Monthly Archives: June 2010

Cling to that old model…

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Marion Jensen

There has been a battle waging for the last several years. I’m not talking about Iraq or Afghanistan, I’m talking about the battle between Google and publishers. Google has been trying to digitize books and make them searchable. The idea … Continue reading →

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Before you sign the contract…

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I’ve talked with a few authors about digital rights since starting this blog, and more and more people are seeing digital rights as something separate to the print rights. Before e-book rights were something ‘thrown in’ to a contract. We’ll … Continue reading →

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E-Book Growth

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

The nice thing about the Huffington Post is that they have such a wide variety of people writing for them. When they totally miss the mark on one article, they have another article that nails it. A few weeks ago … Continue reading →

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Open Model and E-books No Shortcut

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Publishing an e-book does not mean authors can skip the most important step of all–mastering the craft.  A friend of mine, Trent Cameron, sent me an interesting link about online file sharing (pirating or information liberation, depending on how you look at things) … Continue reading →

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Amazon Follows Suit

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Marion Jensen

As Daron Fraley pointed out in the comments section of my last post, Amazon has already dropped the price on the Kindle to $189. That’s a step in the right direction, but I’m still waiting to see what happens as … Continue reading →

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Nook Drops Price

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Looks like competition is bringing down prices. Barnes & Noble has dropped the price on the Nook, their answer to Amazon’s Kindle. You can buy the basic version for $149, and their Wi/Fi enabled version for $199, roughly $60 less … Continue reading →

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Win Win

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Let’s talk a little about the price of books. Let’s say you just wrote a new novel, and you set the price at $10 per copy. At that price you will likely sell 10,000 books. Gross income will be $100,000. … Continue reading →

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E-books for Young Readers?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Random House just announced that they will be releasing all 6,234 books in the Magic Tree House series in e-book format. I’m interested in this for several reasons. First, I love to see the e-books movement progress in any shape … Continue reading →

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E-Books released first?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Random House is releasing the e-book version of one of their books before the print version. While I’m sure this has been done before, it’s nice to see one of the larger publishing companies try it out. Many of the … Continue reading →

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Some Folks Get It

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I try to keep abreast of the many author, agent, and publisher blogs out there that talk about new models in publishing, but I just don’t have as much time as I’d like. Which is why I appreciate it when … Continue reading →

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