The Good, The Bad and The Unread

Ebookwise 101 If you really do want both formats, Ebookwise has their Librarian software that does the conversion for you that only costs about $15. I have some ebooks I originally bought in html that I converted to the new format with it and read on the new Ebookwise. No problem. I have an ebookwise, and I tend to buy books in HTML. That way I can load them as personal content to read on the reader or leave them on the laptop or convert them to the IMP format if I want. I vote for buying in html too because that way your content isn't tied to one device. If you decide to upgrade to a different ereader in the future, html books are almost always going to be supported in some fashion. IMP is exclusive to ebookwise. I buy some of my books in IMP, if I buy from Ebookwise, because I'd rather buy them in that format than a secure LIT or PDF, which are more hassle to format. But otherwise I use html or rtf formats and convert them. Barring html format, I buy LIT, because it's easier to convert that than PDF, which is just a plain pain to do.

The IMP format is tied to the Ebookwise (as far as a handheld device) but there is a program you can download to read them on your computer, if you needed to. The problem with the reader is that it interferes with the Librarian software so you can't have both on your computer (as far as I've determined). Don't ask me why. and your guess? That was my guess although I don't know that Frank's series was so much a copy of the Ward series otherwise you would have to say any group of male leads would be derivative of Ward and she wasn't the first to do it.

Feehan was probably the first in the paranormal but the whole "band of brothers" have been around a while.

Plus, I think Frank has sold good for a debut just not for the publicity push and purported print run. I did see her snark against reviewers at Amazon and shook my head. Don't they have a class for online etiquette at RWA for new authors? Joy to the World I just connect my Ebookwise to my laptop using the USB cord. And you can buy a cheap Smart Media Card reader, so I wouldn't make that a deal breaker on a computer, mostly because I'm not sure how common a port for the Smart Media Card is (because that type of card seems to not be commonly used by many devices any longer, one of the drawbacks, to me, of the Ebookwise). Turns out that Compact? whatever the brand is... the only computer that can have a smart card reader. At least that is what one guy said.

So smart card reader is out. UPS port is fine.

I was told to stay away from 'e'machines cuz they have issues? Anyone know this for sure? They do seem to run on the cheap end so I would believe it. Merry, Merry Happy Holidays to you too Sybil! We love you, girlfriend! Merry Christmas!! Happy Holidays, Sybil! One of the best gifts I can think of would be if you actually started plugging my books on your site. Cause, it's all about me, dontcha know. ;-)

Have a good one, my dear. Hope Santa brings you an unlimited amount gift card to Borders.

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k Right back at ya!

Merry Christmas!

CindyS Happy Holidays to you too! :-) (And to everyone!) YAY I'm not fond of this taunting of people in states with no HPB. Not nice! And on almost Christmas! ;) You are, you are... Review Coming Soon: Unleashed by Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, Diane Whiteside, Lucy Monroe Review Coming Soon: The Stranger I Married by Sylvia Day Is it just the cough meds.... the other day I had a book pop up on my Amazon recommended list that I had to look at because I just didn't remember Lora Leigh writing a book with that title. As it turns out, my mistake was in the author name: Lori Leigh (writing for a small, small press publisher) wrote the book. What was interesting? Amazon customers who bought that book? Bought five other titles by LORA Leigh. I'm thinking of taking on the pseudonym of Nola Roberts (or Nori Roberts)...or hey, Lola Leigh! and writing a few books. Might make bank, eh? Oh my god. That excerpt had me rolling. I do live in California, but I assure you - I do not smoke crack. I will admit to occasionally drinking too much wine, but I try to avoid blogging during these slightly inebriated moments.

The worst part about this Other Deborah Smith - I just bought up most of the Real Deborah Smith's backlist via Amazon and now I'm getting the ODS recommended to me constantly. Blah.

