Posts Tagged ‘Industry News’

Fictionwise bought!

Friday, March 6, 2009 17:29 No Comments

News just confirmed: Barnes & Noble have bought Fictionwise for$15.7 million. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/05/ap6129756.html  Moving into ebooks in a big way, B&N are looking to buy straight into the market, rather than building the business up from within. If they want to give Amazon a run for its money, that’s probably the wisest move.

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The Harlequin Scoop: December 2008

Thursday, January 8, 2009 10:54 1 Comment

Better late than never, I say.  Here is the first in a new series of columns.  All the latest and best news from Harlequin!  Read on to get the scoop….

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There are bad times just around the corner (with apologies to Noel Coward)

Friday, October 10, 2008 19:34 12 Comments

Writing is a precarious thing at the best of times, and stories are starting to emerge about authors having difficulties. On this blog, Sara Reinke announced that no more books in her Brethren series will be coming out with her present publisher.  And Gennita Low is having problems, too, with the release of “Virtually His” [...]

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Happy Harlequin News

Friday, August 1, 2008 3:02 4 Comments

When I learned a couple of years ago that RWA was planning on hosting their annual conference in San Francisco in 2008, I immediately marked it on my calander.  Mostly because it meant I could avoid flying the “friendly skies” and drive.   I don’t know about you all, but flying for me these days is [...]

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DUCK FLASH: Jean Johnson’s Romantasy News

Thursday, April 10, 2008 16:15 4 Comments

Are you as addicted to Jean Johnson‘s Sons of Destiny series as I am? We’re halfway through this series of 8 books about 8 Warrior/Mage brothers (4 sets of twins) in an alternate universe similar to our medieval times except magic is the norm. A prophecy about the disaster(s) that will happen as each brother [...]

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*This Just In* Audies® Finalists are Announced

Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:04 8 Comments

Think the Oscars or Grammies for audio books. [Ed. (a.k.a. Gwen): Phil Gigante's luscious voice is nominated!  Read on...] From the APA website: “APA ANNOUNCES THE AUDIES® FINALISTS IN 29 CATEGORIES – Winners to be Announced at Audies Gala in Los Angeles The Audio Publishers Association (APA) will host The Audies®, awards for excellence in [...]

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