Amazon lifted KU exclusivity for libraries. More information in this article from New Shelves. My question is to the librarians among us. Will your libraries be taking advantage of this feature? Is this something useful or will this have no bearing on your library collections?
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Working Monday
It's a working Monday. I have no news to share and no announcements to make. I have a cup of tea and a file opened in front of me. Some people find the blank page intimidating, but to me it is always exciting. It's full of possibilities. You can go anywhere. Do anything. And then the first word
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Tea and Cooking
This week was heavy on traditional publishing tasks and business side of things. We needed a merchandising contract. We needed a lawyer to look it over. We had some IP questions regarding the audio books. We did some writing. I'm a bear of very little brain at the moment. I decided to
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Merchandise Poll
The BDH has been loud and clear in their need for merch to be available. We understand that Christmas is coming up, and we are very flattered that you want to have cool stuff related to our writing. We are in talks with a small business who offered to print merch in-house, meaning they make it
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Labor Day Odds and Sods featuring Wons Phreely
This is not the usual post. For reasons. Mainly because Ilona usually handles the blog posts. She's better at it. But occasionally, I pop in with a post. Today, I just wanted to talk about an artist I found recently on Spotify and really dig. A few weeks ago, I was in the pool, enjoying a nice
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HL News, Part 2: Samples of White Hot from Graphic Audio
The dramatized adaptation of White Hot, the second novel in the Hidden Legacy series, will be released September 12 by Graphic Audio. As usual, the Records Keeper has snuck us a few tasty exclusive samples ahead of time. Hasn't he, Michael? Leon-narration sweeps the BDH nation! A
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HL News, Part 1: Arcane Society x Ilona Andrews
Today we bring you the first part of Hidden Legacy news. Part 2 tomorrow. From Arcane Society: Arcane Society website: click here. For all questions regarding this edition, please reach out to help@arcanesociety.com. We can't answer any questions here.
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Time Off
::Waves:: Something is going around in our area. It's like a summer cold and not a summer cold. It starts with body aches, specifically in the legs. Gordon and I both had it since Monday and it finally ran us down. I'm typing this and fantasizing about crawling onto the couch and napping. I
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THE INHERITANCE Paperback Format
We are happy to share that THE INHERITANCE paperbacks have now populated on most retailer websites. These are print-on-demand (POD) editions and include the interior illustrations, rendered in black and white for the print format. Above are links to a few of the major retailers that
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Book Marketing, Trad Publishing and Other Questions
Update: We had an unexpected crash that wiped out this post. We recreated it, but you might get it twice in your email. It’s Monday! The release week is over. Okay, I understand that enthusiasm about Mondays might seem strange, but to me this Monday means that I finally get to write. I feel
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Frinnterview: Ada and Elias
Dina: Welcome, dear BDH, to the new edition of the Frinnterviews. Today we have two guests from a different Earth with us: Adaline Moore, Dimensional Breach Resource Assessor; and Elias McFeron, Guildmaster of Cold Chaos. Our chef prepared special refreshments and some snacks. Elias: Are these…
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The Inheritance is #1 Amazon Bestseller
Holy crap. I'm shocked. Gordon is shocked. Our agent is being very cool about this. She is like, "Of course, it's #1." No publicity. No marketing. No nothing. BDH, you are so damn impressive. OMG. OMG. ::fans self:: Okay, I will compose myself now. Urgent things: Print
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