Rosina Lippi's Blog, page 35

finally, eh? Kindle success

Thanks to all of you who were so persistent about pushing Amazon's button (cough). I really appreciate your support, and so does Elizabeth. Who sez hey, by the way. She stops by once in a while to look over my shoulder at the computer screen and sigh, deeply.

Now, as for buying all six Kindle books at once: that's a big investment. I have to say, I have the greatest readers. Ever.

can you answer any of these questions?

Dolores came up with some good questions:

Hello-Did I miss something-what happened to the Tory Gold?-Or is that yet to be revealed? Is there a reason why both Scots-Jennet and Simon Ballentyne both die? Why was there no "news" about Simon's death? I was sorry that Ethan and Callie won't be part of your next story. The prologue by Curiosity is the best introduction I've read. Thank you for a wonderful story.

.In fact, all y'all came up with good questions, but I'm locked into deadline hell just ...

Here's a proposal. If you want a signed book, we can do a...

Here's a proposal. If you want a signed book, we can do an Amazon swap. That is, I send you a signed book of your choosing, and you email me an Amazon gift certificate.

For a hardcover, $25; for a softcover $10; for trade paperback size, $14, and no cash changes hands. So this is how it would go:

1. You email me to say you want book x, and you'd like me to sign it "To Gertie with best wishes" or "For Alice, my favorite reader" or just my name. At the same time you send me your mailing address.

2...

I should have defined what I mean by FAQ

Okay, lemme explain something.

Questions that work for a FAQ page don't have to do with what happens after book six.  FAQ usually include questions like:

why the penname? … where is the setting supposed to be in reality?… how many children did Nathaniel have with Elizabeth? … Why don't we hear about x dying? What did x die of anyway?  Why did you move the story to Scotland, New Orleans, etc.?

You get the drift?

Below are the kinds of questions I won't/can't answer because they are in a...

quick note

I've been gone a long time, I know, but I've got six weeks to finish these revisions and then I'll be free(er). I'm stopping in now because I've read about the millionth comment asking why Luke would leave his children in Paradise.

It was quite common even up to 75 years ago for families to trade children. You went to live with your aunt or grandfather or whatever, for a year or longer.  This happened multiple times in my own father's generation (at a very young age he was shipped off to...

what to read

I don't know why I didn't think of this before: if you're looking for my personal recommendations on what to read, you should have a look at my GoodReads page. I've got what, maybe 125 reviews up over there. And I tag my favorite books.

here's the link

an answer from my editor re kindle. finally UPDATED

Listen, everybody: I'm as excited about the Kindle release of the first two books as you are, but all I can tell you is, it should have happened on the 25th, and will hopefully happen in the next few (work) days. I will get in touch with my editor and see what's what. Note: people who work in publishing in Manhattan usually get Fridays off in the summer. So don't look for an update on that until Monday. And I thank you (1) for your enthusiasm and (2) for your patience.

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an answer from my editor re kindle. finally

What she had to say about the Kindle/ebook release of ITW and DDS:

They should be on sale by 8/25.  Sorry for the delay!

public service announcement

Below is an organized and reasonable response to Arizona's recent xenophobic and unwarranted education policies, from linguists at the University of Arizona. If this whets your appetite, there are other formal responses  from linguists and educators, for example: Stanford University  Faculty and National Council of Teachers of English.

May 26, 2010

Teachers' English Fluency Initiative in Arizona

The undersigned faculty of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona endorse the...

Kindle

Quite a few people have written to ask why Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore aren't yet available on Kindle, though the last four books are available.

My answer: I'm not sure.

About two months ago I signed a revised contract with Bantam that was drawn up for this (and no other purpose): to get the first two books into Kindle/ebook format. Why it hasn't happened yet is a mystery, but I'll email the relevant people (again) and report back.

Two other notes:

I realize the feed isn't...