Category Archives: Bookselling

Pegasus Pulp e-books now available at Kobo

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Cora

Canadian e-book retailer Kobo finally opened its Writing Life portal to the public today, which means that you can now buy all of my e-books at Kobo as well. So if you own a Kobo e-reader, want to avoid the … Continue reading →

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May sales figures, the German e-book market, Kobo news and some other links

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Cora

The German booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (a.k.a. the nice folks who brought you the German fixed book price agreement among other things) have released their 2012 e-book study. The most notable point is that e-books are now 1 … Continue reading →

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The German Fixed Book Price Agreement

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Cora

Today, someone at the Kindleboards pointed out an extensive article about the rise of Amazon at the US political magazine The Nation. It’s a good article, but while I was at The Nation site, something else caught my eye, namely … Continue reading →

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Another Interview with Cora and why e-books don’t do well in Germany

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I am interviewed by Scarlett Rugers at 1001 First Lines today, so come on over and say hello. I also interviewed Scarlett on my blog last month, just in case you didn’t see it. Meanwhile, Bloomberg Businessweek … Continue reading →

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More interviews, more on corporate erotica censorship, the resurgence of short fiction and other cool links

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I am interviewed by John Warner at the Indie Book Spot today, where I talk about writing, goals, the ebook market, KDP Select, etc… Come on over and say hello. Jim Kukral of the Author Marketing Club … Continue reading →

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More on PayPal versus Erotica

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Cora

The debate over PayPal pressuring smaller retailers to stop carrying certain kinds of erotica continues. Here is a good post on the issue from erotica writer Jolene Kendry at Indie Book Writing that I missed in my last link round-up … Continue reading →

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The Corporate Censorship of Erotica

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Cora

In recent weeks, there has been an attack on certain types of indie erotica. It started with Bookstrand, a site I investigated but never used, banning first some of the more fringe types of erotica and finally indie authors altogether. … Continue reading →

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A Leap Day Link and an Interview

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cora

Today I’m interviewed by fantasy and YA writer Emily Ann Ward on her blog. Come on over and say hello. The links to all interviews I have done are also archived on the interview page. Meanwhile, Indie Reader discusses the … Continue reading →

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An Interview and Some Links

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I’ve got another interview up. This time around, I was interviewed by Peter Joseph Lewis at Why Did You Write That? Drop by and say hello. And now for a couple of links: Writer Ian Duncan responds … Continue reading →

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The latest indie publishing sensation and German responses to Amazon’s publishing ventures

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cora

The Telegraph reports about the newest self-publishing phenomenon, British writer Kerry Wilkinson who sold more than 250 000 books in less than a year, which made him the bestselling Kindle author in the UK. Of course, mega-bestselling indie writers are … Continue reading →

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