http://romancewritersforchange.com/site Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:44:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Harlequin Enterprises announced this week the launch of its new entity, digital press Carina Press.    According to their website, Carina Press "is a new digital-only publisher that combines editorial and marketing expertise with the freedom of digital publishing. With a long history of digital marketing and editorial experience, the Carina Press ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/11/harlequin-launches-e-publisher-carina-press/ Ebook sales growth as reported by the IDPF. The July 2009 report by AAR for May 2009 sales figures shows "E-books sales jumped up by 196.6 percent for the month ($11.5 million), reflecting an increase of 166.7 percent for the year." When you compare this to the May 2008 report, when ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/08/e-book-sales-166-7-growth-so-far-in-2009/ Some of the news to hit the epublishing industry in the first half of 2009; More and more digital news is hitting the headlines: January 2009 January, 2009. Dorchester to Offer Much of their catalog as ebooks. http://sfscope.com/2009/01/dorchester-to-offer-their-enti.html January, 2009. Harlequin Offers Free Books on Stanza http://www.lexcycle.com/content/60th_anniversary_harlequin March ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/08/early-2009-epublishing-news/ Amazon, Sony and other ereader manufacturers are starting to drop the prices.    As the way of other technology, this mean the eReader will become more accessible to the public.  Hmm...how long before an ereader is as common on our homes as a DVD player? Or a stereo? According to Alex Palmer ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/08/ereader-prices-are-coming-down/ Oprah is offering a free download of Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann until until 10:59 a.m. ET Wednesday August 5, 2009 for Oprah.com members (which is free to sign up for.)  Get the book here. http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/08/free-ebook-from-oprah-com/ Harper Collins has created a new position and appointed Margot Schupf to the new role of editorial director, digital publishing, for the Morrow/Avon/Eos group, which includes Avon Romances. Her plan is to work with the imprints to create original ebooks as well as pull from their backlists. More information on this ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/08/harper-collins-creates-digital-editor-position/ ESPAN (Electronic and Small Press Authors Network Chapter of Romance Writers of America) has a terrific line up of articles covering the issues as well as information on epublishing and epublishers: Deidre Knight, Agent and Author addresses recent issues and discussions that cropped up among RWA members. The Digital ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/07/articles-on-espan-rwa/ If you'd like to show your support for changes that reflect the publishing industry, please grab an image for your website, blog or myspace and link it back to http://www.romancewritersforchange.com. To get an image, right click the image and choose "save as" and save it to your computer. Then upload ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/07/show-your-support/ There are a number of ways you can join or follow the Romance Writers for Change group: The Yahoo Group This is where we discuss our goals, our intentions and how we hope to achieve them. ESPAN-RWA Chapter If you are a member of RWA, please consider the Epublished and Small Press Authors Networks ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/06/join-or-follow-us/ Romance Writers for Change advocate for the advancement and education of all romance writers. The group evolved from discussions surrounding changes we, as members, would like to see within Romance Writers of America® (RWA) to improve the flow of information, education and opportunities occurring in ... http://romancewritersforchange.com/site/2009/06/the-goals-and-purpose-of-rwachange/