• 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
  • For Readers
October 7, 2014

On the “specialness” of books

JanetLetters of OpinionAuthors United / Books / bookselling / consumer goods / reading / value68 Comments

We’re all familiar with the assertion that books are “special,” and therefore deserving of different treatment than other commercial products. I used believe it myself. Until, that is, folks like Jon Sargent and Authors United started using it to justify crap like agency pricing and the shunning of Amazon. To ... more >

February 11, 2014

Does Length Matter?

JanineLetters of Opinionbook length / genre criticism / Reader Habits / value75 Comments

I was being equal parts careless and provocative, when, the other day on Twitter, I tweeted the following: 1088 pages is just too long a book no matter how skilled a writer you are. Agree or disagree? Quite honestly, I was bored and looking for something to liven up my ... more >

September 9, 2012

Ownership in a Digital Society, Part 2

JaneEbooksvalue14 Comments

Introduction About a day after I posted part one of this two part series, news broke that Bruce Willis was planning to sue Apple over the right to bequeath his extensive iTunes library to his daughters. The news turned out to be a hoax but for a short while it ... more >

August 20, 2012

Monday News: Parodies, Women ruining the prestige of YA, The Starbucks analogy, and KDP Success

JanePublishing Newsbook prices / Fair Use / genre critique / Intellectual Property Issues / value / Young-Adult13 Comments

A prestige-free zone – Last week, I posted an article by Meghan Hewit at Atlantic about how YA literature has become dominated by women. Salon attempts to argue that the reason YA literature is not seeing the JD Salinger’s of old is because YA has lost its prestige. It’s being ... more >

March 22, 2010

Monday Midday Links: Best Social Media Story Yet

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / Facebook / value1 Comments

There really isn’t a lot of news to post about but I had to share this story I found over at slashdot. One of Italy’s 100 most wanted criminals is Mafia boss Pasquale Manfredi. Manfredi had a facebook addiction which led to his capture and arrest. Apparently his frequent updates ... more >

March 2, 2010

The Value Is Not Just in the Content

JanetFeatures / Letters of Opinionbook prices / Reader Opinions / value17 Comments

Value, value, value. That seems to have become one of those buzzwords invoked in defense of corporate publishing's status quo. But what is value, exactly? Of the "agency model," Hatchette CEO David Young has said, "It allows Hachette to make pricing decisions that are rational and reflect the value of ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Jayne on Review: Witch King by Martha Wells@Sirius: Definitely not what I was hoping for.
  • Sirius on Review: Witch King by Martha WellsI surely didn’t expect writing this review you know?
  • Jayne on Review: Witch King by Martha WellsI hate to admit that I agree with a lot of this review. Mine...
  • Sirius on Review: Arthropoda (Arthropoda #1) by Xenia Melzer@MaryK: Hope the book works. I am planning to read the secon...
  • Janine on REVIEW: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem@Stephanie Landsem: Hi Stephanie. Thank you for your comment...

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 © 2023 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy
 

Loading Comments...