. “Three-quarters of readers are not aware of the Amazon Kindle. Three in every five have never even heard of a Sony Reader. The vast majority of consumers (68%) are unlikely or dead set against buying an e-book reader.” Wow. … Continue reading
.For those of you you who didn’t read the Guardian article on book covers, it said booksellers (who sometimes influence publishers in their choice of cover) think that generic mass-market-appeal covers outsell more offbeat covers or striking covers (and this … Continue reading
.Remember to vote on the cover poll for The Aware – one more day. And this Guardian article may interest you if you haven’t already read it, on what really counts when it comes to a publisher’s decision about a … Continue reading
..Ok, slight exaggeration.Um, large exaggeration.I should have said my book is on the front cover.Er, inner front cover.Well, in an advertisement actually… All right, it may not sound much really, but I’m chuffed! Thanks, Orbit!. … Continue reading
.Sorry, but that’s the truth. And not only babies either, but young people as well. You may think sex outside of marriage is a sin, and that’s your prerogative. You’re certainly not alone in this belief – many religions and … Continue reading
The Russian cover is soooo unpopular on the poll, I thought I’d blow up the pix so you can have a better look. Given that I wrote a book – in fact a whole trilogy – that never had a … Continue reading
Over in the sidebar of the blog, there’s a poll. Tell me which of these covers (and you can choose more than one if you like) would be most likely to make you pick up the book (always assuming the … Continue reading
.Another review up for The Last Stormlord, from Katherine KellerYou can read it here, at Sequential Tart. Here’s the final paragraph: For all that it’s all about water and the control of water in an arid land, The Last Stormlord … Continue reading
…this past week, finishing the final* (I hope) major re-write of Stormlord’s Exile, husband was off having fun on Sipadan Island, off Borneo, where the world’s best diving is to be found. Of course, he calls such perambulations work. Hmph. … Continue reading
.Years ago, close to thirty actually, I came across a coastal town on Morecombe Bay in the U.K. I can’t be sure exactly which one after so long, but I suspect – after a look at the map – that … Continue reading
