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Author Mitzi Szereto brings you the entire cast of characters from Jane Austen's classic "Pride and Prejudice", this time caught with their breeches unbuttoned and their skirts raised high in this rewrite that goes all the way -- and then some! This is the book Jane Austen would have written, if only she'd had the nerve!
Coming in spring 2011. Pre-order your copy from your favourite bookseller!
Visit the "Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts" website at: http://mitziszereto.com/prideandprejudicehiddenlusts/Author Mitzi Szereto brings you the entire cast of characters from Jane Austen's... more
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Have you ever wondered just how unbiased and legitimate those so-called "reader/customer" book reviews at sites such as Amazon really are? Are these reviews really written by the layperson, or are there more sinister forces at work? Read on to find out!
http://mitziszereto.com/blog/amazon-book-reviews-pure-as-the-driven-snow/Have you ever wondered just how unbiased and legitimate those so-called... more
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To write, or not to write? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of being an author, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them by choosing instead to be a bin man...
http://mitziszereto.com/blog/the-writers-life-a-case-for-the-humble-bin-man/To write, or not to write? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind... more
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E-books: Depending on your point of view, they're either the savior or the destroyer of the publishing business.
So far, Amazon has dominated the market. Its first Kindle electronic reading device debuted two years ago, and the company just announced that its third-quarter profits surged almost 70 percent, thanks largely to sales of new Kindle models.
Sony and a few other companies have also launched e-readers, but this week saw the debut of what could be the Kindle's first serious competitor: the Nook. It's made by the other giant of book-selling: Barnes & Noble.
Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan has been playing with both the Nook and the Kindle. He says what stands out about Barnes & Noble's new reader is the color LCD touch screen at the bottom of the device that allows users to browse book covers. It's similar, he says, to the "cover flow" feature familiar to Apple customers who flip through album covers on iTunes or with their iPhones.
And there's one big advantage that Barnes & Noble has over its competitor, Buchanan says. "Barnes & Noble has stores you can go to. Every Barnes & Noble will carry Nooks, whereas, you know, Amazon, you have to go online, order it and wait for it to come in. You can't play with [the Kindle] beforehand unless your friend has one."
In addition, he says, "One really cool thing with the Nook is ... every Barnes & Noble has free Wi-Fi, and if you go into a Barnes & Noble with a Nook and get on their network, you can browse any e-book there for free."
The Nook won't be available for sale until the end of November, but Buchanan says Barnes & Noble has the best chance of any competitor to Amazon so far.E-books: Depending on your point of view, they're either the savior or the... more
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Prior to delving into this post, ask yourself if you’re interested in:
1. Apple
2. Touch Computing
3. Magazines
4. Books
5. Newspapers
6. Spending Money.
If you answered yes to any of those, keep reading, I assure you it’ll be worth your while. That said we’re going to get into the nitty gritty of just how Apple will yet again, revolutionize an industry, and this time it’ll be publishing.Prior to delving into this post, ask yourself if you’re interested in:
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...or, at least, it wasn't.
But the financial situation has everyone's dainties in a tangle now, so if you're one of those authors sitting on last year’s acceptance and still staring at a blank page, consider yourself warned.
"There was a time not so long ago when authors never had to worry about handing in their manuscripts on time. Deadlines back then were a formality—something publishers took about as seriously in the course of contractual negotiations as they did the profit-and-loss statements they used to justify their acquisitions. If an author hit their delivery date, great! But if they didn’t, that was O.K., too.
"For the most part, that is still true. But as book sales fall and publishing houses look for ways to cut costs, many literary agents are growing increasingly worried that publishers looking to trim their lists will start holding authors to deadlines and using lateness as an occasion to renegotiate advances and, in some cases, terminate contracts altogether.
“Publishers are looking at their books and saying, ‘O.K., this book is two years late. Do we want it anymore?’”
But just because Publishers are cracking down on their late policy doesn't mean you have to worry. At least, not if you're Dan Brown.
"Of course, authors with established track records and promising projects in the works don’t have much to worry about. Spiegel & Grau won’t be dropping Sara Gruen’s long-delayed Ape House anytime soon, just as Doubleday was never going to cancel Dan Brown’s follow-up to The Da Vinci Code.
"As Mr. Simonoff said, 'The reality is, you don’t have to worry about lateness if they want your book. You only have to worry about lateness if they don’t.'"
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Sooo...
Booked wants to know:
Some might consider the leeway author's receive as the most ridiculous tardy policy in existence. Others may think that, to put an Artiste on any sort of schedule at all, is pure bureaucratic poppycock. What do you think? Being two years late sound like your dream job? Or is it just another example of why the publishing industry is doomed to fail....or, at least, it wasn't.
But the financial situation has everyone's... more
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