October 10, 2011

Monday Midday Links: USA Today Gets a Romance Blog and Amazon Exclusives Brings Out BN’s “Scorched Earth” Policy

JanePublishing NewsComics / genre critique / Kindle / USA-Today36 Comments

USA Today launched a blog devoted to romances. Huzzah!  Author Joyce Lamb, a copy editor for the paper and author of romantic suspenses published by Berkley, heads up the blog.  Mandi S is one of the reviewers.  Her blog is here.  Other readers and authors will be contributing.  It’s great ... more >

JanePublishing Newsbest seller lists / book business / Ebooks / Kindle / Sony / Twilight Saga / USA-Today9 Comments

Kindle sales are now being counted toward bestseller numbers. I hope this goes a long way toward pushing publishers to get their act together and release ebooks in a timely fashion. Slow web loading speed can be a greater deterrent than anything and can overcome great features or content. This ... more >

JanePublishing NewsKindle / USA-Today2 Comments

USA Today is offering its daily newspaper to Kindle readers for a subscription fee. USA Today is the top selling newspaper in the nation and the flagship publication of Gannett. The paper is printed Monday through Friday so the first issue will be December 29, 2008, but a free issue ... more >

JanePublishing Newsbest seller lists / USA-Today6 Comments

USA Today put out a list of the topselling books (according to its calculations) for the last fifteen years. Guess who has seven out of the top ten? The article that goes along with the list had two points that stood out for me: Oprah Winfrey, whose book club has ... more >

May 19, 2008

May 11, 2008 Bestseller comparison list

JanePublishing NewsNew-York-Times / USA-Today1 Comments

Gena Showalter is on the New York Times list for the third week. With the release of the second in the Nora Roberts’ paranormal/horror trilogy, The Hollow, her first book, Blood Brothers, reappeared on both the USA Today and NY Times list. Stephenie Meyer got the top spot for The ... more >

May 13, 2008

May 4, 2008 Bestselling Books

JanePublishing Newsbest seller lists / New-York-Times / USA-Today2 Comments

Will Kresley Cole hit #1 with her June release? She’s at number 3 with her May release. Brenda Jackson’s Kimani release hit the extended list which is unusual because, in part, it is a category romance. *** Book Title Author Publisher Price Rank Peak NYT The Devil Who Tamed Her ... more >