And it starts....

Seton Hall is going to issue iPads to all its incoming students. No more lugging around heavy textbooks. Cost of books will decrease. Work can be shared.

Some helpful information

How to do a virtual book tour. Thanks to Mary Nickum, author of Mom's Story.

Ebooks are definitely catching on. If you are a reader, investigate the newest devices: Kindle, the Nook, the Sony Reader.
If you are an author, don't be left behind. make sure your publisher offers you an ebook option.

Authors to Pay for Placement in Bookstores?: A new model emerges for the frustrated self-publisher

Authors to Pay for Placement in Bookstores?: A new model emerges for the frustrated self-publisher
Interesting concept. What are your thoughts?

Casita Books

Stay tuned for some exciting news re our new ebook line. We just signed two wonderful authors Ramey Channell and Judith Marrs. We hope to have their books available by the end of the month.
And Chalet has grown by leaps and bounds. We will be debuting A Spiral of Echoes, a new paranormal by Barbara M. Hodges and Maggie Pucillo in just a few weeks. It is already in the hands of proof readers. And more books are waiting in the wings. As we approach our first anniversary we are amazed at how far we have come in just a short time.

Red River Writers Live -No Limits

I am on this afternoon.
Click this link to listen live or listen to the archive.
Red River Writers Live -No Limits

It's Read an Ebook Week

And to celebrate, Chalet Publishers is offering 25% off its ebooks.
Go here.

Cost of an ebook

There has been much controversy of late about what an ebook should cost. You might remember the flap when Amazon tried to strong arm Macmillan into pricing their books at a level lower than what they wanted or face an inability to sell on Amazon. Amazon blinked and now Macmillan can charge what they want.
But all that aside, what as a reader are you willing to spend and as a writer what are you willing to accept?
Personally, I think it depends on two things - what the book offers and the competition. I think any reader purchasing an ebook is doing it for two reasons: convenience and cost. In the old days, I used to wait for the paperback version of a hardback to come out primarily because of the cost involved. It just chafed to plunk down over $20 for a book I was probably going to read once and then throw [or give] away. $5.95 [at the time] was easier to take.
I think the same holds true today. If I am buying an ebook it's because I don't want to wait and because I don't want to spend over $25 for a book. I also don't want to spend over $10 for the convenience.
I see eversions of some NY Times best sellers going for $13.99. You know what? At that price, I'll put my name on the list at my library.
So, take heed, publishers and authors. Don't price yourselves out of the market.