dollars From Writing Books – This is what happens when people who don’t read the books try to define the genre. “The book is in a relatively new genre called “new adult contemporary” (read: it’s basically a mashup of romance and erotica — think ... more >
The Bestselling E-books of 2012 – Publishers’ Weekly put out a list of sales numbers shared by the publishing houses for books selling more than 25,000 units. It is interesting to see the titles that were originally self published, taken over by publishing houses, and still went on to sell ... more >
Why isn’t B&N taking books from Simon & Schuster? – The Simon & Schuster v. Barnes & Noble spat may still be going on according to Moby Lives. Take The Love Song of Johnny Valentine by Teddy Wayne for example, which went on sale February 4th. The book has enjoyed ... more >
I admit that for a few moments last night I thought about not doing a news post but I eventually got over it. We still need news on Independence Day, right? First up, two wildly competing views of copyright. Copyright Reform Bill C – 11 | McMillan – “However, there ... more >
I’m changing things up a little. More and more people apparently read the news roundup that I post every day and therefore I’ve decided to post the news posts first thing in the morning. That’s when most people read the news and thus Dear Author can be a consistent morning ... more >
[NOTE: I originally posted this at my personal blog, VacuousMinx. Jane thought it was a topic that Dear Author’s readers might find interesting, so she suggested we repost it here.] Robin has a thought-provoking post up at Dear Author on reader expectations, book quality, and the dearth of ... more >