I recently interviewed Susan Edwards, the COO of Ellora’s Cave, about news that the publisher is about to launch its own ereader device. Dubbed the ECave C71, the ereader is a Chinese-made LCD model that will be branded by the publisher and sold directly to customers. Like the genres of romance, sci-fi and fantasy, erotica [...]
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How Sidney Williams escaped midlist oblivion
In this interview, author Sidney Williams discusses retro computers, how to budget for ebooks, lost gems on Project Gutenberg, and why he’s chosen to publish his novels through Crossroad Press.
Free Stephen King short story from The Atlantic
It’s almost impossible to find a free Stephen King short story these days, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the entire text of a new work, “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive,” has been published by The Atlantic on their website as part of their May issue. In addition, King gives an interview about [...]
Today’s Bargain Book: “Live From New York” by Tom Shales
This oral history of Saturday Night Live gives readers an intimate glimpse of how the enduring American comedy program continues to run year after year.
Vook offers free Guns N’ Roses enhanced ebook for two days
From what I’ve read online, most people have mixed feelings at best for Vook, a company formed to create and sell “enhanced ebooks” that embed video, audio, and social media elements in the text. I’m still on the fence; the closest I’ve come to test-driving an enhanced ebook was when I downloaded one of Amazon’s [...]
The Paris Review posts over 300 author interviews online
If you enjoy learning how your favorite authors think, write, and argue, then you’ll love this amazing new resource now available for free online. The Paris Review has been interviewing the world’s most famous authors for over five decades, and last week its new editor posted all of them on its website. With over 300 [...]
Bezos predicts Kindle book sales will surpass paperbacks within a year
USAToday sat down with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to talk to him about the Kindle and the accompanying bookstore. Bezos is suprisingly candid about several issues. Some highlights: On the recent news that Kindle books are outselling hardcovers on Amazon: “I predict we will surpass paperback sales sometime in the next nine to 12 months. [...]
After 20 years of traditional publishing, Donna Fasano goes indie
Update! – Sunday, July 11thDonna Fasano is holding an Amazon gift card giveaway to readers who purchase The Merry-Go-Round this month from Amazon or Smashwords. Check out her Goodreads author blog for details. Donna Fasano’s first novel was published by Harlequin Silhouette in 1990, and it was chosen by the Romance Writers of America as [...]
Five editors and authors discuss the role of the editor
Here are the three key points made in a recent BBC Open Book program about the role of the editor in pubilshing.
How novelists write: the WSJ asks writers to share their methods
The Wall Street Journal asked writers to share the technologies and tricks they use to create their novels. Here are some of the more interesting responses.