Author Archives: Marion Jensen

Don’t Panic

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Great post by Seth Godin on the panicked print industry. I especially like this bit: “It’s paper that makes the economics of the newspaper industry work (or not work). It’s paper that creates cost and slows things down and generates … Continue reading →

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New Kindle

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Marion Jensen

On the same day that the Kindle sells out, Amazon announces the next-generation Kindle. And it’s significantly improved from the previous version. The new kindle is lighter, faster, and smaller, all while being able to hold more books than the … Continue reading →

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Publishers and Authors

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Publishers like to tell us they only have their author’s best interest in mind, but we know at the end of the day, they are a company, and have to make decisions to make sure they stay in business. We … Continue reading →

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Kindle Sold Out?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Wonder why Amazon only dropped the price of their Kindle to $189? Why not $99 and really put the heat on Barnes & Noble and Apple? Because they can’t keep it on the shelves even at the $189 price. Amazon reported … Continue reading →

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Google Editions

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I’ve come across probably the best writeup of what Google Editions is, and how it will affect the e-book market. I think perhaps most interesting is how Google Editions is courting the independent bookseller to assist them in making their … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Literary Agents

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Dear Literary Agents, E-books. That tiny hyphenated word is striking fear and glee into the hearts of publishers and authors around the world. People in the industry are scrambling to try to figure out how to adjust to the emerging … Continue reading →

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Primary

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Funny story. In my second book, Bullies in the Headlights, I reference a church song in which the words have been changed. Here are the original words: I have two little hands folded snugly and tight,They are tiny and weak … Continue reading →

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Latest News

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

One blogger’s opinion on why the Kindle will beat out the Nook. The article has some good insight. One of several articles reporting that Amazon is selling more e-books than hardcover. This article also had this interesting stat, hinting that … Continue reading →

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More on the Wylie Deal

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Marion Jensen

So I mentioned how I didn’t really like the recent move by Wylie, but my reasons were because I didn’t want to see exclusivity deals starting to creep up. Imagine if each of the big six publishers picked an e-reader … Continue reading →

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Let the Fighting Begin

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I blogged a few weeks ago about how the Wylie Agency was putting all e-book contracts on hold–kind of take a ‘wait and see’ approach. Well, now it looks like they’ve negotiated an exclusive distribution deal for 20 of their … Continue reading →

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