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June 9, 2017

Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Apple / Beren and Lúthien / digital publishing / Google / martial arts / TolkienComments Off on Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble – So with Google now planning to monetize digital advertising to whatever extent possible, and Apple claiming that it will block autoplay (THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU) and stop (some) consumer tracking, digital publishers ranging from The New York Times to Vox Media are challenged anew ... more >

November 7, 2016

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Love by Mary Balogh

JanineB Reviews / B+ ReviewsDuke / family-reunion / Historical / joint review / long lost heiress / martial arts / orphans / Regency / reversal of fortune / Westcott13 Comments

Back in August, after Someone to Love came up on Twitter, Kaetrin and I decided to review it together. -Janine Janine: Someone to Love, Mary Balogh’s latest historical romance, launches a new and intriguing series. The novel begins with a meeting between Mr. Brumford, solicitor to the late Earl of ... more >

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September 6, 2016

Reading List by Jayne: Cats, Bats and 3 Ninja Pigs

JayneBook Reviewscats / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / martial arts / picture books / Reading lists4 Comments

Max at Night by Ed Vere Max is done being brave, and now it’s time to sleep—all he has to do is say good night. But something’s wrong! When Max goes to say good night to the moon, it’s nowhere to be found. Unable to sleep without finishing his nighttime ... more >

July 26, 2016

Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book

JanetPublishing Newsadult coloring books / Banned-Books / Comic-Con / cosplay / hip-hop / Hong Kon Book Fair / martial artsComments Off on Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book

The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong – An interesting take on the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was highly anticipated this year, in part because of the overt display of banned books. This year’s theme was martial arts, and I was particularly struck by the juxtaposition of ... more >

September 21, 2015

Monday News: RIP Jackie Collins, HC’s global campaign, fake app reviews, and public domain martial arts movies

JanetPublishing Newsapplications / bonkbuster / fake reviews / films / global publishing market / Harper Collins / Jackie Collins / martial arts / obituary / public domain / publishing / reviews3 Comments

Novelist who redefined the ‘bonkbuster’ genre with her tales of bad behaviour in Hollywood. Source: The Telegraph Thank you to Katie F., who answered my Twitter call for a good obituary on Jackie Collins. I think this long profile from The Telegraph is great, because not only does it treat her work ... more >

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