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November 1, 2016

It’s Judith McNaught Day! Mega Giveaway!

JaneContests/Giveaways / Publishing Newsgiveaway / publishing-news68 Comments

  I’m so excited to announce that as of today, Simon & Schuster is begining the digital roll-out of Judith McNaught’s titles. Cue screaming.   Each E-Book will contain a never before introduction/letter  from Judith McNaught. Whitney, My Love will be on sale for $2.99 through the month of November. Each ... more >

February 24, 2014

Harlequin and #1 NYT Bestseller Author Stephanie Laurens strike unusual hybrid deal

JanePublishing Newspublishing-news8 Comments

Back in January it was a fairly open secret that Stephanie Laurens was poised to leave Avon and pursue self publishing with the hope of signing a print only distribution deal. When I dug deeper for confirmation, I was told to wait and see. Laurens is the author of one ... more >

Maya Banks
July 10, 2011

Everything You Wanted to Know About Digital Publishing But Were Afraid to Ask. A Q&A with Maya Banks

JaneInterviewsInterviews / Maya-Banks / publishing-news106 Comments

Prefatory Matter:  Maya Banks sat on a panel at RWA regarding digital publishing.  She came because others requested her to speak and Maya agreed to be frank about her numbers.  No one asked any questions.  On Twitter, Maya suggested that she would still be willing to field questions and I ... more >

July 21, 2008

Jonathan Karp on the State of Publishing (look dire)

JanePublishing Newsbook business / publishing-news10 Comments

Jonathan Karp’s* piece in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday confirms many of the feelings I have about the state of publishing today. It’s overcrowded and publishers are driven to almost gimmick like lengths to make money. (No. 5 on his list of ways to produce growth was “Cut costs, ... more >

November 6, 2007

Picador to Publish Literary Fiction in Hardcover and Paperback

JanePublishing Newspublishing-news2 Comments

In an effort to “save” the literary fiction genre, Picador UK is going to simultaneously release literary fiction in both hardcover and trade paperback because it believes that only a tiny number of authors have sufficient reader loyalty to support a hardcover release. If more publishers do this, will there ... more >

January 18, 2007

Simon & Schuster Lists Several EC Anthologies for Sale

JanePublishing NewsElloras-Cave / publishing-news4 Comments

I found, in browsing the Simon & Schuster website, a listing for Taming Him: Ellora’s Cave by Kimberly Dean and Michelle M. Pillow and Summer Devon. Price is $14.00. There are nine books listed when you do a search for Ellora’s Cave. I spoke with Simon & Schuster about this ... more >

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