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October 3, 2014
Mary Bennet Novella Now in Paperback
Mary Bennet: A Novella
Mary Bennet is now available in paperback format and will be coming to all online retailers soon!
I’ll add the buy links as they become live:
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September 21, 2014
Amazon and the Evil Campfire (www)
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September 19, 2014
Fair Warning: Going Amazon Exclusive for 3 Months
Due to BN’s current tech and business glitches, my books have been gathering dust on their virtual shelves.
They have recently removed download links from the My Nook section of their website. WHAT?! You can buy Nook books, but only if you want to read them on your Nook or Nook app. If you’ve got another .epub based reader, well, you’re screwed. You can’t read them on any other devices. BN has confirmed that you can no longer sideload books. Great move, guys. People always go for companies that offer less freedom.
Is it any wonder that BN is doing better at selling toys than books?
BN can do what it thinks is best for its business, but I’m going to do what is best for mine. So I’m going to pull my books from all other retailers and go exclusively with Amazon for 3 months to take advantage of their programs.
If you’ve been holding off on purchasing any of my titles (not including Riding Fear Free) from BN, iTunes, Sony, or Kobo, now is the time. They’ll be off sale today.
Please note that all my ebooks are sold DRM-free. You can purchase a copy from any retailer and convert the file to whatever type you need using a free downloadable program such as Calibre.
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September 18, 2014
Nook Removes Download Buttons (www)
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On Mr. Darcy’s Pond Scene
I am about to say something controversial.
Wait for iiiiiit!
I dislike this scene intensely.
The 1995 production of P&P was pretty faithful to Austen’s manuscript, with this glaring exception. I’m not contending that it was historically inaccurate for a gentleman to take a dip in the pond. It was historically appropriate. I object to the fact that it was added to an otherwise faithful movie adaptation of the novel.
And apparently this scene made Colin Firth a star, and it is the most memorable scene in the film. Gah! It didn’t even happen in the book!
And I can’t get away from it.
There’s this from Lost in Austen:
And then the scene was “immortalized as a statue“:
Creepy: via http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07...
And now this?
At least this was for charity
Not only do I think Austen wrote a better scene, but I also think Colin Firth had far more memorable moments in the film than just playing peekaboo with his nipples.
However, if a damp shirt is all it takes to bring readers to appreciate Jane Austen, well, I guess that’s good. And please, Mr. Firth, take no offense. I enjoyed you in the rest of the movie immensely.
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September 17, 2014
BN Book Sales Down, Toy Sales Up (www)
BN book sales tank, but toy sales rise.
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September 10, 2014
Mary Bennet Available Now!
Available exclusively on Kindle!
Mary Bennet: A Novella
Mary Bennet
A Novella in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection
Now that all her sisters have left home, long-neglected Mary Bennet finds herself the focus of her mother’s attention. Mrs. Bennet intends to find the perfect match for her bookish, socially awkward daughter, and Mary wants nothing more than to please her mother.
But when Mary receives the gift of a large dowry, Mrs. Bennet is no longer content to find her daughter an ordinary husband. He must be rich as well as landed. Now the center of Meryton society, Mary realizes her dream of being noticed, but will she find herself ill-equipped to handle the attention? Will her moralizing ways scare away her mother’s choice of suitor?
But more importantly, can Mary please her family without losing herself in the process?
Mary Bennet is a novella of approximately 33,000 words.
Available exclusively on Amazon for the next 90 days.
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September 8, 2014
September 4, 2014
The Hit List (9/4/14)
Hello,
Starting today, you can use Kindle Kids’ Book Creator to create illustrated children’s books for Kindle, taking advantage of features like text pop-ups. Here’s how to get started:
Download the tool, and you can convert individual illustrations into interactive books for both Kindle devices and free reading apps.
Once your book is ready, export the file and upload it to KDP.
Set the book category, age range, and grade range to help customers find the right books for their kids.
Want to learn how to prepare, publish, and promote illustrated and chapter books for children? Check out the new KDP Kids for more information.
Best regards,
The Kindle Direct Publishing Team
New service allows you to tweet epubs.
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