Over on the Smashwords blog, CEO and founder Mark Coker posted some interesting information about the demographics of the bestselling authors on the site. According to the Smashwords bestseller list, published each month by Publisher's Weekly, the top twenty-five bestselling titles on Smashwords for the last many months have all been written by women.All of them.Coker … [Read more...] about Smashwords Reveals Number of Bestselling Authors Overwhelmingly Female
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Pubsoft, Transmedia Partner to Bring Complete Digital Storytelling Experience to eBooks
Digital publishing platform Pubsoft announced today that it has partnered with Transmedia Story Stream to help authors create an entirely immersive storytelling experience within their ebooks. Utilizing features like videos, audio clips, live streaming of social events associated with the book, and even gaming, the innovative process will help authors and publishers offer an … [Read more...] about Pubsoft, Transmedia Partner to Bring Complete Digital Storytelling Experience to eBooks
Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin
Story posting social media site Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in a short amount of time for its notably unique offers for both authors and publishers. Apart from the ability for writers to post excerpts for readers to enjoy and comment on--a feedback process that Wattpad staunchly guards from trolling--the platform has worked with a number of different … [Read more...] about Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin
New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
Simon&Schuster UK has recently announced the launch of a genre-specific social media and blog site, meant to entice avid readers of its New Adult and Romance titles. Called The Hot Bed and curated by an in-house team of four Simon&Schuster UK professionals, the site aims to be the source for news about S&S's top-selling and most well-loved romance authors, as well … [Read more...] about New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
Penguin Australia Introduces New ‘Heat’ Based Rating System
Penguin Australia has introduced a new "heat" rating system for its romance publications which will serve to let users have an early idea of how hot or cool the content will be like. The ebooks, thus categorized, will make it easy for the readers to pick up more of a particular category that they like the most.'The last thing we want to do is to disappoint - or offend - … [Read more...] about Penguin Australia Introduces New ‘Heat’ Based Rating System
eBook Review: The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel
Verdict: 4 StarsOne of the original adopters of early onset digital publishing was the romance imprints. While other critics were still arguing over whether or not people would actually read on a tiny little screen, publishers like Harlequin were forging industry-changing imprints like Carina Press, which offered unheard of royalties and a turnaround time of only a matter … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel
Amazon Announces America’s Top “Reading” Cities
Amazon has recently begun sharing information on book sales by US region, and for the third year in a row has created its "best dressed" list of cities who purchase the most books, magazines, and newspapers in print and digital editions. While the February list focused specifically on the romance category to coincide with Valentine's Day, the news this week is compiled over … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces America’s Top “Reading” Cities
eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Verdict: 5 STarsFinally. FINALLY. A romance title for the rest of us, one with the right blend of emotion and raw physicality but whose female main character isn't a spineless self-doubter who falls down a lot. Move over, 50 Shades of Grey, there's a sexy new power couple for readers to swoon over.Chloe Mills is only months away from finishing her MBA from a prestigious … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers
One of the hot new buzzwords mentioned at DBW this year was the concept of the hybrid author, and data was presented that showed that hybrid authors may be arguably some of the most successful and most satisfied authors in the publishing industry. Hybrids, as they're being called, are authors who have experience in both self-publishing and in traditional publishing, through a … [Read more...] about Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers
Digital Single Give Away for New Year’s Eve
The single biggest advantage that digital publishing has brought to DIY authors may be the enormity of control over the content. So many conventions have been stripped away. Word count restrictions have been overtaken by ebook shorts and long-form digital journalism like Kindle Singles and Atavist. Concerns over the marketability of certain themes or topics have been removed, … [Read more...] about Digital Single Give Away for New Year’s Eve
eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
Verdict: 5 StarsThis title introduced me to a new subcategory in the romance genre: New Adult. All I can say is, it’s about time.For far too long, we’ve had polar opposites in the addressing of sexuality in romance. There were the steamy bodice rippers at one end of the spectrum and on the other end there were the very chaste books aimed at an audience that preferred … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
eBook Review: The Gravedigger’s Brawl by Abigail Roux
Verdict: 5 StarsIt's not a secret that digital publishing and ebooks have opened up a world of literature to astute readers who otherwise would have had no opportunity to browse and purchase key titles in their libraries. Most notably, perhaps, has been the world of erotica literature that has been made available to a broader consumer audience thanks to the anonymity and … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Gravedigger’s Brawl by Abigail Roux
eBook Review: Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead by Katie MacAlister
Verdict: 4 StarsAt first glance, this ebook is tragically short, almost to the point of being confusing. Upon reaching the last page, the reader starts to wonder if the digital file was somehow corrupted, cutting off the final ten to twenty chapters of the book.But this new title from New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister is actually such a new concept in … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead by Katie MacAlister
Digital Reading Ideal for Some Genres over Others
It’s an accepted fact that romance fans dominate the digital market, as shown by the high numbers of ebooks sales, the romance publishers who’ve established ebook-only and digital-first imprints, and the success stories of bestselling self-published romance authors. The explanation used to be simple. as romance fans can’t seem to get enough books. The instant downloads and the … [Read more...] about Digital Reading Ideal for Some Genres over Others