And still undecided on The Crossroads Cafe? Jayne over at Dear Author gave it an A-. There was a hysterical post on the Jenny Crusie listserv about an introduction that an aspiring author gave for Nora Roberts about having his pen name be Norma Roberts or something like that. Oh, dear.

My favorite part (and no, you're not wrong, that is just awful) is where she just happens to discover, after sleeping with him, that her minister is married, and says, "I just couldn't trust him anymore."

Uh...

First, wouldn't you know if your minister was married or not? Don't most minister's wives come to church?

And "I just couldn't trust him anymore"? Like, you know it's unreasonable, but after discovering he was cheating on the wife you didn't know about, you just couldn't help but feel like he maybe wasn't trustwsorthy?

I'd have a fit if that was me. That does really suck, though admittedly, Sex Secrets of Pistol-Whipped Ministers is kind of catchy. :)

I've had problems before in running into authors with the same name on Amazon, but this is the craziest pairing I've seen yet. Poor Real Deborah Smith (tm). How I miss the days when only Hester Prynne was sleeping with ministers. Now everyone's doing it. so if i become j.r Rowling and call my book haryy porter and the toilet of doom that is perfectly OK?

and i think i wouldn't mind reading Sex Secrets of Pistol-Whipped Ministers. sounds thought provoking!LOLOL sooooooo anyone know hmm... mine imported just fine. Did you use the auto-import that Wordpress has for blogger? Your comments should have gone with your posts.

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12/23/2006

Ebookwise 101

I need to check to see if Dear Author did a post on ebookwise... prolly did

But to keep you busy while I am away shopping, ;) see I am a such a giver. Is there an Ebookwise set up for dummies anywhere? Link me!

You pro ebookwise people, any advice? Samhain has a feature where you can buy in the ebookwise format (and a great sale going on). But I am not sure if that is what I want to do, or if I should do html and convert so I can read on the puter or ebookwise.

But the thought of converting something myself... eek!

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and your guess?

Not that I am PBW, nor do I play her on tv. But if I were to play guess the author... I would say

Author A = JR Ward

Author B = Jacquelyn Frank

soooooooooo what would you guess... oh I could do a poll of the suggestions... hee the anon feature is even still on here... come on play you know you wanna

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Joy to the World

Le sigh... since I spent most of last week home sick, I still have to get some things for my mom. I WANT to stay home in bed and read. I WANT to finish one of the 20 blog posts I have started.

Not that anyone is around to read them ;).But I shall be good, I shall go finish shopping. And even go over there for a bit. Then come home and blog and read *g*.

Good news is I got a totally unexpected bonus at work. And I think I am staying in my apt for another year. So if everything works out like I want it too... I shall be buying a new computer very soon! Now the question is do I want a desktop or laptop?

Any suggestions? Anything will be better than what I have. And really I only use my computer for the net, ebooks, blogging and more internet *g*. So I am not looking for a 2000 top of the line computer.

I know I want something with a smartcard reader? I think that is what is called. To load my ebookwise (I don't know I am getting for xmas of course) hee. I want a CDR and a USP port in front. And I want the memory to be able to upgrade to at least 1Gig but 2 if possible.

Right now I am looking to send around 300 to 600 hundred. And figure right after xmas is the best time to look. So processorwise... what would be good and in that range? Anyone know?

Okay enough stalling... off to get ready to shop.

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12/22/2006

Merry, Merry

Happy Holidays to all my friends, online peeps, author buds, frequent chatters, lurker writers, googlers, pRon seekers, and even those of you who are just waiting around for the cannon to fire.

Thanks for the wonderful books, great times, recommendations, snarkage, glomming finds, stupidity, reviews, bad behavior, fun chats, flames, flares and for repeatedly showing how intelligent romance writers and readers can be.

But most of all thanks to those of you that are always there. Many people don't understand the 'internet' and/or the friendships formed over newsgroups, message boards or fandom.

