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October 29, 2014
KDP Announces Pricing Support
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October 28, 2014
Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer. Meet the Writers
Meet the writers of Holidays with Jane: Christmas CheerMELISSA BUELL wrote “Mischief and Mistletoe.” She lives in Southern California with her husband and kids. She’s an English teacher by day, author by night. She loves to read, bake, and take photographs. She has been known to thrift clothes into costumes and dress up for Jane Austen parties. Check out her fantasy novel The Seventh Blessing (Tales of Gymandrol Book 1)
.
REBECCA M. FLEMING penned “A Tale of Three Christmases.” She is a dreamer, writer, quarterback fangirl, lover of all things Austen and the next Elven Queen of Middle Earth. A fervent believer in fairy tales and the power of Love, she often describes her purpose as “the distributor of tough love and fairy dust,” and is determined to tell all the stories. Be sure to visit her book blog!
CECILIA GRAY authored “With Love, from Emma.” She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she reads, writes, and breaks for food. She also pens her biographies in the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case. She reads a lot because books give her ideas of things to try—archery, lock picking, and swing dancing, among other adventures. Check out Fall For You
, the first book in her Austen Academy Series.
JESSICA GREY is wrote “It’s a Wonderful Latte.” She is an author, fairytale believer, baseball lover, and recovering Star Wars fangirl. A life-long Californian, she now lives with her two children in the Rocky Mountains where she spends her time writing, complaining about snow in April, and drinking way too much caffeine. I loved Attempting Elizabeth
, which is the what Lost in Austen should have been.
KIMBERLY TRUESDALE is the author of “Pride & Presents.” She is a teacher and storyteller who has a line from The Great Gatsby tattooed on her arm and has worn out at least five copies of Anne of Green Gables. Kimberly’s first novel, My Dear Sophy, told the story of how the Admiral and Mrs. Croft from Jane Austen’s Persuasion first meet. Her second and third novels, The Wrong Woman and A Prince for Aunt Hetty, kicked off the Unexpected Love series of sweet historical romances with atypical heroines. Read her newest book A Prince for Aunt Hetty (Unexpected Love Book 2)
on Kindle.
I was honored to be invited to participate in this compilation and excited to attempt something new. This is my first modern Austen adaptation. It is also my first non-Pride and Prejudice story. And it’s the first time I wrote about two main characters instead of a minor character. “The Work of an Instant” a modern–and somewhat magical–look at Anne and Frederick from Persuasion.
When Frederick Wentworth’s ship docks at the Navy base in Charleston just in time for Christmas, Anne Elliot feels torn between desire to see her former fiancé and fear of rejection. Will taking a risk end in humiliation or give Anne a second chance with her first love? To find out, all she has to do is turn around and face him.
Enter this giveaway for a chance to win one of our three prizes. We’re giving away:
One (1) “Christmas Cheer” Grand Prize Pack:
an ebook of the “Christmas Cheer” collection PLUS a pack of ebooks from each of the six authors!
Two (2) “Stocking Stuffers” Prizes:
an ebook of the “Christmas Cheer” collection
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October 27, 2014
Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer Giveaway!
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer, Santa’s Elves have gotten together a fantastic giveaway.
To read more about the book, visit Indie Jane.
And to enter the giveaway, look below:
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October 21, 2014
Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer
For more information, join the Holidays with Jane Facebook page.
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CNN Anchors United?
Most of the coverage of the Amazon/Hachette situation seems to imply that contractual disputes between companies are unique.
They are not.
Currently, Dish Network is involved in a similar dispute with Turner Broadcasting.
Turner Broadcasting, which licenses the channels for distribution to subscription services, pulled the channels from Dish’s lineup upon the expiration of its current deal with the satellite service after the two companies were unable to negotiate renewed distribution terms. Other channels removed from Dish include Boomerang, Cartoon Network, CNN en Espanol, Headline News, and truTV.
Dish, which has about 14 million subscribers, said the channels were removed after Turner refused to extend the current agreement.
“In the past year, Dish has successfully renewed agreements with many large content providers,” Warren Schlichting, Dish senior vice president of programming, said in a statement. “As a result, we are confident that we have offered a deal to Turner that reflects an appropriate value for our customers.” See the full story here.
Sound familiar? The same basic situation occurred between The Weather Channel and DirecTV.
The Weather Channel had earlier indicated that it was seeking a 1 cent per-subscriber increase in fees. The channel currently receives an average of 13 cents per subscriber per month from pay TV distributors, according to data from market research firm SNL Kagan.
However, the Weather Channel agreed to reduce the amount of reality TV programming it carries, an issue cited by the satellite TV provider when it pulled the channel from its lineup in January. See the full story here.
Imagine what would happen if Amazon attempted to control the content of Hachette books! I think it would look something like this: 
Businesses negotiate and renegotiate deals all the time. The Amazon/Hachette debate is not abnormal. Let’s keep some perspective.
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October 15, 2014
Amazon, Hachette, Patterson, and Religious War?
The Amazon/Hachette drama continues…
James Patterson’s spirit is hurt by the drama, compares the business negotiations to religious war:
A Salon article uses all the right buzzwords and includes bizarre comparison to “Ayn Rand libertarians.”
Konrath fisks it.
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October 14, 2014
Amazon Launches Kindle Scout (www)
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October 3, 2014
Hachette Drama Roundup
J. A. Konrath tears apart the Authors Guild’s letter to members on this subject.
Drama for drama’s sake? I think so.
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