Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Filed in News , The Smutty Lover Posted on April 22, 2011 @ 2:00 pm 5 comments
Welcome to this week’s newsy post which is a bit brief because its been a bit quiet this week but we do have some interesting tidbits and goodies for y’all!
First up – some interesting new developments from Amazon which may help the Kindle to become the prominent format/reader in the DRM and format wars.
Amazon has announced that it will team up with Overdrive who hosts and offers e-books to libraries. Previously epub was the only format that was available for library ebook lending. I think this will herald the Kindle/Mobi as the winning format since one of the main reasons for getting an epub book was borrowing ebooks from libraries and it looks like Amazon has offered another arrow in their quill for choosing a Kindle!

It looks like the rumours about a tablet is gaining steam with some reports hinting that Samsung has teamed up to do a Kindle Tablet which will run on the Android platform may be ready for release this summer. There has been several reports from tech blogs that think this may be genuine, and it looks like the tablet market is going to heat up big time especially if the rumours of the Kindle Tablet may be cheaper compared to the current tablets on the market right now.

And finally – Amazon has opened up the Kindle store for its German site and they are also in the midst of doing the same to their other sites such as Japan and France. I really think once these developments are established – the Kindle will be a dominant format/ereader now.
There is an interesting article about the price point of ebooks and how ebook charts are dominated with .99 cents/pence books. This has put pressure onto publishers and their pricing and approaches to ebooks and more specifically the whole Agency pricing.

We also have some sad breaking news. Romantic Suspense novelist, Beverly Barton passed away this morning. You can post notes of condolences here at the Harlequin blog. She will be sadly missed. 

We also have some fantastic and interesting upcoming covers.

Stephen King’s new doorstopper (its slated to have around 1000 pages) is his most interesting yet I think. Its based around the assassination of JFK and timetravel which the president somehow escaped his death.

I adored the cover for Karen Mahoney’s The Iron Witch and the sequel, The Wood Witch is even more prettier!

Two weeks after the events of The Iron Witch, reluctant alchemist-in-training, Donna Underwood, must face the consequences of her actions–actions that some believe make her a traitor.
At the same time, Donna’s iron tattoos are acting strangely and she experiences bleak visions filled with warnings of a coming darkness. When the Wood Queen steps into her life once more, it appears that Donna’s role in the centuries old war against the fey is very far from over–only this time it is her mother’s life that hangs in the balance...

I love this cover for If You Hear her by Shiloh Walker – and the blurb sounds great too!!!

The scream Lena Riddle hears in the woods behind her house is enough to curdle her blood—she has no doubt that a woman is in real danger. Unfortunately, with no physical evidence, the local law officers in small-town Ash, Kentucky, dismiss her claim. But Lena knows what she heard—and it leaves her filled with fear and frustration.

Ezra King is on leave from the state police, but he can’t escape the guilty memories that haunt his dreams. When he sees Lena, he is immediately drawn to her. He aches to touch her—to be touched by her—but is he too burdened by his tragic past to get close? When Ezra hears her story of an unknown woman’s screams, his instincts tell him that Lena’s life is also at risk—and his desire to protect her is as fierce as his need to possess her

The Vengeful Dead – book two of the Dead World series by J.N Duncan

And finally we have the cover for Immortal Rider the second book of the Lords of Deliverance series. I really really like it!

Sexy, powerful, and immortal, Limos is on a crash course with destiny. She’s been marked as Satan’s bride and her jealous fiancé wants her all to himself. The only way this Horseman can keep herself—and everyone else—safe is to keep her distance. But not even Limos can save herself from the secrets she’s kept . . . or resist the seductive allure of one very brave human.
Arik Wagner knows the saying “love hurts” better than most, yet he never thought stealing a kiss from Limos would land him in Hell. Literally. It takes all his military training to survive the demon torture, but once he’s topside, Arik realizes that the agony has just begun. With the Apocalypse looming and Satan demanding his bride, will Arik and Limos surrender to the desire smoldering between them? Or will giving in to their passion unleash hell on earth?

So what do you think of the new developments for Amazon? Do you think the epub format is going to die and that Amazon will gain an even more prominent position in the ebook market? Or do you think that this wont have any real affect?


About Has


Has is a bookaholic and feeds her addiction whenever she can. She usually can be found lost in a Romance or an Urban Fantasy novel. Her favourite sub genres are Paranormal, Fantasy and some Scifi. Her most treasured authors are, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Ann Aguirre, Lisa Kleypas and Tamora Pierce. She loves that discovery of finding a brand new author and falling in love with their books. Has also blogs a The Book Pushers - Book chatter and reviews

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  • Birgit April 22, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Imagine my surprise when I saw that the Kindle is now directly available on the Amazon Germany site too. However, I don't think that the EPUB format will die (and I'm not just saying this because most of my eBooks are in that format, yikes) – I think sooner or later we will also be able to read EPUBs on a Kindle. And for now I'm happy with my no-name eReader 😉 !

  • Has April 22, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    I think that will happen – there was a rumour that the Kindle has the ability to host the epub format. But I do think the Mobi/Kindle reader will be the dominant ereading device now. Although things may change.

  • LSUReader April 22, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Such sad news about Beverly Barton. Thanks for the link.

    Interesting covers. King is taking on the JFK assassination–Weird.

    I am ecstatic that I will (soon) be able to read library ebooks on my Kindle. I almost chose another device because Kindle didn't have that capability, and I am very much a library user. I'm glad my gut reaction turned out right.

  • Sheree April 22, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Hm, right now, I still am reading more ebooks on my laptop than my Kindle. Perhaps if I can read library ebooks on my Kindle, I'll finally accept the inevitable.

    I haven't read any Stephen King in years and it seems I won't be starting any time soon either (1000 pages? Is he kidding?).

    Love, love LOVE the cover of "Immortal Rider"!

  • draconismoi April 23, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Long Live ePub!

    I LOATHE the Kindle – and it's corresponding format. Open source formatting for me.

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