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 team is committed to bringing readers fresh voices and new, unique editorial. Our philosophy is: no great story should go untold!”
You can find submission guidelines on their website and a Q&A plus more information on their blog.

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 at Adweek, the “Kindle craze is upon us.”   Rob Ederle, principal at the San Jose, Calif.–based Ederle Group,  adds: “We’re getting close to an iPod moment with e-books.  Kindle has shown us how close we are getting, but we can …

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 move can be found here:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/28/harpercollins-ebooks-publishing-technology-paidcontent.html

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 Age and RWA: Call for Action
RWA President Diane Pershing responds with her viewpoint on why RWA chooses the path it does and how it impacts the membership.
Epublishers have stated their thoughts:
Angela James, publisher from Samhain Publishing
Raelene Gorlinksy, publisher from …