Publishing NewsApple / cover-art / Harlequin / social media12 Comments
CBS says it won’t interfere in CNET’s ‘actual news,’ just reviews – At the end of CES, the Hopper DVR by DISH was voted best of the conference until CBS forced its subsidiary CNET employees to overturn their votes. CBS is in litigation with DISH and didn’t want DISH to ... more >
Publishing Newssocial media7 Comments
The Nook Simple Touch with Glow Light is on sale at Staples for $89.00. For authors who want to stay … – Can’t get enough of your novels? These are so good you can eat on them. CAC China sells a line of dinnerware called CAC China Goldbook with plates ... more >
B- Reviewshigh-school / murder / New York City / Random-House / social media / Young-Adult14 Comments
Dear Ms. Fredericks, I was in the mood for something different when I ran across your novel. A reader can take only so many paranormal and dystopian YAs before she loses it. A YA mystery/thriller sounded right up my alley. Your novel delivered what I needed, along with something more. ... more >
Letters of Opinionsocial media70 Comments
Janet/Robin’s post on authorial intrusion into the text generated a very lively discussion. I was a little surprised, though, that one point of Robin’s was not picked up more: her careful distinction between the author as a person and the authorial persona. Perhaps this is because we have conditioned ... more >
C- Reviewssocial media / Twitter6 Comments
Dear Ms. Medeiros: I think you were one of the first authors I followed on twitter and it was at the recommendation of another reader. I thought your tweets were fun and entertaining. When I first heard of this project, I had some apprehension but I thought if there was ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Borders / Harlequin / HarperCollins / Nook / Nookcolor / social media19 Comments
Author emotions may be at an all time high with the release of 4 weeks of limited Bookscan data from Amazon. Yesterday, Amazon rolled out a feature that gives authors who have an account at Amazon the ability to look at 4 weeks of sales data from Bookscan. No Amazon ... more >