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Guardian Sniper Mira Longbow takes on Evil In Amsterdam
DIE BY WIRE – CHAPTER ONE Amsterdam Debate thundered through the black iron gates of the Agnietenkapel and sprawled into the Oudezijds Voorburgwal. Arguments about God, evil and religion shattered the university district’s late-evening calm. Age-old questions with no answers ricocheted among the antique brick facades of lean, tall houses that stood shoulder to-shoulder along […]
Stop The Global Horror Of Child Brides
One of Die By Wire‘s most horrifying and heart-breaking NON-fictional threads is the issue of young girls — some as young as nine or ten years old– who become virtual sex slaves to men often in their 40s to mid 50s. Not only do these girls have their lives ruined by brutal and sustained sexual molestation, […]
PubWeekly “Clarification” On ABA Boycott of Amazon: Anti-Trust Concern Is Reason For Deleting Comments
Yesterday, Publisher’s Weekly issued a clarification that looks designed to get the American Booksellers off the anti-trust hook with their much-discussed (Indie Booksellers Tell Indie Authors To Go To Hell) Amazon book boycott (ABA’s IndieCommerce Site Dropping Amazon Publishing Titles) . It also appears to show why PW deleted numerous comments on the subject. The […]
Something Constructive for ABA To Ponder
This post began as a comment I made here: ABA’s IndieCommerce Site Dropping Amazon Publishing Titles. And that comment ultimately came from this post: Indie Booksellers Tell Indie Authors To Go To Hell ABA should compete rather than whine and obstruct. Competing means having a new idea, one that uses existing expertise and resources in […]
Indie Booksellers Tell Indie Authors To Go To Hell
Yesterday, I mentioned one of the dumbest things in the world of books: Hey Barnes & Noble: Stop Bitchin’ and Start Competing! But today comes an even dumber Amazon-bashing: ABA Says ‘No’ to Amazon Publishing QUIZ! Find the disconnect here: Ebooks and Amazon have hurt book stores, especially independents. Amazon has helped authors, especially independents. […]
Hey Barnes & Noble: Stop Bitchin’ and Start Competing!
I got an email from a friend this morning: On 2/8/2012 9:47 AM, Eric wrote: Good morning, Lew.I just got a Nook Tablet and tried to purchase Die By Wire.What’s up and when will I be able to get it? Eric Dear Eric: Attached is a free ePub of Die By Wire. Sorry you can’t […]
Wine, Art, Thrillers & Music: Smells Like Beethoven, Sounds Like A Forgery
A current article from The Economist provokes some intriguing questions about wine tasting, synaesthesia and environmental influences on perception of taste and quality. It’s one of my favorite topics. In one of my best-selling thrillers, Daughter of God, my heroine was an art expert with an uncanny ability to detect forged paintings. Her secret weapon: […]
Two More Reasons To Go Indie – Print Units Fell 9% in 2011
No additional commentary needed. These excerpts are from Publisher’s Weekly and show why legacy publishing is sinking. Print Units Fell 9% in 2011 “The final numbers from Nielsen BookScan are in for 2011 and they show that print sales through the outlets it tracks fell by just over 9% in the year. Total units sold […]
Why Would A NYTimes Bestselling Author Go Indie? (Losing A Million Dollars Is Just The Start)
People have asked me: why have I decided to go indie with Die By Wire. Why — when I have had books that made the NYTimes, USA Today and other bestseller lists the old, traditional, legacy way — did I decide to take this course? Well, to start with, I’ve already lost a million dollars with […]
How To Send A Kindle Book As A Gift
Sure, Christmas and Chanukah are behind us (or way, way, ahead) but here comes Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays etc. And because there were a record number of ereaders sold over the holidays, giving someone a Kindle book as a gift fits the bill … especially if you’ve waited until the night before […]
