Tag Archives: censorship

Of Penny Dreadfuls and Moral Panics

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Cora

The Guardian has an article about the so-called penny dreadfuls, cheap serialized novels of the Victorian era, inspired by the success of the eponymous TV series (which I haven’t yet seen, hence no comment). I usually don’t remember where and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More on the erotica debacle

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Cora

Over at my personal blog, I have a big collection of the latest links regarding the W.H. Smith/Kobo erotica purge, so hop on over. Send to Kindle

Posted in Bookselling, Links | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Bug Jack Barron and W.H. Smith

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Cora

As for W.H. Smith pulling all self-published e-books in a fit of panic about some of the more out there erotica, this is not the first time W.H. Smith has bowed to the pressure and pulled products to appease the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bookselling | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pegasus Pulp e-books not currently available at W.H. Smith, Kobo and Whitcoulls

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Cora

We regret to inform you that Pegasus Pulp e-books are not currently available at W.H. Smith in the UK and Whitcoulls in New Zealand and that worldwide availability at Kobo may be limited. Warning: Swearing, righteous indignation and links with … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Books, Bookselling | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A German Bestseller

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Cora

Unter der Knute, the German edition of Under the Knout, has edged onto the category bestseller list for German language short fiction at Amazon DE at No. 92. Nr. 92 in Kindle-Shop > eBooks > Belletristik > Kurzgeschichten & Anthologien It … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Books | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Posting sockpuppet reviews is not free speech

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Cora

Joe Konrath defends the practices of buying fake reviews, leaving malicious one star reviews to trash the books of rivals and leaving sockpuppet reviews as free speech. Because an author deliberately leaving one star reviews on books by rival using … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookselling, Links | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Bookselling, Links | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Bookselling, General | Tagged , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Books, Bookselling | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments