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December 9, 2014

What subgenre needs more books?

JaneEssaysreader-word-of-mouth88 Comments

When I was reading Jayne’s review of the Ellen O’Connell release, Without Words, there were so many elements that appealed to me–the unusual location, the hardscrabble life, the marriage of convenience. The description of the book and the characters brought to mind one of my favorite Western writers, Jo Goodman, and ... more >

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November 23, 2014

#lastbestbook recommendations

JaneBook Reviewsreader-word-of-mouth / recommendations17 Comments

On Twitter I asked for people’s last best book read because I’m going on vacation and need to fill up my Kindle. I thought I’d share those recommendations here. Perhaps you have recommendations of your own or comments on the books that are listed. @dearauthor I recently reread @dragonflyautumn‘s Touchstone trilogy. ... more >

June 20, 2013

Thursday News: Astroturfing or Reader Word of Mouth

JanePublishing NewsAuthor Promotion / reader-word-of-mouth16 Comments

Penguin Tests Social Reading Rewards Program – Penguin has launched a program to drive more reviews and online discussion of their books. Through “First to Read”, a reader can gain access to advanced reader copies. The program is run on a rewards system (or gamification) wherein points are earned for ... more >

April 29, 2013

Monday News: Fan wars and Amazon’s attempt to disrupt cloud storage

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / reader-word-of-mouth36 Comments

Amazon is going to do to enterprise cloud companies exactly what it did to book stores – I was contacted by a company a while back offering cloud based storage at costs that seemed to good to be true. I asked them how they were doing this and they replied ... more >

Simon & Schuster Beautiful Disaster
March 4, 2013

Monday News: Amazon v. Indies, round 500; U of Mississippi cures baby of HIV; Trusted friend best source of book recommendations

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / copyright / Reader Habits / reader-word-of-mouth29 Comments

Doctors report first cure of HIV in a child – The biggest news of the day is that a child born with HIV was been cured according to medical staff at the University of Mississippi. The circumstances surrounding the child are rare. Most babies are not born with HIV due ... more >

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November 15, 2012

Thursday News: Apple granted a patent for page turns; Bookstore sales fall 8%; Goodreads posts about book discovery

JanePublishing Newsbook-sales / digital lending / Intellectual Property Issues / reader-word-of-mouth4 Comments

September Bookstore Sales Fell 8% – I guess by now anyone who has ever been interested in reading a 50 Shades book has bought it already. In September the spring and summer’s robust sales due to the trilogy have worn off leaving bookstore sales to droop 8% behind the previous ... more >

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