Author Archives: Marion Jensen

Found a good article about e-books and electronic rights. Tom Holland, chair of the Society of Authors, has called publishers on the carpet over electronic rights. He says the current state of contracts is “not remotely fair” for authors. Holland things … Continue reading →

E-Book prices have been fluctuating over the last few months. Most prices have been inching upward, thanks in large part to the iPad and something called the agency model. Before the iPad came along, publishers would sell their e-books to … Continue reading →

The Apple iTunes App store is hacked, and 42 of the top 50 books were bogus. A study showed that people read slower on on an e-book device. I think this study will be debunked, and like this article that … Continue reading →

Thanks to Seth Johnson for pointing me to this article, as well as the followup article. I usually focus on using e-books to attract a following, and thus leading you to every writers dream–the big contract. But even established authors … Continue reading →

When I started this site, I gave you a few blogs you should follow. J. A. Konrath’s blog was one of those sites, and I still think he’s someone you should follow. He has a great article today on the pros … Continue reading →

I’d like this site to be as useful as possible. Self-publishing/e-books can be tricky Authors must do a lot of things on their own–things that normally are done by an agent or a publisher. Authors who self-publish have to worry about: … Continue reading →

Interesting interview over at Gallycat with David Carnoy who went the self-published to published route. He says the optimal price for a book is $3.99. Low enough to appear like a significant discount for the traditional books (which are now … Continue reading →