Got a nice trawl of responses to my readers’ survey on e-books. My thanks to everyone who took part. With 56% of the vote, the most popular e-reader by far was the Kindle. The Sony e-reader came second with 11%. (One respondent was vehemently opposed to the Kindle, on the grounds of software incompatibility. Kindle-fans …
Adventures in e-Publishing Part 8 – readers’ survey findings Read More »
I’ve been canvassing the views of authors and publishers involved in e-publishing. But I thought it was about time I heard from the people who really matter, the readers. So I’ve put together a short(ish) questionnaire. It’s really designed for people who have an e-reader of some kind, but I would also be interested in …
Adventures in e-Publishing Part Seven – have your say! Read More »
Kate Allan is the author of a number of romantic novels, including Krakow Waltz, Fateful Deception and The Smuggler Returns. Under her married name of Kate Nash, she is also a literary agent and a director at independent publisher Myrmidon Books. She has recently self-published for the first time; a novella, Snowbound on the Island, …
Adventures in e-publishing part six – interview with Kate Allan. Read More »
All this week I’ve been looking at the rise of e-publishing. First there was a look at Michael Gregorio’s collection of satirical essays about living in Italy in the midst of a crisis. In the second of my ‘Adventures in e-Publishing’ I interviewed Lee Jackson, historical crime writer and the publisher of a series of …
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KATE LYALL GRANT has worked in mainstream trade publishing for over twenty years. In the past she’s been a senior commissioning editor at Hodder & Stoughton and Simon & Schuster UK, specialising in crime, thrillers and commercial women’s fiction, before joining independent publisher Severn House in 2010. Kate is publisher of Creme de la Crime, …
Adventures in e-publishing Part Four – interview with Kate Lyall Grant Read More »