• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • For Readers
Smashwords
January 7, 2015

Wednesday News: Smashwords’ year in review, NPR’s best books, role of clichés, and parenting parody

JanetPublishing Newsbest of list / cliche / digital publishing / Ebooks / parenting / sexism / Smashwords17 Comments

Mark Coker Reviews ‘Exciting’ 2014 at Smashwords – So according to Mark Coker, 2014 was a pretty good year for Smashwords authors, despite the overall slowing of the digital book market and the alleged drop in sales some Amazon authors claimed due to Kindle Unlimited. The site itself gained about ... more >

August 5, 2014

Tuesday News: Cellphone unlocking now legal, the wonders of 3-D printing, 54-year overdue book returned, and library partnerships with Smashwords

JanetPublishing News3-D printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments

President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >

January 13, 2014

REVIEW: The Double Cross (The Spanish Brand Series) by Carla Kelly

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Historical / Latino / Native Americans / POC / Smashwords / western6 Comments

The year is 1780, and Marco Mondragón is a brand inspector in the royal Spanish colony of New Mexico. A widower and rancher, Marco lives on the edge of Comanchería, the domain of the fierce Comanche. Each autumn, he takes cattle and wool, and his district’s records of livestock transactions ... more >

Smashwords
December 23, 2013

Monday News: More self-publishing and subscription news, holiday gifts, publishing insights, intellectual property data, and opinions about women

JanetPublishing Newsfeminism / gift guide / intellectual property / Penguin / publishing / Scribd / Smashwords / subscription12 Comments

Smashwords Website Revamp And Scribd Deal – Not only did Smashwords dramatically update and revise its website, but it has also entered into a distribution deal with Scribd, including Scribd’s new $8.99/month subscription service. According to Smashwords founder Mark Coker: “For Scribd’s subscription ebook service, authors will earn 60% of the list ... more >

Smashwords
November 18, 2013

Monday News: Amazon publishing acknowledges that its authors should expect to sell within Amazon’s closed corridors; Author calls ebook returners ‘jerks’; Smashwords offer cloud storage for ebook purchases

JanePublishing Newscloud / returns / Smashwords39 Comments

Smashwords Integrates with Dropbox for Faster eBook Delivery to Tablets and Smart Phones – Smashwords is offering dropbox integration that will allow your books to be saved to your Dropbox account. Smashbox will transfer epub, mobi, and PDF to the dropbox account and then you’ll be able to access your ... more >

October 2, 2013

Wednesday News: Scribd launches global subscription service; 38% of adult fiction sales are digital; More people are reading for pleasure

JanePublishing Newsbook-sales / Smashwords / subscriptions9 Comments

More than half of American adults read books for pleasure in 2012 – More people are reading for pleasuring but less people are reading “literature” as defined by the NEA. The only play I’ve ever read was Anne of Green Gables. For some reason we had it in screenplay form ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Random Michelle on Sirius’ Best of 2020 list@Sirius: Thank you! I came to romance by way of paranormal f...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Darlynne, some Star Trek favorites: Yesterday's Son and Tim...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021FYI: @Jayne, yesterday I checked the box below asking to be ...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Fiona, thanks for sharing those titles. I've been busily do...
  • Fiona McGier on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021I've been reading and reviewing for a review site for the pa...

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Tweets

Tweets by @dearauthor

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2021 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy