Author Archives: Marion Jensen

Thursday morning, I attended and presented at UVU’s Book Academy. It was a good day  visiting with friends, talking with other writers, and finding out the state of the publishing industry here in Utah. After lunch, the authors signed copies … Continue reading →

More e-readers enter the market. Can they topple Kindle, Apple, and the Nook? Are children more willing/likely to pick up an e-book when compared to their adult counterparts? Looks like that may be the case. Seems to be conflicting reports. … Continue reading →

Amazon is rolling out an  interesting feature. It seems like authors and publishers can make a book chapter or section of their work available to be read in a browser. That is nice, and it rounds out all of the … Continue reading →

I put in the order almost three weeks ago, but last week in the mail my Kindle finally arrived. What do I think of it? If you want the short review, it’s love at first sight. If you want the … Continue reading →

The Kindle is still selling fast. It became available for about 2 days, and is now on back-order again. I can’t help passing this post on. The nice think about J. A. Konrath is that he’s not polarizing. Is the … Continue reading →

Okay, maybe vindication is too strong of a word. How about, “Hey, Stephen King agrees with me.” I’ve said it before on this blog; a book is just the medium for a storyteller to reach their audience. The book is … Continue reading →

Jennie Hansen has an article over at Meridian Magazine that does a good job of summarizing where LDS fiction is today, and where it’s headed in the future. I did a book signing once with Jennie at BYU Education Week. … Continue reading →

Google Editions coming to Japan in 2011. Kindle takes a jab at the iPad in a new television spot. But as this site points out, it’s not really a fair comparison. The Kindle reads better in sunlight, but what about … Continue reading →

I’ve been a fan of Stephen Fry since A Bit of Fry & Laurie. He’s written a biography, and his publisher, Penguin, has decided to “go to town” on it. They’ve added some digital bits that enhance the book. Readers … Continue reading →