They don't know how amazing the support can be or how grand the friendships are you find with a click of a mouse. Many of you mean more to me than I could ever tell you and I know I don't try to tell you often enough. So thank you for everything.... the laughs when I want to cry, the shoulder when it all gets to be too much, the pat on the back, shared sqqquueees and of course the kick ass book recs.

The gift of friendship is one of the bestest you can ever find wrapped under your tree. It is a gift that keeps giving and will take getting kicked around without breaking. If we could package it and sell it, just think of all the books we could buy ;).

I hope you and yours have a very merry holiday.

loveseses,

sybil

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12/21/2006

You are, you are...

Winners from We are, we are, the youth of a nation post

Ashley Danielle

and

Kris

Please let me know which book you would like and email me your address:
Autumn in Scotland by Karen Ranney
i see you by Holly Lisle
The Prince Kidnaps a Bride by Christina Dodd (have two new copies)
Must Love Mistletoe by Christie Ridgway (have two new copies)

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Review Coming Soon: Unleashed by Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, Diane Whiteside, Lucy Monroe

Unleashed
by Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, Diane Whiteside, Lucy Monroe

What happens when a woman explores her most forbidden fantasies? When the intoxicating scent of man triggers illicit desire? When passion for the unusual lures lovers into worlds reserved only for the uninhibited...

National bestselling author Rebecca York is Unleashed...As she finds the psychic bond between two lovers on a doomed island paradise.

National bestselling author Susan Kearney is Unleashed... As she explores the mystery of Atlantis in a bold and contemporary new way.

National bestselling author Diane Whiteside is Unleashed...As she bears witness to a tale of vampire love with a wicked twist

National bestselling author Lucy Monroe is Unleashed...As she explores the limits of animal desire in a seductive story of the beast within.

Reviewing coming soon... book out now

nothing to see here yet but you can go click on the author's names and check out their sites

Labels: New2006, Paranormal, Review in Progess

Review Coming Soon: The Stranger I Married by Sylvia Day

The Stranger I Married
By Sylvia Day

They are London's most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard Faulkner, Marquess of Grayson. Their union is a most agreeable sham, until a shocking turn of events sends Gerard away from Isabel. Four years later he comes back and will stop at nothing to win her love.

excerpt

review coming soon

but not yet

Labels: Brava, Historical, New2007, Review in Progess, Sylvia Day

12/18/2006

Is it just the cough meds....

Or is this just awful?

The funny thing is I hit on this page after looking into The Crossroads Cafe because the ever wonderful wendy said it rocked.

So after reading the first few pages of the excerpt... going back to wendy's review to see how I screwed up the authors name... googling Deborah Smith... going back to wendy's site to see if she had fessed up to whatever crack she has been smoking... I decided to blog about it cuz horrid writing should be shared.

THEN I noticed if I had just read the amazon reviews (who knew?!?) my answer would have been found in the first posted review from wendy's Deborah Smith:

If you're a confused reader trying to find one of my novels such as the NYT bestselling A Place To Call Home or Sweet Hush, you're probably wondering when I began writing pseudo-sexual "Christian" novels with lurid titles. Well, I didn't. I've been publishing award-winning mainstream novels for nearly twenty years under my name, Deborah Smith, and this new "Deborah Smith" is someone else. Someone whose work I would dearly love to NOT see included when my book lists pop up. Since so far I haven't been able to convince Amazon.com to post ANY distinction between us, I hope my readers will complain to Amazon when they order "Sex Secrets of Pistol-Whipped Ministers" or whatever this stuff is, by mistake.

All I have to say is that sucks. Poor Deborah Smith. Of course she should be happy because according to Amazon:

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?
62% buy The Crossroads Cafe by Deborah Smith $12.03

You can too if you like here or here.

I am still a little up in the air about it. So do tell me if you have read it.

Labels: Book Info, Books to Watch, women's fic

12/17/2006

sooooooo anyone know

How to get beta blogger to import into wordpress?

We got the posts to go over but the comments won't. Any ideas? heeeeeee I said we....

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