"Some of the greatest works of art our culture has produced were incredibly unpopular when they first were created; others were dismissed as not worthy of serious critical attention because they were popular with the masses.  Popularity is a double-edged sword."
Today's post can be found at the Magical Words blog site.  The post is titled "Amazon, ( Read more... )

Update:  Here is a new message from MacMillan CEO John Sargent.  I like him more and more everyday.  Bezos could learn a thing from this guy.

It's been several days now, and a check of Amazon.com shows that there are still no "Buy" buttons on my books.  What's the problem Amazon?  I thought you were giving in.  I thought that you were interested in ( Read more... )

Clearly, I'm not the only author whose work is being affected by the Amazon-MacMillan throw down. I would urge you to read John Scalzi's take on this.

I can also tell you that my friend Doranna Durgin has a new book out from Tor today. The book is called The Reckoners, and Doranna posts about it here. She's a wonderful writer and a terrific ( Read more... )

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I'm a little late to the party with this one -- we had a storm yesterday and it knocked out our internet for a while. But in what appears to be fall-out from the iPad release and new competition between Apple and Amazon over ebook sales, Amazon has now halted direct sales of all MacMillan books, including Tor imprints, until MacMillan stops ( Read more... )

So, THE SORCERERS' PLAGUE is now officially "out".  It should be in bookstores by now, and it can be ordered from online sellers, including, of course, Amazon.com.

I have a confession to make:  I am an Amazon numbers junkie.  Whenever I have a new book out I return to the product page again and again to check my sales numbers and look for new ( Read more... )