Uncreated Conscience

A bit of a heavy topic for a Friday, but I just wanted to foster a discussion and ask what other people think, really. As ereaders become more and more common, the question of “how much should ebooks cost?” comes up again and again. The simple answer: Ebooks should cost what the market will pay. [...]

This morning on Twitter, a woman tweeted at Sarah Rees Brennan that she had illegally downloaded a copy of her book because e-rights were not available where she lived. First, you all know that I adore Sarah Rees Brennan. I am a huge fan. Second, that was incredibly rude, insulting, and thoughtless of the woman. [...]

Back when I was first starting to blog, I used to make weird puns in my titles. I am bringing back my inner 17-year-old for today’s post. Anyway, where have you been, JJ? you might ask. (Or not. You probably don’t care.) BEA itself was amazing. I managed to attend the Young Adult Editor Buzz [...]

First, I wrote a piece for Publishr about ebooks, print books, and experiential reading! Go read and then tell me I’m off my rocker. Today on Twitter I complained about the ubiquity of redheads in fiction. Look, I get it. Red hair is gorgeous. And pretty. I’m partial to gingers myself; I happen to have [...]

Right, so last week I needed a break from my submissions pile and blasted through a pile of published books instead of muddling my way through manuscripts. I debated whether or not to review each book individually or together in one enormous post, but I decided separately would probably help the tl;dr. Review of WILL [...]

I was initially going to post this tl;dr post on ebooks and digital publishing on Friday, but then the entire Amazon vs. Macmillan kerfuffle came up Saturday. Other people have written much more eloquently and intelligently than me about the subject, so I won’t bore you with my own thoughts. Post from agent Rachelle Gardner [...]