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Wednesday News: Chinese Science Fiction wends its way Westward; EroticaCock excerpts; FAA seeking guidance on electronic device usage

Fantasy | Random House of Canada – It’s a slow news day so I’m going to link to the website to Random House Canada which has one of the best publisher sites I’ve seen. It’s definitely a site that is designed for the moment as future release dates are hard to come by. However, it highlights the books above all else and I like that. It doesn’t hurt that the fantasy page has my favorite quote in a werewolf series ever. (It’s from Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, the first book in her Women of the Oth...

Daily Deals: Historical, Erotic Freebies and Mystery

[image error] After Innocence by Brenda Joyce. $2.99.

From Jacket Copy:

A dreamweaver spinning spells that entice and enchant, a masterful creator of unforgettable characters and incomparable romance , bestselling author Brenda Joyce works magic–from her award-winning American saga of the lusty remarkable Bragg family to the spellbinding medieval passion of Promise of the Rose.

Estranged from society, wealthy and beautiful artist Sofie O’Neil finds solace in her private world, She longs just once to taste a...

REVIEW: Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell

Dear Ms. Maxwell:

When I saw this book featured an MMA fighter as the hero, I immediately snapped it up. The $2.99 purchase price didn’t hurt and neither did the trope: best friend of the older brother. Forbidden loves can be delicious.

[image error]Lucie Miller is a physical therapist in love with the orthopaedic doctor she works with. Unfortunately he is asking for the phone number for her best friend. When Reid Andrews, an old friend, offers seduction lessons in exchange for one on one physical therapy,...

Tuesday News: Almost half of Avon Romance sales are digital; Publishing’s piratical beginnings; Uses for Evernote’s new OCR engine

Create a Searchable Catalog of Your Bookshelf by Snapping a Picture into Evernote – Evernote is evolving into one of the best Apps available. Not only is it full featured but it is free. Two unique uses include Evernote’s built in OCR capabilities that it launched with a new budget scanning service 1DollarScan (which has recently come under attack by Authors Guild). LIfehacker suggests snapping a photo of your bookshelf and Evernote will create a searchable inventory automatically.

Another gre...

The Revival of the Serial

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From LOL Cat I Can Has Cheezburger

Beth Kery hit the NYTimes combined list, extended at no 32 for the first time in her writing career with the title Because You Are Mine. Kelly Favor(no website)appeared at No. 33 on the ebook NYTimes list with For His Trust. Sara Fawkes just sold Anything He Wants to St. Martin’s Press in a “significant deal” which is code for an advance of $251,000 to $499,000. Rumor has it that the deal is on the upper edge of the significant deal parameters.

What do these t...

Daily Deals: Two great novellas, one romantic suspense, and one mystery

[image error] Heat of Passion by Elle Kennedy. $2.66.

From Jacket Copy:

On the road to forever, anything goes…

An Out of Uniform story.

Carson Scott is the king of one-night stands, so a naughty encounter with a sexy brunette in a nightclub supply closet is right up his alley. When his mysterious seductress disappears, he’s blindsided by an unfamiliar emotion—disappointment. One thing’s for sure…if he ever encounters his lady of the evening again, he won’t let her slip away so easily.

Between her catering busi...

REVIEW: Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

Dear Ms. Armstrong,

All things must come to an end. That includes your Women of the Otherworld series. I can’t believe it’s been over ten years since we were first introduced to Elena, the only female werewolf in existence. And while I’ve liked some books more than others, I still consider this series to be one of my comfort reads. It’s rare for me to find an author who fulfills that role for me so when I do, I tend to hold on with both hands through thick and thin.

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REVIEW: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber

Dear Ms. Reber:

I borrowed your book via the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library although it is fairly modestly priced at $3.99 (currently). The book came to my attention when it was highlighted by GalleyCat’s Self publishing bestseller list.

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Taryn Mitchell is a twenty seven year old tavern owner whose heart has been broken one too many times. Her last relationship ended when she found out her fiance was a serial cheater. She’s cut herself off from men despite the many suitors who come to her bar an...

Monday News: Cheaters prospering; Backlist sales declining; Online dictionaries more of a hinderance;

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Book Reviewers for Hire Meet a Demand for Online Raves – NYTimes.com – This NYTimes article simply confirms what we know is true. Buying reviews is worthwhile for authors. It’s not ethical, but it works. Jason Rutherford set up a business to sell reviews. At one point he was making $28,000 a month. He would hire people using Craigslist and one paid reviewer earned $12,500 in just a few minutes. She never read the books. She didn’t have time to, you see, she was too bus...

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for September 2012

Welcome to the Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus.

The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:

The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of February would be a March release)

You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your book...